Data Operations Manager Power BI & Data Management | Contract | Minneapolis, MN

Data Operations Manager Power BI & Data Management

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Work Arrangement: Onsite

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Data Operations Manager to support data-related programs and initiatives. This role focuses on coordinating team activities, prioritizing work requests, supporting data projects, and ensuring the quality and consistency of data deliverables.

The ideal candidate will combine strong organizational and stakeholder-management skills with practical knowledge of Power BI, data cleanup, reporting, and data analysis tools.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate day-to-day activities across multiple data-related workstreams.
Prioritize incoming requests based on business requirements, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations.
Schedule and facilitate team meetings, stakeholder discussions, and project review sessions.
Track project milestones, deliverables, action items, and outstanding requests.
Support data projects through coordination, progress monitoring, and timely follow-up.
Utilize Power BI and related tools to support reporting, data cleanup, and analysis.
Help maintain data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and quality across deliverables.
Facilitate communication among stakeholders, project leadership, and team members.
Identify project risks, dependencies, and blockers and escalate issues when necessary.
Support process improvements, operational efficiency, and standardized workflows.

Required Qualifications

Experience in data management, data operations, project coordination, or a related function.
Strong skills in team coordination, task prioritization, and workload management.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI for reporting, dashboards, or data analysis.
Familiarity with data cleansing, validation, quality checks, and analysis tools.
Excellent meeting coordination, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, organization, and follow-up skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting cross-functional data programs or initiatives.
Background in business intelligence, reporting, analytics, or data governance.
Familiarity with project or program management practices.
Experience with Microsoft Excel and other data-analysis tools.
Experience tracking project deliverables, risks, action items, and status updates.

Work Arrangement

This is an onsite position based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Candidates must be able to work onsite as required.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and comfortable coordinating data-related activities across multiple stakeholders. They can prioritize requests, support Power BI reporting and data-quality initiatives, track deliverables, and help teams maintain consistent progress across multiple workstreams.

Data Operations Manager Power BI & Data Management | Contract | Minneapolis, MN

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