In A Nutshell
Lead enterprise-wide data strategy while ensuring compliance across complex funding landscape, positioning St. Joseph Center as the gold standard for data excellence in homeless services.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Architect the future: Develop integrated data and compliance strategies that align with LA County’s evolving homelessness response system.
- Executive advisor: Provide data-driven insights directly to our CEO and Executive Team to inform critical program and policy decisions.
- Thought leader: Position St. Joseph Center as the sector leader in ethical data practices and outcomes measurement.
Operational Excellence
- Compliance mastery: Ensure seamless adherence to LAHSA, HUD, LA County (DMH/DHS), and City requirements while proactively managing risk.
- Systems integration: Direct our participation in HMIS, Clarity, and integrated data systems to maximize interoperability and reporting accuracy.
- Advanced analytics: Lead development of predictive models, real-time dashboards, and performance metrics that drive service delivery optimization.
Team & Culture
- Build excellence: Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and professional development to Data and Compliance leaders while fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Bridge technical and programmatic teams to ensure data systems are user-friendly and meaningful.
- Sector influence: Represent St. Joseph Center in regional policy forums and collaborate with partners like CA Policy Lab.
Skillset
- Educational foundation: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in Data Analytics, Public Policy, Social Work, MBA, or related field strongly preferred.
- Proven leadership: 5+ years leading data management teams with demonstrated ability to deliver functional outcomes.
- Large-scale experience: Track record managing data systems and compliance at agencies, municipalities, or similar large organizations.
- Ecosystem expertise: Deep knowledge of HMIS, Clarity, and LA’s homelessness services landscape.
- Change leadership: Success managing cross-functional teams and leading complex transformation initiatives.
- Compliance expertise: Strong foundation in data governance, privacy regulations (HIPAA, FERPA), and ethical data practices.
- Analytics proficiency: Experience with visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) and advanced analytics to drive organizational performance.