Data Operations Specialist [84424]

Onward Search; Ohio; Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

Life Insurance.

401(k) Program.

eLearning and Ongoing Training.

Education Reimbursement.

Job summary

Onward Search is seeking a Data Operations Specialist for a remote, temporary role supporting higher education publishing operations. You will manage distribution-channel data, validate and reconcile information across third-party platforms, and partner with sales and cross-functional teams to improve metadata workflows.

The role emphasizes data quality, process improvements, and serving as a subject-matter expert for distribution processes while collaborating with external partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in operations, process execution, and data management in cross-functional environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with large datasets and perform detailed analysis.
• This person will be working on large database and manipulating the big data.
• Candidate should have experience in Accounting & Billing.
• Must have experience in Excel, Pivot tables, and SQL Queries. Salesforce is nice to have.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience acting as a primary liaison across stakeholders.
• Preferred: Exposure to data analysis/visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for channel partnerships, including data alignment and reconciliations with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor, validate, and reconcile data transmitted across third-party distribution platforms, escalating discrepancies as needed.
• Drive process improvements for metadata management and information-sharing workflows with distributors.
• Partner with sales and go-to-market teams on channel operations processes and support dispute escalations as directed.
• Support multiple operational initiatives as an external-facing representative and internal subject matter expert for distribution processes.

Skills

Excel

SQL Queries

Pivot Tables

Data Analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Accounting & Billing

Data Validation

Power BI/Tableau (preferred)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Join our client as a Data Operations Specialist, in a temporary opportunity supporting higher education publishing operations. This remote role focuses on managing distribution-channel processes, validating and reconciling data across third-party platforms, and partnering with sales and cross-functional stakeholders. You’ll help improve metadata and information-sharing workflows while supporting day-to-day channel operations. There is no application deadline for this role.

Data Operations Specialist Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support for channel partnerships, including data alignment and reconciliations with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor, validate, and reconcile data transmitted across third-party distribution platforms, escalating discrepancies as needed.
• Drive process improvements for metadata management and information-sharing workflows with distributors.
• Partner with sales and go-to-market teams on channel operations processes and support dispute escalations as directed.
• Support multiple operational initiatives as an external-facing representative and internal subject matter expert for distribution processes.

Data Operations Specialist Qualifications:

• 5+ years of applicable experience in operations, process execution, and data management in cross-functional environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with large datasets and perform detailed analysis.
• This person will be working on large database and manipulating the big data.
• Candidate should have experience in Accounting & Billing.
• Must have experience in Excel, Pivot tables, and SQL Queries. Salesforce is nice to have.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience acting as a primary liaison across stakeholders.
• Preferred: Exposure to data analysis/visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• 401(k) Program.
• eLearning and Ongoing Training.
• Education Reimbursement.

Eligibility requires working over 30 hours per week on an assignment lasting at least 10 weeks.