Data Strategy Lead (12896,Grade 30 Job Gaithersburg area,Maryland USA,Business

Position: Data Strategy Lead (12896, Grade 30)

Position Overview

Are you passionate about using data to improve public services? Do you enjoy collaborating with a dynamic team to solve complex operational challenges? Can you use technology, analytics, and strategic thinking to help an organization make better decisions?

Description

Montgomery Parks is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative professional to serve as the Data Strategy Lead. This position will help shape how the Department uses data to guide operational, planning, asset management, performance measurement, and budget decisions.

The Data Strategy Lead will work across divisions to improve the integrity, consistency, and usability of operational and asset data. This position will collaborate with budget, GIS, Enterprise Asset Management System (EAM), data analytics, program management, and leadership teams to develop practical standards, dashboards, reports, and processes that connect service delivery, asset condition, resource needs, and organizational priorities.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical, problem‑solving, facilitation, and communication skills; experience developing or supporting dashboards, reports, metrics, data standards, or performance management tools; and a demonstrated ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable information for technical and non‑technical audiences.

About Montgomery Parks

Montgomery Parks is an award‑winning park system and part of The Maryland‑National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M‑NCPPC). Supported by more than 1,000 dedicated employees, we care for 416 parks, including trails, and natural spaces across Montgomery County, with team members working in a wide range of roles including park operations, public programs, park planning, public safety, and administration. Our work is visible in everyday moments, from safe, well‑maintained trails to welcoming parks and community programs.

Careers with Montgomery Parks offer purpose, stability, and the opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact where people live, work, and connect.

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Examples of Important Duties Data Strategy and Governance

Develop and maintain a practical department‑wide data strategy that improves how operational, asset, budget, GIS, and performance data are defined, managed, and used.
Establish data governance standards, roles, and processes that strengthen data ownership, stewardship, quality, consistency, security, and accountability across divisions.
Identify priority data gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement, and coordinate practical solutions that support reliable reporting and informed decision‑making.
Increase the department’s capacity to complete data cleanup work by directly performing data review, correction, standardization, and validation tasks in addition to coordinating broader cleanup efforts.

Performance Measurement and Reporting

Lead efforts to develop consistent performance measures, data standards, and reporting practices that support program‑based budgeting and asset condition assessment priorities.
Partner with leadership, budget staff, program managers, and operational teams to connect service delivery, assets, costs, and resource needs to decision‑making.
Build and support dashboards, reports, and data products that help managers evaluate performance, monitor asset conditions, identify trends, and communicate results.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration and Process Improvement

Facilitate cross‑functional working groups to align business processes, data definitions, reporting priorities, and performance management practices.
Analyze data quality issues, workflow gaps, and reporting inconsistencies, and recommend improvements that strengthen data integrity and organizational decision support.
Create documentation, implementation roadmaps, standard operating procedures, and training materials to support…