Company Summary As the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, Deltek delivers software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference. At Deltek, we take immense pride in creating a balanced, values-driven environment, where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work. Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a one-of-a-kind culture that has been recognized globally. Thanks to our incredible team, Deltek has been named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and a Best Place to Work in Asia by World HRD Congress. www.deltek.com Position Responsibilities The Sr. Data Strategist at Deltek is a key member of the Foundational Data Team, responsible for defining and executing data strategies that align with business objectives and drive measurable value. This role connects business requirements with data resources, guaranteeing that customer accounts and product data are consistently standardized, properly managed, and fully utilized to deliver high-quality insights that are ready for AI applications.
Working closely with business operations, product, and data/engineering teams, the Sr. Data Strategist advances a modern domain operating model, improves data quality, and drives sustainable change. The ideal candidate is strategic, analytical, and collaborative-skilled at translating data into measurable business value and building foundational data capabilities that scale with the organization.
Enterprise Data Migration:
- Supports enterprisewide data migration strategy by assessing legacy systems, defining migration scope, and partnering with technical teams to design phased or fullscale migration approaches.
- Establish data mapping, data transformation, validation, and quality controls to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Mitigate risks related to data loss, downtime, security, and compliance while ensuring adherence to governance standards.
- Track progress, validate outcomes, and report migration impact to leadership.
Data Analysis & Domain Strategy Development:
- Supports the strategy for foundational domains (Account and Product), including vision, roadmap, and stakeholder alignment.
- Define data contracts, governance standards, and quality policies to ensure consistent, trusted data across the enterprise.
- Translate business needs into actionable data initiatives and oversee the collection, organization, and analysis of enterprise data assets to drive informed decisionmaking and operational efficiency.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner closely with data analysts, engineers, BI/semantic developers, and business teams across Sales/GTM, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Product, IT, and platform teams (EDW/BI, CRM, PLM/ERP).
- Ensure data models, MDM, reference data, and integration patterns support governed, AIready data.
- Participate in governance forums and manage intake/backlog processes to prioritize work based on business impact.
- Serve as a liaison between technical teams and business leaders to ensure alignment and adoption.
Performance Measurement & Impact Assessment:
- Define and track KPIs that measure the effectiveness of data strategies, domain health, and migration initiatives.
- Evaluate business impact using metrics such as data quality thresholds, remediation timelines, and adoption of standardized definitions.
- Communicate insights and outcomes to stakeholders to demonstrate measurable business value.
Success Metrics:
- Improved data quality across Account/Product domains, demonstrated through scorecards, CDE quality thresholds, and reduced data debt.
- Faster and more effective data issue remediation, supported by closedloop processes and measurable reduction in defects.
- Increased adoption of governed data assets, including certified views, standardized definitions, and domain KPIs across business functions.
- Strong executive confidence through transparent reporting, consistent governance decisions, and clear business impact.
- Meaningful contribution to strategic programs (e.g., CRM harmonization, LeadtoCash) and measurable operational improvements.
Qualifications Required Qualifications:
- Technical Proficiency: Strong skills in SQL, Python, Excel; familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) and experience with canonical models, semantic layers, and MDM/reference data.
- Business Acumen: Ability to translate data insights into business value and deep understanding of how functions like Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Success, and Product use data.
- Project/Program Management: Proven experience leading data initiatives-road mapping, prioritization, intake/backlog management, and crossfunctional delivery.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain complex data concepts, influence stakeholders, and present confidently to leadership.
- Experience: 7-10 years in data governance, data quality, or related disciplines
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading Account/Product domain transformations (e.g., segmentation, pricing, catalog, entitlement/usage).
- Knowledge of AI/ML data readiness, including feature sourcing and responsibleAI governance.
- Handson experience with master data tools, data catalogs/lineage, workflow automation, and data quality platforms.
- Exposure to external data sources (intent, firmographics, market data) and enrichment strategies.
- Ability to stay current on data governance, MDM, semantic modeling, and analytics/AI trends and evaluate new tools for organizational fit.
Compensation Info The U.S. salary range for this position is $72,000.00-$127,000.00. This range is subject to change as Deltek takes a number of factors into consideration when determining individual base pay, such as location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including incentive compensation and equity.
Benefits and perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with Deltek. Employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, paid vacation time and holidays, well-living programs, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and tuition reimbursement. Compliance Requirements Certain roles may have additional privacy, security and compliance requirements to the extent they support Costpoint GCCM or similar product offerings. EEO Statement Deltek, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. E-Verify Statement Deltek, Inc., utilizes the E-Verify program with every potential new hire. This makes it possible for us to make certain that every employee who works for Deltek is eligible to work in the United States. To learn more about E-Verify you can call 1-800-255-7688 or visit their website by clicking the logo below. E-Verify is a registered trademark of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Applicant Privacy Notice Deltek is committed to the protection and promotion of your privacy. In connection with your application for employment with us at Deltek, it is necessary for us to collect, store and use information about you ("Personal Data") to administer and evaluate your application. We are the "controller" of the Personal Data you provide us and will process any such Personal Data in accordance with applicable law and the statements contained in this Employment Candidate Privacy Notice. Additionally, we have not sold and do not sell Personal Data you provide to us through the job application process. |
Deltek, Inc.
life insurance, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
Jan 30, 2026