Director of Civic Data

Prompt.io Inc.

2d•$150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Civic Element LLC, a subsidiary of Prompt.io Inc., combines voter and consumer data, intuitive software, and expert support for political campaigns, advocacy organizations, unions, and nonprofits. The Director of Civic Data will turn civic, campaign, fundraising, and advocacy data into reliable insights and useful products. This is a hands-on strategic role working across data, product, engineering, and customer-facing teams to shape high-quality datasets, answer operational questions with sound statistical methods, and make findings understandable and actionable. The role balances analytical rigor with practical delivery and clear communication about assumptions, uncertainty, and appropriate use. The Director reports to the President of Civic Element and works closely with Product, Sales, and Engineering teams. The role also recommends tools, processes, and staffing as demand grows, and may hire or develop the team as resources are approved.

Requirements

Applied experience in data science, statistical analysis, or a closely related field, including examples of analysis that informed a real decision or product.
Strong SQL and Python skills, including experience preparing and analyzing complex, imperfect datasets.
Grounding in statistical inference, experimental design, model evaluation, and practical machine-learning methods.
Judgment to select interpretable, fit-for-purpose methods, validate results, and clearly communicate uncertainty and limitations.
Experience building repeatable analytical workflows and partnering with product, engineering, operations, or client-facing teams.
Careful data stewardship, including attention to privacy, access controls, documentation, and potential bias in data or model outputs.
Clear written and verbal communication, curiosity, ownership, and ability to move work forward in a changing environment.
Practical experience using AI tools and AI-assisted workflows for coding, data preparation, analysis, and documentation, with judgment about validation and protection of sensitive data.
5–7+ years of experience in Analytics, Data Science, or a related field.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and not require visa sponsorship unless otherwise specified in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Experience with campaign, political, advocacy, nonprofit, or fundraising data.
Experience with cloud data warehouses or reporting platforms.
Familiarity with sources such as BigQuery, Google Sheets, CRMs, or donation platforms.
PhD or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, or a similar field; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Translate customer and business questions into measurable analytical problems, selecting methods suited to the decision and available data.
Profile, clean, join, and validate data from a wide variety of internal and external sources.
Develop and evaluate statistical and machine-learning methods for audience segmentation, supporter and donor outcomes, performance measurement, and forecasting.
Present findings and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams, explaining business implications, assumptions, uncertainty, and limitations.
Build reusable queries, features, analytical workflows, and data-quality checks that support objectives across Prompt.io business units.
Analyze performance across programs, lists, vendors, channels, and audience segments, and provide clear recommendations to technical and nontechnical partners.
Document methods, model limitations, and data assumptions; partner with others on privacy-conscious access, responsible use, and compliance with applicable requirements.
Recommend tools, processes, and staffing as demand grows, and hire or develop the team as resources are approved.