AI Data Analyst & Project Manager (Remote) - GovCIO
Govcio • United States
No Relocation
Posted: September 9, 2026
The AI Data Analyst & Project Manager supports CAIO's enterprise AI measurement, program management, and operational activities. The position will serve as a flexible resource supporting CAIO leadership and initiative leads across data, project management, reporting, and other priority AI functions. Data Analytics & Reporting
- Collect, organize, analyze, and validate data from multiple AI programs, products, platforms, and initiatives across VA.
- Develop and maintain standardized metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for AI adoption, utilization, performance, outcomes, and organizational impact.
- Develop dashboards, scorecards, reports, and visualizations that provide leadership with visibility into AI initiatives and performance.
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and areas requiring leadership attention.
- Partner with initiative owners to establish consistent metric definitions, reporting standards, methodologies, and data-collection processes.
- Evaluate data quality and identify gaps, inconsistencies, or limitations affecting reporting and decision-making.
- Translate complex data and technical findings into clear insights and recommendations for executive and non-technical audiences.
- Support ad hoc analysis and data requests associated with executive reporting, congressional inquiries, strategic planning, and other CAIO priorities.
Project & Program Management
- Provide project management support for priority CAIO initiatives, projects, and workstreams.
- Partner with CAIO leadership and initiative leads to develop project plans, milestones, deliverables, schedules, and measures of success.
- Track actions, decisions, dependencies, risks, issues, and deadlines across assigned initiatives.
- Coordinate activities and deliverables across technical, policy, governance, communications, data, and operational teams.
- Facilitate working sessions, project meetings, and stakeholder discussions and ensure decisions and action items are documented and followed through to completion.
- Identify project risks, barriers, and dependencies and proactively elevate issues requiring leadership attention.
- Develop and maintain project trackers, status reports, roadmaps, briefing materials, and other program-management artifacts.
- Support leadership with recurring portfolio and initiative status reporting.
CAIO Program & Operational Support
- Provide cross-functional support to CAIO leadership and staff on emerging AI priorities and initiatives.
- Support planning, research, coordination, documentation, and implementation activities for AI programs that may extend beyond the position's primary data responsibilities.
- Assist initiative leads with developing business requirements, implementation plans, measurement strategies, stakeholder engagement approaches, and other program needs.
- Coordinate across internal and external stakeholders to advance CAIO priorities and resolve outstanding actions.
- Support development and improvement of CAIO processes, workflows, governance structures, and operating procedures.
- Conduct research and analysis related to emerging AI technologies, policies, use cases, and federal requirements as needed.
- Support development of executive briefings, presentations, decision materials, and other leadership products.
- Adapt to evolving organizational priorities and provide analytical, project management, and operational support where needed across the CAIO portfolio.
Required Skills and Experience
- Experience performing data analysis, business intelligence, performance measurement, program analysis, or a related analytical function.
- Experience providing project or program management support for complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects, deliverables, dependencies, risks, action items, and deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to collect, clean, validate, analyze, and interpret data from multiple sources.
- Experience developing metrics, KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, or recurring performance reports.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical, analytical, or program information into clear recommendations and materials for leadership.
- Experience coordinating across technical, business, operational, and executive stakeholders.
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and shift between analytical, project management, and operational responsibilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and project management or collaboration tools.
- Experience with data visualization or business intelligence tools such as Power BI.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience supporting artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, digital transformation, or emerging technology programs.
- Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs or another federal government agency.
- Experience supporting enterprise-level programs or portfolios consisting of multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Experience with Power BI, SQL, Python, Tableau, or similar analytics and visualization tools.
- Experience developing measurement frameworks for technology adoption, product utilization, operational performance, or organizational outcomes.
- Familiarity with AI governance, responsible AI, AI adoption, or federal AI policy.
- Experience supporting senior executives and developing executive-level briefings, dashboards, reports, or decision materials.
- Experience establishing or improving project management, reporting, or operational processes.
- Familiarity with Agile, traditional project management, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
- PMP, CAPM, Agile, or other relevant project/program management certification.
- Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, Computer Science, or a related field.
If you are selected to move forward through the process, here’s what you can expect:
- During the Interview Process
- Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team Camera must be on A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview
During the Interview Process
- Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team
- Camera must be on
- A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview
During the Interview Process Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team Camera must be on A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview
- During the Hiring Process
- Enhanced Biometrics ID verification screening Background check, to include: Criminal history (past 7 years) Verification of your highest level of education Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application
During the Hiring Process
- Enhanced Biometrics ID verification screening
- Background check, to include:
- Criminal history (past 7 years) Verification of your highest level of education Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application
Background check, to include:
- Criminal history (past 7 years)
- Verification of your highest level of education
- Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application
At GovCIO, we consistently hear that meaningful work and a collaborative team environment are two of the top reasons our employees enjoy working here. In addition, our employees have access to a range of perks and benefits to support their personal and professional well-being, beyond the standard company offered health benefits, including:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Corporate Discounts
- Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
- Training, Education and Certification Assistance*
- Referral Bonus Program
- Internal Mobility Program
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible Work Environment