Data Analyst Manager - On-Site in Milwaukee, WI

This is Not a remote position. Daily in-office presence required in Milwaukee, WI.

The WRTP | BIG STEP Data Analyst Manager is an in‑person, on‑site role reporting daily to the organization’s Milwaukee, WI office and plays a critical role in leveraging data to support informed decision‑making and advance the organization’s mission. This position is responsible for identifying business intelligence, reporting, and data analysis needs, as well as performing data evaluation and integration; data cleansing, standardization, and de‑duplication; data processing; data warehousing; and database design. Working closely with service lines, business users, and internal teams—including IT, finance, marketing, sales, and operations—the Data Analyst Manager transforms data into actionable insights that support sound business decisions. The role serves as a key business and technical resource for developing outcome and performance reports, dashboards, reporting solutions, and data visualizations, and is accountable for the final review, validation, and timely submission of all required grant and contract reports to public and private funding sources, ensuring accuracy, data integrity, and compliance with funder, regulatory, and audit requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data-driven solutions, collaborating effectively with business operations, staff, and other stakeholders.
• Design, build, test, and generate reports utilizing information databases; review and revise formats and analyze data to ensure information meets organizational and funder needs.
• Act as a liaison between business and technical teams to gather, clarify, and manage requirements for analytics and reporting solutions.
• Develop automated reports and dashboards using various business intelligence (BI) tools to support operational, performance, and grant reporting needs.
• Develop test plans, use cases, scenarios, and scripts to ensure technical and analytical solutions meet quality standards and align with business and grant requirements.
• Promote self-service analytics and reduced reliance on technical specialists by enabling staff access to standardized, user-friendly data tools and dashboards.
• Serve as an authority on BI tools, technology platforms, and related systems to respond to inquiries regarding business, program, and grant-funded data.
• Perform comprehensive data quality, validation, and profiling activities to ensure information delivered through BI solutions is accurate, reliable, and compliant with funder and audit standards.
• Monitor program performance against grant and contract goals, deliverables, and benchmarks; proactively identify risks to performance and collaborate with program leadership on data-informed corrective actions.
• Produce, review, validate, and ensure the timely submission of all required grant and contract performance, outcome, and compliance reports to public and private funding sources.
• Support internal and external audits, monitoring visits, and desk reviews by preparing data documentation, responding to funder inquiries, and addressing data-related findings or corrective action plans.
• Serve as the organizational data steward for grant-funded programs, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, completeness, timeliness, and proper documentation across departments and systems.
• Collaborate with Finance to align programmatic data, performance reports, and financial or invoicing data submitted to funding sources.
• Ensure compliance with data security, privacy, and confidentiality requirements related to participant, workforce, and grant-funded program data, in accordance with federal, state, and funder guidelines.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of organization-wide data architecture, data management standards, and governance structures using both technical and process expertise.
• Perform data dashboard and business intelligence product design, development, testing, consulting, and analytics to support decision-making at all levels of the organization.
• Gather, analyze, interpret, and present data and insights to internal leadership, program staff, and external stakeholders as required.
• Assess data dashboard and business intelligence training needs; develop and deliver training programs to improve staff data literacy and effective use of analytic tools.
• Create, design, develop, and maintain database queries and reports based on end-user, leadership, and funder reporting requirements.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot issues with dashboards, reports, and data products; implement solutions to ensure continuity and reliability.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for data systems, dashboards, reporting processes, and data-related process improvements.
• Co-lead and execute a comprehensive enterprise data strategy and roadmap with executive leadership to ensure alignment of priorities, data architecture, tooling, compliance, and cross-functional capacity-building.
• Collaborate with leadership to promote and sustain a unified enterprise data strategy and a strong data-driven culture.
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency, data quality, reporting timeliness, and overall operational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, leadership roles in analytics or business intelligence preferred but not required.
• Expertise in Business Intelligence tools and data management platforms.
• Advanced skills in report and dashboard development, focusing on user-friendly, scalable solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SQL, and analytical programming languages.
• Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus.
• This position requires daily, in‑person work at our Milwaukee, WI office and is not a remote position.

Skills

• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; works well in group solving situations.
• Customer Service: The ability to use reason when dealing with difficult or emotional customer situations. Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance.
• Interpersonal Skills: Maintains confidentiality; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a
• Positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Change Management: Develops workable implementation plans; Communicates changes effectively; Monitors transition and evaluates results.
• Culture Fit: motivated by a fast-paced, action-oriented, and collaborative team environment; strong desire to engage in continuous improvement and growth, both personally and organizationally; intellectually curious and willing to take risks; willing to act in the face of uncertainty.

Additional Information / Employment Conditions

• This position requires daily, in‑person work at the Milwaukee, WI office and is not a remote role.
• WRTP | BIG STEP does not offer relocation assistance for this position.
• WRTP | BIG STEP does not provide employment visa sponsorship.
• The anticipated start date is approximately two weeks from the date of offer.

Benefits

• Health Insurance - Employer pays 85% of all health plan premiums
• Dental Insurance (single or family) – 100% Employer paid
• Vision Insurance (single or family) – 100% Employer paid
• Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance – 100% Employer paid
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance – 100% Employer paid
• 10 vacation days after successful completion of probationary period
• 9 personal days annually, prorated first year of employment after successful completion of probationary period
• 14 Paid Holidays annually
• 10% of monthly salary contributed by company to retirement accounts
• Pay range: $80,000 - $85,000 (depending on experience)

WRTP | BIG STEP is an equal opportunity/ADA employer. All federal, state and local and other fair employment standards including EEO and ADA requirements in race, gender, gender identification, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, veterans or disabled veterans’ status as found in 41CFR 60-1.4, 60-250.4 and 60-741.4 are herein incorporated by reference. Reasonable accommodations requested by qualified individuals with disabilities will be made in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. WRTP | BIG STEP encourages applications from all the above referenced protected and unprotected status groups.