AI Data Analyst & Project Manager; Remote

Position: AI Data Analyst & Project Manager (Remote)
United States

Suitability/Public Trust

Fully remote

Project/Program Management

** Overview*
* GovCIO is currently hiring for an AI Data Analyst & Project Manager to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief AI Officer (CAIO) organization. This position will provide data analytics, project management, and operational support across CAIO's portfolio of artificial intelligence initiatives.

The AI Data Analyst & Project Manager will collect, analyze, and report data related to AI adoption, utilization, performance, operational impact, and outcomes while also supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of priority CAIO initiatives. The position will work directly with CAIO leadership, initiative leads, technical teams, and stakeholders across VA to track priorities, coordinate deliverables, identify risks and dependencies, and advance AI-related projects from planning through execution.

This role requires an individual who can move effectively between data analysis, project management, executive support, and cross-functional coordination in a fast-paced and evolving AI environment. This position will be fully remote within the United States.

** Responsibilities*
* The AI Data Analyst & Project Manager supports CAIO's enterprise AI measurement, program management, and operational activities. The position will serve as a flexible resource supporting CAIO leadership and initiative leads across data, project management, reporting, and other priority AI functions.

Data Analytics & Reporting

+ Collect, organize, analyze, and validate data from multiple AI programs, products, platforms, and initiatives across VA.

+ Develop and maintain standardized metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for AI adoption, utilization, performance, outcomes, and organizational impact.

+ Develop dashboards, scorecards, reports, and visualizations that provide leadership with visibility into AI initiatives and performance.

+ Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and areas requiring leadership attention.

+ Partner with initiative owners to establish consistent metric definitions, reporting standards, methodologies, and data-collection processes.

+ Evaluate data quality and identify gaps, inconsistencies, or limitations affecting reporting and decision-making.

+ Translate complex data and technical findings into clear insights and recommendations for executive and non-technical audiences.

+ Support ad hoc analysis and data requests associated with executive reporting, congressional inquiries, strategic planning, and other CAIO priorities.

Project & Program Management

+ Provide project management support for priority CAIO initiatives, projects, and work streams.

+ Partner with CAIO leadership and initiative leads to develop project plans, milestones, deliverables, schedules, and measures of success.

+ Track actions, decisions, dependencies, risks, issues, and deadlines across assigned initiatives.

+ Coordinate activities and deliverables across technical, policy, governance, communications, data, and operational teams.

+ Facilitate working sessions, project meetings, and stakeholder discussions and ensure decisions and action items are documented and followed through to completion.

+ Identify project risks, barriers, and dependencies and proactively elevate issues requiring leadership attention.

+ Develop and maintain project trackers, status reports, roadmaps, briefing materials, and other program-management artifacts.

+ Support leadership with recurring portfolio and initiative status reporting.

CAIO Program & Operational Support

+ Provide cross-functional support to CAIO leadership and staff on emerging AI priorities and initiatives.

+ Support planning, research,…