Unit Head - Policy, Research & Analysis

The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor’s expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of more than 90 City agencies and entities.

The OMB Management and Operations Unit examines operations at OMB and city agencies with the goal of gaining more efficient, cost-effective services and improved outcomes. Our team proactively assesses all areas of Citywide management including agency performance, financial management, information technology, and procurement. Within the Management and Operations Unit, the Policy and Operations Research Task Force is primarily responsible for analyzing fiscal and economic implications of the City’s policy initiatives and evaluating City agencies’ operations and programs, as well as conducting ad-hoc quantitative analysis. The Housing, Transportation and Mobility unit carries out statistical analyses in the associated policy areas.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The duties of this position encompass but are not limited to the following activities:

The Unit Head should be skilled in analyzing complex datasets, developing statistical models, and applying machine learning algorithms to extract insights and drive decision-making. They will be responsible for crafting efficient and secure procedures for data analysis and management, while paying close attention to technical aspects. In this role, they will also lead and serve as an advisor for combining city agency foundational, relational, and transactional data with multiple data points to generate what-if scenarios to improve insights and inform complex planning to meet our mission requirements. supervising analyst will support team with development and advancement of data science, optimization, and machine learning. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions based on data and have technical skills to drive improvements and guide strategic decision-making. Effective management of staff and multiple priorities will be crucial to the success of this role.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying critical metrics and coming up with recommendations on what data to collect.
• Implementing tools or software such as SAS, SQL, Informatica, SSAA, SSIS, SSRS, and Excel to automate the quality control process.
• Analyzing, interpreting, and presenting results by implementing different tools and techniques.
• Utilizing data and analytics for informed decision-making.
• Monitoring and overseeing the use of data systems.
• Implementing digital tools and automation can help streamline processes, reduce errors, and enhance efficiency.
• Examining, processing, and performing quality control checks on the supplied data.
• Ensuring that digital databases and archives are safe and immune to security breaches and data losses.
• Developing, describing, analyzing, and validating datasets; verifying and correcting data, models, and reports; implementing, upgrading, and developing data management and visualization tools; and creating models to explain and forecast data.
• Identifying and understanding relationships between numbers.
• Creating and enforcing functional policies for effective data management.
• Planning and implementing several efficient and secure procedures for data management and analysis with attention to all technical aspects.
• Collecting and analyzing data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement.
• Formulating and implementing several management techniques for quality data collection, in order to ensure adequacy, accuracy, and legitimacy of data.
• Interpreting data and analyzing results using technical statistics; developing and implementing data analyses, data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality; and acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining database.

In addition to subject matter expertise, the position will require a high capacity for independence, relationship building, and creativity. The candidate should possess the ability to manage multiple, often-competing priorities, and manage staff effectively to ensure properly skilled individuals are assigned to and satisfy specific needs.

Qualifications:

• Strong computer literacy skills with detailed knowledge and familiarity with reporting packages, databases such as SQL, and programming languages such as XML, JavaScript, or ETL frameworks.
• Several years of proven work experience as a data analyst or business data analyst.
• Sound analytical mindset and problem-solving skills with the ability to gather, organize, analyze, and discharge significant amounts of information with accuracy and particular attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills.

Applicants should also have some expertise in at least one of the following areas below:

• Experience with SAS, R, Python, or SQL and NoSQL
• Experience with data visualization tools.
• Strong programming skills with querying languages.
• Experience with Adobe Analytics and other analytics tools.
• Experience with big data tools.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite.
• Experience with testing tools.

Studies have shown that women, people of color, and other under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

REQUIREMENTS:

Supervising Analyst ($83,399+): Bachelor's degree and a minimum of four years of full-time experience in budgetary planning/management, accounting, financial analysis, public policy analysis or a related field, or an awarded master's degree in business, Public Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field, and two years of relevant experience.

Unit Head ($103,307): Bachelor's degree and a minimum of four years of experience in budgetary planning/management, financial analysis, public policy analysis or a related field; or an awarded Master's degree in Public Finance, Public Administration, Policy Analysis, Business, Economics or a related field and two years of experience.

THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK ARE INCLUSIVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS COMMITTED TO RECRUITING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND PROVIDING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT BASED UPON ANY LEGALLY PROTECTED STATUS OR PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTO AN INDIVIDUAL'S SEX, RACE, COLOR, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, RELIGION, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, VETERAN STATUS, GENDER IDENTITY,

All persons newly hired for employment by any City agency must provide proof of having received at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to beginning their employment, except for those who obtain an exception due to medical or religious reasons through the reasonable accommodation process.

You must be a City resident within 90 days of the date of appointment and you must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

This is a full time in-person position at OMB’s offices at 255 Greenwich Street