Location: Remote within the US

About our organization:

At Democracy Works, we help Americans vote, no matter what!  Our vision is to make voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans so that no one misses an election, and our team works to help make this happen. This includes TurboVote, the Voting Information Project (VIP), How To Vote, and Ballot Scout. Alongside the CAA foundation, we co-founded the Civic Alliance. Democracy Works is committed to diversity and inclusion in everything we do and aspires to have a team that's representative of the voters we serve. 

Salary Range: $81,000- $93,000 

(Offers will vary based on experience and location-based cost-of-living calculations.)

• Level: Mid
• Supervisory role: Y

The impact you’ll make:

The Data Manager will supervise and direct the data team as we acquire, parse, and assess a nation’s worth of election data.

As the Data Manager you’ll:

• Manage members of the data team, including Data Associates and Data Fellows, providing ongoing training, direction and performance reviews/assessments as necessary.
• Coordinate recruitment, hiring, onboarding and retention of data team staff
• Manage collection, processing, quality assurance, and publication of data for all participating VIP states.
• Build and maintain code base, including parsers, quality assurance checks, and data management scripts
• Lead efforts to automate and streamline data processes for election administration programs
• Create and execute strategy for expanding the breadth and quality of data provided by states and counties.
• Work with state and local election offices to develop data standards and data exports
• Collaborate with the Democracy Works developer team on improvements to data management and processing infrastructure
• Collaborate with Google engineers on data standards and data publication
• Oversee other data projects and execute on other tasks as may be assigned

You are:

• Excited about supervising a team, including providing constructive feedback and coaching through corrective action as necessary.
• Creative, in a way that recognizes solutions to problems inherent with working with large amounts of information
• Attentive to detail
• Comfortable translating between jargon and vernacular
• Happiest working with a team
• A strong mentor and coach to junior and temporary staff
• Interested in both the macro and micro views of any project
• Passionate about civic tech and open data

You have experience:

• Handling large, complex datasets using a scripting language like SQL, Ruby, Python or R (ideally Python)
• 2- 4 years of managing, coaching, or mentoring
• On highly collaborative teams
• Providing customer support, or working with external partners
• In politics, government, or non-profits

How we work

Because elections take place everywhere, our employees work from practically every state in the union. We embrace working remotely as the default. Our positions require regular, daily use of a computer (including the use of G-Suite and Slack) to conduct work and communicate with colleagues. We also have regular operating hours (10 am to 6 pm Eastern, Monday to Friday).

For those who prefer to work from an office, we are headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, and we provide support for co-working spaces around the country. We are happy to share more details about the office, including accessibility information, as on-site visits are planned. 

Benefits

As a member of the team, some of the benefits you’ll enjoy include:

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision option for you and your dependents
• 12 floating holidays and 25 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• $1000 towards professional development activities

We also offer a 403(b) retirement plan, stipends for equipment and internet reimbursement, and annual Calm or Headspace subscription reimbursements.

To Apply

Please attach your resume and answers to the following questions:

• How did you find this job listing?
• Why are you interested in this role and working at Democracy Works?
• Briefly describe your experience working with data
• Briefly describe your supervisory experience and management style. (Number of direct reports, team dynamic, etc.)
• Are you authorized to work lawfully in the United States for Democracy Works?

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in Hiring

Democracy Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. 

As part of our application, you’ll see an optional form used to collect U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) demographic information. Please note the categories used in this survey are set by the EEOC and may not reflect all existing categories.The data collected in this form is anonymized and is used in our EEOC reporting and in ongoing assessment of our recruitment practices. 

Democracy Works follows the I-9 requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position, and you must possess your own work authorization in the U.S. now and in the future to continue working in this position.

Please reach out to hr@democracy.works if you have any questions about our process or if you need an accommodation for a medical condition during the hiring process.

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