Data Strategy and Business Intelligence Lead (Data

Please paste the following URL into a browser to view the entire job posting on the CAPPS Careers page.https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psp/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS\_HRAM\_FL.HRS\_CG\_SEARCH\_FL.GBL?Page=HRS\_APP\_JBPST\_FLandAction=UandFOCUS=ApplicantandSiteId=1andJobOpeningId=107370andPostingSeq=1Agency InformationThe Texas Education Agency (TEA) oversees primary and secondary public education in Texas and is committed to improving outcomes for all public school students by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems across the state. Core ValuesWe are Determined: We are committed and intentional in pursuing our primary purpose of improving outcomes for students.We are People-Centered: We strive to attract, develop, and retain committed talent that reflects the diversity of Texas, with each individual contributing to our shared vision for students.We are Learners: We seek evidence, reflect on outcomes, and continuously improve in pursuit of excellence for students.We are Servant Leaders: We are public servants committed to improving opportunities for students and supporting those who serve them. Job DescriptionThis is a term position funded through August 30, 2027. Continuation of the position beyond that date is contingent on available funding. Position OverviewAt the Texas Education Agencys Office of Governance (OG), we are driven by a powerful mission: to proactively support school systems, keep students safe, and uphold Texas education law with integrity, objectivity, and excellence. Our core workstreamsField Support and Compliance and Investigationsfocus on strengthening governance, fostering a culture of accountability, and promoting continuous improvement across Texas schools. By working closely with school systems and agency teams, we help ensure every Texas public school student has access to a safe, high-quality education. The Data Strategy and Business Intelligence Lead serves as the Office of Governances technical lead for enterprise analytics, business intelligence, and decision-support products. The position partners directly with program-area directors and staff to learn program operations, assess data analysis and visualization needs, and translate operational and strategic questions into well-defined analytical requirements, performance measures, dashboards, reports, and other decision-support products.The Data Strategy and Business Intelligence Lead is responsible for the design, development, validation, implementation, and continuous improvement of analytical products, with primary responsibility for independently advancing dashboards and reports from initial discovery through near-final completion in accordance with agreed requirements and specifications. Serves as a trusted advisor to leadership and program teams, establishes sound technical approaches, and transforms complex and fragmented information into reliable, accessible, and decision-ready insight. Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for initiative and independent judgment, within the offices strategic direction, priorities, and governance framework.Flexible work location in Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.Please note that a resume, cover letter, and short answer responses are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a national criminal history background check. Essential Functions Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.1. Decision-Support Product Development: leads the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise dashboards, reports, and analytical products that address defined operational and leadership needs; translates business questions and program processes into product requirements, integrates information from multiple systems and program areas and develops clear, accessible tools that provide reliable visibility into performance, workload, processes, and outcomes; and manages analytical products through the full lifecycle, including discovery, requirements gathering, prototyping, development, validation, deployment, documentation, user adoption, maintenance, and retirement or replacement2. Program Discovery, Requirements, and Technical Consultation: partners with program-area directors, data owners, subject-matter experts, and end users to understand program goals, business processes, information gaps, and decision needs; facilitates discovery and requirements sessions; defines measures, business rules, visualizations, user experiences, and acceptance criteria; reconciles competing perspectives; and converts agreed requirements into practical product specifications; and provides expert consultation on reporting, performance measurement, data interpretation, and product design, and communicates technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences3. Data Architecture, Governance, and Reporting Standards: develops, recommends, implements, and maintains technical standards for data modeling, reporting architecture, metric definitions, data quality, documentation, and information delivery; works with program areas and data owners to identify authoritative sources, reconcile definitions and business rules, establish validation controls, and improve the consistency, accessibility, and reliability of information used in office reporting; and applies common standards across analytical products and documents solutions sufficiently to support maintenance and continuity4. Innovation, Consultation, and Organizational Capacity Building: designs analytical frameworks, methodologies, and performance indicators that help leadership and program teams understand organizational performance, workload, trends, risks, opportunities, and outcomes; conducts targeted analyses of significant operational, p