Data Specialist

About This Role

This contract-to-hire role focuses on defining and shaping data products and assets, from basic lake objects to complex KPIs. It suits a data expert who can translate business questions into asset definitions for engineers and modelers, working embedded within value-stream teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the meaning, grain, and fitness-for-use of iX360 data products
• Partner with CDP PO on Channel Insights outcomes; translate business questions into asset definitions engineers and modelers can build
• Specify contracts for objects such as purchase orders, job orders, delivery orders, ASNs, and related HVAC channel/service facts
• Design composite KPI logic (definitions, denominators, exceptions) with Analytics Lead; refuse vanity metrics without lineage to basic elements
• Work loosely with MDM/domain Data Stewards only where needed
• Embed with value-stream teams (Insights first; then Claims, CC, Marketing as needed) so data products ship inside discovery/delivery
• Partner with Data Modeler (canonical shape) and Data Engineer (pipelines) without owning their craft; you own whether the asset answers the business problem
• Use AI to draft KPI trees, mapping hypotheses, and data-product docs; verify with sample queries and domain SMEs before production publish
• Publish living data-product catalogs and "how to use this KPI" guidance so PMs and field leaders consume assets correctly

Requirements

• 7+ years in data products, analytics engineering, BI architecture, or domain data expertise for manufacturing / distribution / channel / service
• Proven ownership of lake or warehouse assets and composite KPI suites used in production decisions
• Fluent in grain, slowly changing dimensions, identity, and KPI composition; can explain a metric from executive slide to source fields
• Comfortable embedding with PMs, modelers, engineers, and analysts; ships definitions and validated samples, not governance theater
• Uses AI as a force multiplier for discovery and documentation; validates every definition with data

Nice to have:

• Exposure to Data Lake / enterprise lakehouse patterns and Salesforce Data 360 (or equivalent CDP)

Education & Experience

• Bachelor

Important Details

• Length: 3-9 month contract to hire

About the Company

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. It is one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States. Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.