Pncpl Data Strategist

Deltek, Inc.
life insurance, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Virginia, Herndon
2291 Wood Oak Drive (Show on map)
Aug 05, 2025
05-Aug-2025 Principal Account Data Strategist US Remote 10460BR 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 Business Summary The Deltek Information Technology team provides technical support, services and applications to Deltek's global workforce. We are dedicated to finding innovative ways to help our employees maximize their productivity and exceed their business goals. If you're a world-class problem solver looking to be part a diverse, dynamic and collaborative team - join us as we power success for all of Deltek. Position Responsibilities We are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Principal Data Strategist to join our newly formed Data Strategy team, whose mission is to empower employees with trusted, AI-ready data to enable connected customer experiences and accelerate company growth. This role will lead the enterprise-wide effort to define, standardize, and operationalize customer account data definitions and data quality rules across the entire customer journey, supporting a transformative business initiative to optimize lead-to-cash processes. You will play a critical role in shaping how customer account data is defined, structured, governed, and leveraged across cross-functional teams and systems, ensuring consistency, trust, ease of understanding, and usability of data that fuels business operations, analytics, and AI-driven innovation. Key Responsibilities Lead the development and implementation of enterprise-wide customer account data standards, including definitions for critical data elements, taxonomies, and hierarchies. Define and operationalize data quality rules and governance frameworks across CRM, ERP, billing, support, and other enterprise systems. Partner with cross-functional teams (Marketing and Sales Ops, Services, Support, Customer Success, Finance, Product/Engineering, Legal, IT) to align on data standards and ensure consistent implementation. Drive the operationalization of data governance through metadata management, stewardship programs, and automated data quality monitoring. Serve as the subject matter expert on customer account data, advising on architecture, integration, and transformation strategies to enable business outcomes. Collaborate with compliance and governance teams to ensure adherence to data privacy and regulatory requirements. Maintain and evolve data lineage documentation to ensure transparency and traceability of customer account data. Champion data literacy, awareness and adoption of standards through training, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. Key Achievements (Expected Outcomes) Successfully unify and harmonize the prioritized critical customer account data and processes across CRM, ERP, and other enterprise systems to support a seamless lead-to-cash process. Establish a trusted foundation of AI-ready data that accelerates business decision-making and operational efficiency. Leverage AI technologies and tools to automate data quality monitoring, anomaly detection, and metadata enrichment. Enable connected customer experiences by ensuring consistent and accurate account data across all touchpoints. Deliver measurable improvements in data quality, usability, and trust across the organization. Qualifications 8-10+ years of experience in data strategy, governance, or enterprise data management, with a strong background in SaaS technology companies. Proven success in leading large-scale data conversions to unify and harmonize account data across CRM, ERP, and other enterprise systems. Deep expertise in customer account data and its role in enterprise systems and business processes. Strong understanding of data modeling, metadata management, and data quality frameworks. Experience with tools such as data catalogs, master data management, and BI tools. Excellent communication and influence skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts into business value. Bachelor's or master's degree in information systems, Business, or a related field and experience. Compensation Information The U.S. salary range for this position is $81500.00 - $142750.00. 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. Travel Requirements 10% 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.