Lead Data Strategist

Sabot Consulting; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabot Consulting seeks a Lead Data Strategist to enhance data maturity, literacy, and evidence-based decision-making for state agencies. This pivotal role involves developing a new statewide data strategy in alignment with public sector goals while leading cross-functional teams and engaging stakeholders effectively.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in public sector data strategies.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive statewide data strategy.
• Design a client-specific data maturity model.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for strategy development.

Skills

Data governance

Analytics

Data maturity modeling

Training design

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Location:Remote

Salary:$90-140K

Sabot Consulting is seeking a Lead Data Strategist to drive the development and implementation of a new statewide data strategy. This role iscentral to enhancing data maturity, literacy, and evidence-based decision-making across multiple state agencies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive statewide data strategy aligned with our client’s mission and vision
• Define guiding principles and strategic objectives to ensure value delivery
• Evaluate existing use cases and identify new opportunities for data-driven decision-making
• Design a client specific data maturity model covering open data, literacy, analytics,governance, management, access, and sharing
• Conduct current state assessments and benchmark against best practices
• Recommend roles, skills, and technologies needed to implement the data strategy
• Propose training and staffing plans for agency partners
• Assess current data literacy levels and develop structured, role-based trainingrecommendations
• Create a 3-year roadmap and a 1-year action plan to improve data literacy and maturity
• Serve as the primary point of contact for strategy development and stakeholder engagement
  
  

Must Have:

• Extensive experience developing and implementing data strategies in the public sector
• Strong understanding of data governance, analytics, and maturity modeling
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and engage with executive stakeholders
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with training design and technology evaluation
  
  

Nice To Have:

• Experience in vendor-agnostic technology evaluation and integration
• Knowledge of public sector data challenges and regulatory environments
• Background in designing and delivering data literacy programs
• Familiarity with tools and technologies used in data governance and analytics
• Experience working with state or federal agencies on strategic data initiatives
  
  

About Us: Sabot Consulting is a management consulting company focused on providing technical and management consulting to IT executives andmanagers in strategic, operational, and project-based practice areas. Our focuson providing expert staff that have the knowledge, experience, andprofessionalism to engage the client at all levels is the key to our success.

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