Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GovCIO provides advanced technology solutions and digital services for the federal government. The AI Data Analyst & Project Manager will support the Department of Veterans Affairs Chief AI Officer organization through data analytics, project management, executive support, and cross-functional coordination for enterprise artificial intelligence initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Collect, organize, analyze, and validate data from multiple AI programs, products, platforms, and initiatives across VA
- Develop and maintain standardized metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for AI adoption, utilization, performance, outcomes, and organizational impact
- Develop dashboards, scorecards, reports, and visualizations that provide leadership with visibility into AI initiatives and performance
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and areas requiring leadership attention
- Partner with initiative owners to establish consistent metric definitions, reporting standards, methodologies, and data-collection processes
- Evaluate data quality and identify gaps, inconsistencies, or limitations affecting reporting and decision-making
- Translate complex data and technical findings into clear insights and recommendations for executive and non-technical audiences
- Support ad hoc analysis and data requests associated with executive reporting, congressional inquiries, strategic planning, and other CAIO priorities
- Provide project management support for priority CAIO initiatives, projects, and workstreams
- Partner with CAIO leadership and initiative leads to develop project plans, milestones, deliverables, schedules, and measures of success
- Track actions, decisions, dependencies, risks, issues, and deadlines across assigned initiatives
- Coordinate activities and deliverables across technical, policy, governance, communications, data, and operational teams
- Facilitate working sessions, project meetings, and stakeholder discussions and ensure decisions and action items are documented and followed through to completion
- Identify project risks, barriers, and dependencies and proactively elevate issues requiring leadership attention
- Develop and maintain project trackers, status reports, roadmaps, briefing materials, and other program-management artifacts
- Support leadership with recurring portfolio and initiative status reporting
- Provide cross-functional support to CAIO leadership and staff on emerging AI priorities and initiatives
- Support planning, research, coordination, documentation, and implementation activities for AI programs that may extend beyond the position's primary data responsibilities
- Assist initiative leads with developing business requirements, implementation plans, measurement strategies, stakeholder engagement approaches, and other program needs
- Coordinate across internal and external stakeholders to advance CAIO priorities and resolve outstanding actions
- Support development and improvement of CAIO processes, workflows, governance structures, and operating procedures
- Conduct research and analysis related to emerging AI technologies, policies, use cases, and federal requirements as needed
- Support development of executive briefings, presentations, decision materials, and other leadership products
- Adapt to evolving organizational priorities and provide analytical, project management, and operational support where needed across the CAIO portfolio
Skills
- Bachelor's with 8+ years (or commensurate experience)
- Experience performing data analysis, business intelligence, performance measurement, program analysis, or a related analytical function
- Experience providing project or program management support for complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects, deliverables, dependencies, risks, action items, and deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to collect, clean, validate, analyze, and interpret data from multiple sources
- Experience developing metrics, KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, or recurring performance reports
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to translate complex technical, analytical, or program information into clear recommendations and materials for leadership
- Experience coordinating across technical, business, operational, and executive stakeholders
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and shift between analytical, project management, and operational responsibilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and project management or collaboration tools
- Experience with data visualization or business intelligence tools such as Power BI
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance
- Experience supporting artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, digital transformation, or emerging technology programs
- Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs or another federal government agency
- Experience supporting enterprise-level programs or portfolios consisting of multiple concurrent initiatives
- Experience with Power BI, SQL, Python, Tableau, or similar analytics and visualization tools
- Experience developing measurement frameworks for technology adoption, product utilization, operational performance, or organizational outcomes
- Familiarity with AI governance, responsible AI, AI adoption, or federal AI policy
- Experience supporting senior executives and developing executive-level briefings, dashboards, reports, or decision materials
- Experience establishing or improving project management, reporting, or operational processes
- Familiarity with Agile, traditional project management, or hybrid delivery methodologies
- PMP, CAPM, Agile, or other relevant project/program management certification
- Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, Computer Science, or a related field
Benefits
- This position will be fully remote within the United States.
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