Senior Data Analytics Specialist
About The Position
The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city. DOF’s Property Valuation and Tax Mapping division oversees assessments and valuations to ensure fair and equitable property tax collection. This division is seeking a Senior Data Analytics Specialist to support executive initiatives by operationalizing new workflow techniques, providing tools for assessors and field valuation, designing summary data analyses from large datasets, and performing property valuation, modeling, spatial analyses, and map-driven data pulls. The role will serve in the Property Data Analytics Report Plan Group and report to the Director of the Property Data Analytics Report Plan Group.
Requirements
- A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social science, economics, statistics, computer science, data analysis, geography, sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), or a closely related field, with at least 12 credits or five courses in economics, public policy, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, engineering, geography or computer science.
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university as described above and two years of full-time, professional experience performing statistical analysis and programming work in any of the areas described above.
- For Assignment Level II: At least one year full-time work experience in a related field, or a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in the areas described above, with at least 12 credits or three advanced courses in economics, public policy, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, engineering, geography, or computer science.
- For Assignment Level III: In addition to meeting the minimum requirements of Level II, at least three years full-time work experience in a related field, or a Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university, in the areas described above, with at least 12 credits or three advanced courses in economics, public policy, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, engineering, geography, or computer science.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and mentor one staff member across a variety of operational and innovation-driven projects.
- Lead the modernization and optimization of the annual NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) data-formatting process to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and usability.
- Serve as a key contributor in designing and developing internal web pages that strengthen and streamline property valuation workflows.
- Enhance data-integration capabilities by refining workflows for acquiring GeoBin and GeoDist data from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) and updating downstream reporting systems.
- Build and deploy an automated, Python-driven solution for updating the City Hall Briefing Deck, significantly reducing manual work and improving reporting timeliness.
- Assume full ownership of RPIE data-mapping processes and associated reporting projects, including ongoing maintenance, updates, and continuous process improvements.
- Develop and apply machine learning models to identify data anomalies and validate data integrity across multiple reports and databases.
Benefits
- Remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
