Director of Civic Data

Prompt.io; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health benefits

Unlimited flexible time off

Annual team gatherings

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Prompt.io is seeking a Director of Civic Data to turn civic data into actionable insights. You will collaborate with data, product, engineering, and customer teams to shape datasets, apply statistical methods, and deliver practical, interpretable results.

You will balance rigor with delivery, document assumptions, and guide privacy-conscious data access while leading analytics initiatives across Civic Element and Prompt.io.

Qualifications

• Applied experience in data science, statistics, or related field with actionable analysis.
• Strong SQL and Python skills; ability to work with complex datasets.
• Solid grounding in statistical inference, experimental design, model evaluation, and ML methods.
• Ability to choose interpretable methods and clearly communicate uncertainty.
• Experience building repeatable analytical workflows with product/engineering teams.
• Careful data stewardship including privacy controls and documentation.
• Experience with campaign, political, advocacy, nonprofit, or fundraising data is a plus.
• Practical use of AI tools to support data prep, analysis, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Translate questions into measurable analytical problems and select suitable methods.
• Profile, clean, join, and validate data from diverse sources.
• Develop and evaluate statistical and ML methods for audience outcomes and forecasting.
• Present findings to leadership with clear business implications and assumptions explained.
• Build reusable queries, features, and data-quality checks across business units.
• Analyze performance across programs, lists, vendors, channels, and segments; provide actionable recommendations.
• Document methods, model limitations, and data assumptions; ensure privacy and compliance.
• Advise on tools, processes, and staffing as demand grows and lead the team as needed.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Statistics

Machine learning

Data visualization

Communication

Education

PhD in Data Science

Masters in Statistics

Tools

BigQuery

Google Sheets

CRMs

Donation platforms

Job description

Prompt.io is the winning and influence engine partnered with organizations of all size and scale to engage and activate supporters. Prompt.io is a non-partisan company and we work with customers of all political stripes. We help companies, political campaigns, advocacy organizations, unions, nonprofits, and other mission-driven organizations connect with their audiences through texting, voice, and engagement tools.

We're a growing tech company where individual contributions can have an outsized impact. We value people who take ownership, bring ideas, move with purpose, and are excited to help build what comes next. As a result of that growth, we are aggressively adding business lines that deliver unique value for our core markets. Here are two business lines that will highly relevant to the focus of this role:

ABOUT CIVIC ELEMENT

Civic Element combines voter and consumer data, intuitive software, and expert support to help political campaigns, advocacy organizations, unions, and nonprofits grow their audiences and better understand their supporters. We provide both white-glove data services and self-service tools. Civic Element is a subsidiary of Prompt.io.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Prompt.io is hiring a Director of Civic Data to help turn civic, campaign, fundraising, and advocacy data into reliable insights and useful products. You’ll work with colleagues across data, product, engineering, and customer-facing teams to shape high-quality datasets, answer real operational questions with sound statistical methods, and make findings understandable and actionable. You’ll balance analytical rigor with practical delivery, while being clear about assumptions, uncertainty, and appropriate use. This role is a hands-on strategic role.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Translate customer and business questions into measurable analytical problems, selecting methods that fit the decision and the available data.
• Profile, clean, join, and validate data from a wide variety of internal and external data sources.
• Develop and evaluate statistical and machine-learning methods for audience segmentation, supporter and donor outcomes, performance measurement, and forecasting.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership, and cross-functional teams, translating complex analysis into clear business implications while explaining assumptions, uncertainty, and limitations.
• Build reusable queries, features, analytical workflows, and data-quality checks that can support key objectives across all Prompt.io business units.
• Explore performance across programs, lists, vendors, channels, and audience segments; turn the results into clear recommendations for technical and nontechnical partners.
• Document methods, model limitations, and data assumptions; work with partners to support privacy-conscious access, responsible use, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Recommend the tools, processes, and staffing needed as demand grows, and hire or develop the team as resources are approved.
• Reports to the President of Civic Element while working closely with the Prompt.io Product, Sales, & Engineering teams

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Applied experience in data science, statistical analysis, or a closely related field, with examples of analysis that informed a real decision or product.
• Strong SQL and Python skills, including experience preparing and analyzing complex, imperfect datasets.
• A solid grounding in statistical inference, experimental design, model evaluation, and the practical use of machine-learning methods.
• The judgment to choose interpretable, fit-for-purpose methods; validate results; and communicate uncertainty and limitations clearly.
• Experience building repeatable analytical workflows and partnering with product, engineering, operations, or client-facing teams.
• Careful data stewardship, including attention to privacy, access controls, documentation, and potential bias in data or model outputs.
• Clear written and verbal communication, curiosity, ownership, and the ability to move work forward in a changing environment.
• Experience with campaign, political, advocacy, nonprofit, or fundraising data—and with cloud data warehouses or reporting platforms—is a plus. Familiarity with sources such as BigQuery, Google Sheets, CRMs, or donation platforms may be useful
• Practical experience using AI tools and AI-assisted workflows to support coding, data preparation, analysis, and documentation, with sound judgment about when to use them, how to validate their outputs, and how to protect sensitive data while maintaining analytical rigor.
• 5-7+ years of experience in Analytics, Data Science, or a related field
• PHD or Masters in Data Science, Statistics or similar field is preferred but not required

HOW YOU WORK

• You take ownership and make progress without waiting for perfect instructions.
• You care about analytical quality and about whether the result is useful to the people making decisions.
• You surface assumptions early, document decisions, and communicate clearly across teams.
• You’re a thoughtful collaborator who can lead an analysis, incorporate feedback, and ask for help when needed.

BENEFITS

We believe great work starts with supporting great people. Prompt.io™ offers a wide range of benefits, including a 401(k) match, health benefits for you and your family, unlimited flexible time off, annual team gatherings, professional development opportunities, and more.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. We also offer annual bonuses.

A NOTE TO APPLICANTS

We don’t expect every strong candidate to check every box. If you’re excited about the work and believe you can contribute, we encourage you to apply even if your background doesn’t match every qualification exactly.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Prompt.io is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States or Canada and not require sponsorship of a visa, unless otherwise specified in the posting.