Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company delivering technology solutions and mission services to government, defense, and intelligence organizations. The Data Analytics Manager leads remote, cross-functional teams and oversees analytics projects, data platforms, dashboards, automation, and decision-support products for federal programs. The role also manages stakeholders, quality assurance, data governance, technical delivery, and staff development.
Responsibilities
- Manage delivery of data and analytics projects, including dashboards, data products, reports, documentation, platform enhancements, and system upgrades
- Develop and maintain project plans, resource plans, deliverable schedules, and risk and issue logs
- Advise clients and stakeholders on priorities, tradeoffs, resource needs, and delivery timelines
- Serve as the primary technical liaison for data, analytics, and reporting initiatives
- Lead requirements-gathering sessions, present findings, and review deliverables with senior stakeholders
- Translate business, operational, and policy questions into effective analytical approaches and data products
- Oversee the design and deployment of Tableau and/or Power BI dashboards that provide actionable insights and support self-service analytics
- Lead scalable data preparation, integration, and automation efforts using tools such as SQL, R, Python, Tableau Prep, ETL/ELT tools, and Databricks
- Guide the use of statistical methods, modeling techniques, geospatial analysis, and advanced visualization to answer complex program questions
- Validate models, metrics, and analytical approaches to ensure accuracy and relevance
- Foster innovation by piloting new tools, modernizing workflows, and promoting continuous improvement
- Lead and mentor a geographically distributed team of senior analysts and data scientists
- Provide technical direction, performance guidance, and support for staff development
- Promote strong practices in data intake, validation, analysis, visualization, documentation, and dissemination
- Ensure rigorous quality assurance for dashboards, datasets, reports, and technical documentation
- Oversee metadata, data dictionaries, and reference documentation to support data governance, transparency, and reuse
- Coordinate recurring leadership reporting, cross-program analyses, and urgent or ad hoc data requests
- Stay current on emerging analytics, visualization, and data platform tools and recommend adoption where appropriate
Skills
- Analytical Thinking, Data Analytics, Team Leadership
- 5 + years of related experience
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- Bachelor's degree in a technical, quantitative, or related field, such as Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Economics, or Public Policy with a quantitative focus
- * 5+ years of experience interpreting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data in complex environments
- * 3+ years managing data, analytics, business intelligence, product, or technical projects; Agile or iterative delivery experience preferred
- * 3+ years of supervisory, team lead, project management, program management, or product management experience
- * Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment
- * Strong written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
- * Ability to work independently and collaboratively with remote, cross-functional teams
- * U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- * Advanced SQL and proficiency in at least one scripting or statistical language, such as R or Python
- * Deep Tableau experience required; Power BI experience preferred
- * Experience designing and deploying interactive dashboards and self-service analytics solutions
- * Strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases and modern data modeling
- * Experience with Databricks
- * Applied experience with statistical analysis and modeling in policy, program, or operational decision-support settings
- * Experience with ETL/ELT, data preparation, and production or enterprise data workflows
- * Proficiency with Agile collaboration and tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence
- This is a fully remote position aligned to Eastern Time. Occasional extended hours or weekend work may be required to support mission-critical needs
- U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- * 3+ years managing data, analytics, business intelligence, product, or technical projects; Agile or iterative delivery experience preferred
- * Deep Tableau experience required; Power BI experience preferred
- * Experience with geospatial data, mapping, or spatial analysis preferred
- * Familiarity with cloud environments, including AWS, preferred
- * Experience supporting federal programs, especially programs involving refugee, immigrant, or social service populations
- * Experience working as a contractor or consultant in a federal government environment
Benefits
- Remote work aligned to Eastern Time
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- 401(k) plan with the ability to contribute both pre- and post-tax dollars up to IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Military leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees, prorated based on date of hire
- An additional 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on date of hire
- Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees
- Short- and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
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