SENIOR IT PROFESSIONAL - APPLICATIONS (DATA COMMUNITY ...

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSONS Job Classification: SENIOR IT PROFESSIONAL - APPLICATIONS (DATA COMMUNITY LEAD) Posting Number: 26914 Department: HOUSTON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (HITS) Division: ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS SERVICES Reporting Location: 611 WALKER Workdays & Hours: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM* *Subject to Change DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSThe Senior IT Professional - Applications (Data Community Lead) is responsible for gathering, enabling, and supporting a striving group of employees to analyze data, build reports, answer the organization''s questions, and support decision makers.This position is critical to scale analytics to the entire organization, as enabling employees to build what they need on their schedule multiplies the throughput. Frequently demonstrating genuine value delivered will grow the organization''s interest in data-driven decisions, ultimately resulting to improved performance at scale. It directly supports two strategic priorities, "Inspire & Empower Employees" and "Improve data-driven decision making."Houston, TX is the fourth largest city in the country, its 23 departments have fascinating data and a wide range of questions. The candidate will establish a thriving and valuable communication channel toConnect the interested employees, help them get answers to their questions and learn from fellow usersShare and celebrate the community members'' successesFacilitate an inviting, helpful and honest Community cultureDiscover and share curated news and contentCommunicate about tools, services, training, and eventsThe candidate will also:Create training resources and best-practice examples to inspire and educate our usersOrganize engaging events such as demonstrations or hands-on training with our partnersDefine curriculums for several type of users starting by strengthening the fundamental principles of creating, managing and using dataImprove user adoption of the data stackCoach and support other employee to use modern analytics tools to discover insights and create great data productsHelp shaping our roadmap by sharing feedback from the communityDirectly develop certain advanced and critical Dashboards as neededDefine and record metrics that demonstrate the qualitative and quantitative value created The candidate:Enjoy writing about data and analytics subjects for both technical and non-technical audiences, for example blog posts and/or creating educational materialHas advanced communication skills and a desire to hone and apply them; Love engaging with small and larger audienceDevelop open, considerate, and effective working relationships with peers, employees, and external contactsEnjoy learning new skills and supporting people around youHas a solid knowledge of Microsoft Power BI or other modern analytics tools WORKING CONDITIONSThere are no major sources of discomfort, i.e., essentially normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature and air conditions. Significant time spent using computer display, keyboard, and mouse.

Created: 2021-11-29