Manager, Data Architecture

Planned Parenthood Federation of America•Washington, DC

About The Position

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) seek a conscientious and collaborative Manager, Data Architect. This role reports to the Director, Data Architecture in the Data Architecture & Governance department within the Development Data, Operations & Technology (DOT) division. The department designs and governs a scalable enterprise data ecosystem that supports fundraising goals and organizational strategy. The Data Architect designs and implements enterprise data architecture for the Development organizational unit. The role identifies data requirements for the data lakehouse, develops data models to demonstrate anticipated outcomes and campaign performance, and provides prescriptive insights. The position also organizes services in support of the organization’s data strategy. The role advises on data architecture and engineering approaches, maintains data and project platforms, develops logical and physical data models, and manages work across teams to support timely delivery. It engages stakeholders and partners across PPFA, communicates project status, provides technical support and training, and trains new team members. Domestic travel is 0–5%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of related work experience in data architecture and engineering for an enterprise data warehouse.
Ability to recognize and respond to problems with potential solutions in a highly professional, confidential, and sensitive manner.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and independently when required.
Understanding of data warehouse methodologies and data engineering principles, concepts, and methodologies.
Experience with SQL.
Flexibility and ability to adapt to quickly changing priorities and ambiguous situations.
Commitment to PPFA’s mission and diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly surrounding race equity.
Deep commitment to Planned Parenthood’s mission of promoting sexual and reproductive health.
Excellent analytical skills, sharp attention to detail, and ability to meet critical deadlines.
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a nonprofit organization is preferred.
Experience with dbt, Amazon Redshift, and CRMs such as Salesforce is preferred.

Responsibilities

Create a scalable data framework to support organizational needs and advance fundraising achievements.
Review and advise on data integration and engineering organization to deepen understanding of a data-driven culture.
Review and advise on data lakehouse delivery processes to identify improvements and enhance outcomes.
Define methodologies and approaches, with particular attention to analyzing issues.
Maintain technology platforms, including the data lakehouse, team wiki, shared drive, and project management tools.
Develop logical and physical data models for the enterprise data lakehouse.
Manage projects within and across teams to ensure timely delivery.
Advise on the optimal organization and delivery of data architecture services, identifying issues that affect capacity to meet stakeholder needs.
Advise on data architecture and engineering best practices.
Engage stakeholders across all levels of the PPFA National office around key initiatives and provide training on service design and delivery.
Collaborate with stakeholders and partners to provide technical support and training on the design and delivery of data services.
Communicate data lakehouse project and service processes and status to support data continuity and clarity of expectations.
Train new team members on departmental processes and projects.
Perform other duties as assigned.