Data Strategy Specialist

Guidehouse•Tysons, VA

4d•$130,000 - $216,000

About The Position

The Data Strategy Specialist assesses data, processes, tools, and information flows supporting staff planning, budgeting, forecasting, regulatory examination workflows, and technology resource planning. The role identifies deficiencies and improvement opportunities, defines practical data strategies and requirements, and translates organizational priorities into implementable process and technology improvements. The specialist maps current- and future-state data flows, identifies data gaps, dependencies, quality issues, and integration challenges, and supports remediation across enterprise platforms and workflows. The role also supports improvements to planning models and capacity planning, develops business, functional, and data requirements, and partners with technology teams to translate requirements into executable solutions. The position supports regulatory examination management improvements and establishes data-driven measures and evidence for performance monitoring, corrective-action tracking, implementation validation, and audit-ready documentation. It works across business, risk, compliance, operations, and technology teams to align improvements with organizational priorities, regulatory commitments, and sustainable operations. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust, and U.S. citizenship is contractually required.

Requirements

Minimum of six years of professional experience.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust; approved adjudication must be obtained before onboarding.
U.S. citizenship is contractually required.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university is listed as a nice-to-have, not a requirement.

Nice To Haves

An active Public Trust or suitability.
Experience using data to support business process improvement, planning, forecasting, operations, technology implementation, or transformation.
Understanding of data risk, controls, privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
Banking, financial services, payments, or financial regulatory experience.
Experience with workforce or staff planning, forecasting, capacity planning, budgeting, or planning-model improvement.
Experience with regulatory examination or audit-management workflows, including examination tracking, issue identification and resolution, document production, or response coordination.
Experience supporting implementation or remediation associated with regulatory findings, audit findings, or exam-driven corrective actions.
Familiarity with enterprise data and workflow platforms such as Snowflake, ServiceNow, and SharePoint.
Experience working across business, technology, risk, compliance, and operations in highly regulated environments.
Strong analytical, cross-functional facilitation, executive communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to take improvements from assessment through implementation and completion.
Strong experience in data strategy, data analysis, data requirements, data flows, interfaces, integrations, dependencies, and remediation.
Experience conducting current-state assessments, gap analyses, and future-state design, and translating findings into actionable business and technology improvements.
Experience developing business, functional, and data requirements and supporting solutions through implementation.
Experience with business process improvement, workflow redesign, performance measurement, and evidence-based assessment.

Responsibilities

Assess data, processes, tools, and information flows supporting staff planning, budgeting, forecasting, regulatory examination workflows, and technology resource planning.
Identify deficiencies and improvement opportunities and define practical data strategies and requirements that support redesigned processes and technology solutions.
Map current-state and future-state data flows and identify data gaps, dependencies, quality issues, integration challenges, and remediation requirements.
Support data remediation across enterprise platforms and workflows, including troubleshooting issues that prevent processes or technology solutions from operating effectively.
Support planning-model and capacity-planning improvements for budgeting, forecasting, workforce and staff planning, and related system tools.
Develop business, functional, and data requirements for process redesign and system improvements, and work with technology teams to translate requirements into executable solutions.
Support regulatory examination management improvements, including information flows for examination tracking, issue identification and resolution, document production, and response coordination.
Establish data-driven measures and evidence for performance monitoring, corrective-action tracking, implementation validation, and audit-ready documentation.
Partner with business, risk, compliance, operations, and technology teams to ensure improvements support organizational priorities, regulatory commitments, and sustainable operations.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
Personal and family sick time
Company-paid holidays
Parental leave
401(k) retirement plan
Group term life insurance and travel assistance
Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
Health Savings Account
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and parking commuter benefits
Short-term and long-term disability
Tuition reimbursement
Personal development, certifications, and learning opportunities
Employee referral program
Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental benefits, including critical care, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, legal assistance, and identity theft protection
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus