Data Project Coordinator

Location: Remote to AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, MA, MD, MN, MO, NC, NM, NV, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, or WA

FLSA Status: Exempt/Salary

Westport Work Category: Remote Team Member

Position Status: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (Pacific)
-subject to change based on project assignments/deadlines and location (i.e., time zone)

Base Pay Range: $70k-$80K, commensurate with experience

Travel: Up to 5% of the time

The Data Project Coordinator runs intake and delivery for data-driven projects that support strategic decision-making and operational efficiency. They are the main point of contact between the data team and departments across the company, including marketing, accounting, development, acquisitions, and operations. This position is ideal for someone with excellent communication skills, a proven ability to scope, manage, and deliver technical projects, and a strong interest in data, who is eager to apply these skills in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

• Run intake for data team requests: capture each request, triage it with the Director of Data Strategy, and log it in the team’s tracking system.
• Scope projects with stakeholders before work starts. Define the business question, the deliverable, the data sources, the owner, and what counts as done.
• Track active projects, deadlines, and blockers, and publish a weekly status summary for data leadership.
• Translate business requests into technical requirements for the team and translate results back into plain language for stakeholders.
• Validate deliverables before handoff by spot-checking outputs against source data with SQL and Excel and confirming that the work answers the original request.
• Maintain project documentation, including scope documents, decision logs, and runbooks for recurring processes.
• Track recurring data processes such as monthly loads and reporting cycles and confirm they are completed on schedule.
• Report project outcomes, including time saved and dollar impact where measurable.
• AI/LLM usage, deployment, and environment curation for agentic solutions
• Regular worksite attendance in accordance with Company’s Attendance Policy is required for this position.
• Other duties as assigned:
  • Periodic special projects and duties may be assigned based on Company need and requirements.
  • Must be able to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, with frequent interruptions or distractions and within tight deadlines.

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, quantitative, or technical field, or similar from an accredited college or university is required.
• Equivalent work experience, internships, or projects may be substituted for educational requirements.
• Internship or on the job experience in coordinating projects in an analytics, data, IT, or operations setting, or as an analyst who owned projects end to end, or an advanced degree equivalent.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to scope technical projects, manage technical projects, and deliver solutions.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Collaborative team player who thrives in cross-functional environments.
• Strong analytical and numerical abilities to help with business as usual data team tasks and effectively oversee and validate progress on technical projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite—Word, Excel, and Outlook—with advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent computer skills, including CLI/Shell interface use, GUI navigation, and keyboard shortcuts.
• Experience with a project or ticketing tool such as Jira, Asana, or Planner.
• Ability to work…