Senior Data and Policy Analyst; DSIS Job Olympia area,Washington USA,Business

Position: Senior Data and Policy Analyst (DSIS2)
We are dedicated to growing a culture of belonging through our values:

Respect | Trust | Diversity | Inclusion | Equity

At the Department of Licensing (DOL), we recognize the importance of work life harmony and strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and respected. Our employees are trusted and encouraged to be a part of process improvements that impact their work, create value for our customers and help build trust in our government.

Our Office of Equity, Performance, and Accountability with our Director's Office is looking for a partner to join their team and bring research, analysis, and leadership experience to their role as a Senior Data and Policy Analyst.

As one of the most visible state agencies and the second-largest revenue generator in Washington State, we engage with over 6 million residents each year and collect nearly $3 billion in taxes and fees. We understand that our services are vital to the daily lives of our customers, enabling them to live, work, drive, and thrive. We take this responsibility to heart and are dedicated to providing equitable and meaningful access to our services for every resident.

If

you are a customer-focused analyst with strong communication skills, we invite you to apply!

As the Senior Data and Policy Analyst, you will provide expert-level research and analysis to help shape agency policies, programs, and operations. Your primary focus will be young drivers and driver training policy implementation, with additional work supporting public safety, customer-focused initiatives, and operational efficiency. You will exercise independent judgment to address complex issues with broad agency impact, helping every Washington resident live, work, drive, and thrive.

Some

of what you will do:

Conduct in-depth research on complex issues to provide reliable, actionable information to agency leadership to support informed, data-driven decision-making.
Evaluate proposed changes for costs, equity, feasibility, effectiveness, and potential impacts.
Assess policy and program outcomes and recommend improvements based on your findings.
Advise agency leaders, project teams, and external partners on agency initiatives and policy issues by providing analytical expertise and research-supported insights.
Identify emerging trends, data limitations, and information gaps to guide future research.
Prepare clear reports and presentations that make complex findings accessible to diverse audiences.
Provide timely, accurate data and analysis to support legislative reporting requirements.
Review studies and analytical products across DOL for accuracy, consistency, and credibility.

What you will bring to the role:

Seven (7) years of demonstrated experience in two (2) or more of the following areas:

Conducting in-depth research or data analysis
Analyzing policies, laws, rules, or regulations
Conducting business process analysis
Leading business projects
Business policy development

Experience must include:

Three (3) years of experience:
- Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data, in preparing effective and accurate narrative, statistical, and graphical reports to communicate findings and recommendations.
- Working with large data sets; identifying data trends, inconsistencies, inaccuracies, or incomplete information for complex analytical topics.
- Using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint to create, compose, and edit written and illustrated materials, presentations, correspondence, reports, and spreadsheets.
The ability to:
- Go deeper and deeper into the data to seek the needed information.
- Understand and follow agency values of respect, trust, diversity, equity and inclusion through behaviors and decisions.
- Promote and support a respectful, equitable,…