Careers - Citizen Data

If you’re looking for a mission-driven job at the intersection of technology, social impact, and advocacy, look no further. Citizen is a remote company that offers progressive benefits like unlimited PTO, 16 weeks paid parental leave, and flexible work arrangements. All are welcome to apply.

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Open Roles

Junior Data Scientist

Citizen Data seeks a qualified Junior Data Scientist to assist in building and in generating insights from Citizen Data’s proprietary predictive models. The Junior Data Scientist will be a key member of the founding data team as it identifies trends, generates insights, delivers quantitative and visual analyses, and continuously improves its existing data infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a background in data analysis, social science, and statistical programming. In addition to building predictive statistical models, he or she will produce various data analysis outputs and interface with internal teams to make our insights and models actionable.

Citizen’s vision is one where the power of data is used to bring people together, strengthen democracy, and solve modern challenges. Citizen seeks a Junior Data Scientist who is just as passionate about this mission as the research itself, and will keep pushing the company forward to drive continuous results and impact.

Citizen is a remote company, and we are happy to consider candidates nationwide for this position.

Role responsibilities:

Perform statistical analysis and create predictive models on Citizen Data’s in-house national voter file
Ingest and clean incoming proprietary datasets
Assist the data team in building and maintaining data pipelines between databases, models, and visualizations
Convey results of experiments with basic, intuitive reports, visualizations and presentations (using software such as Excel, Tableau, Qlik charts, etc.)
Collaborate with the Citizen Data team to perform partner-facing data analysis tasks, including reporting and generating visualizations on statistical models, trends in first party datasets, survey results, and more
Support research and project tasks as needed to enhance the quality of data analyses
Support Citizen’s data team in the development of Citizen’s broader data strategy, infrastructure, and product roadmap
Collaborate with Citizen’s Account and Partner Success Managers to deliver products to and support Citizen clients

Job requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in social science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics, political science, or a related technical discipline; Master’s Degree a plus
3-5 years experience in a professional setting with conducting and applying research, social science, or data science; work with non-profits, political, and/or public policy organizations a plus but not required
Demonstrated experience developing predictive statistical models and interpreting the results
Experience developing Python programs in a professional, data-driven setting
Familiarity with a wide variety of data sources, including databases, public or private APIs and standard data formats
Experience working with voter and/or consumer files preferred
Familiarity Amazon Web Services a plus
A problem solver with great data intuition
Ability to be partner-facing with excellent writing and presentation skills and ability to help others understand implications of analyses
Works quickly and with excellent time management skills
Competency in the application of G-Suite
Demonstrated commitment to using data for the public interest

To Apply:

Please apply here.

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Senior Strategist–Political

Citizen seeks a seasoned and agile political operator to serve as its Senior Strategist, Political. You’re the right person for this role if you have extensive campaign and/or political strategy on either (or both) sides of the aisle, and are ready to use your skillset to support a new generation of inspiring leaders and solutions via causes (c4, c6, and PAC) and candidates.

In this role, you’ll work alongside Citizen leadership to develop a company framework and long-term strategy for Citizen’s political engagement. On an ongoing basis, you’ll identify and evaluate opportunities for Citizen to deploy its growing set of unique data, analytics, strategy, and messaging tools. You’ll also work closely with Citizen’s growth team to pursue and win these political opportunities.

Once we’ve engaged political partners, you’ll be responsible for helping them to build and execute upon data-driven political strategies leveraging Citizen’s in-house research and analytics capabilities including public opinion research, message testing, persuasion modeling and audience development.

Citizen is a rapidly-growing company. The ideal candidate for this position will be a utility player with a hunger to learn and evolve alongside our team, potentially expanding into broader responsibilities in the future.

Citizen is remote, and we are happy to consider talent nationwide for this position.

Role responsibilities:

Develop a framework and long-term strategy for Citizen political engagement
Carefully identify and evaluate Citizen political opportunities
Collaborate with Citizen’s growth team to acquire new political partners and clients
Build data-driven political strategies on behalf of Citizen partners
Leverage Citizen’s in-house data capabilities to support political partners
Cultivate, maintain, and strengthen relationships with Citizen political partners
Other duties as assigned

Job requirements:

7-10 years’ minimum experience in politics, campaigning, and/or issue advocacy
Leader with the ability to map out long-term strategies and identify opportunities
Demonstrated ability to successfully develop and execute data-driven campaigns
High-level understanding of basic campaign operations, including fundraising, targeted outreach, and research
Dedication to supporting a new generation of inspiring leaders and solutions in the form of pragmatic causes and candidates on either sides of the aisle
Excellent relationship, communication, and customer management skills
Ability to work collaboratively across Citizen’s functions, including leadership and growth
Business-minded and skilled at tying political opportunities to broader company objectives
Background knowledge of data, research, and/or tech spaces preferred
Entrepreneurial spirit and preference for a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Alignment with and commitment to Citizen’s mission

To apply:

Please apply here.

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Chief Revenue Officer

Citizen Data seeks an agile, visionary, and experienced growth executive to serve as its founding Chief Revenue Officer at a pivotal inflection expansion point. Reporting to our Chief Executive Officer, the CRO will be a member of the Citizen leadership team and will develop and execute upon a comprehensive, long-term, scalable growth and impact strategy for our mission-driven company.

This critical role requires a unique combination of innovative thinking, strong management skills, and financial expertise. The CRO will oversee all matters related to sales and revenue, marketing, business development, competitive analysis and account management. He or she will manage Citizen’s current growth capabilities — including account management and proposal generation — will be tasked with growing and scaling the team strategically moving forward with additional critical capabilities.

Citizen’s vision is one where the power of data is used to bring people together, strengthen democracy, and solve modern challenges. We’ll look to the CRO to identify the best opportunities for Citizen to pursue, then get us there.

The ideal candidate will have deep leadership experience in business strategy and the demonstrated ability to both conceptualize and execute upon long-term growth strategies. The CRO will work closely with the other members of Citizen’s executive team — CEO, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Operating Officer — to ensure that the vision for Citizen’s growth trajectory is aligned with the company’s mission-driven and operational goals.

Citizen is a remote company, and we are happy to consider candidates nationwide for this position.

Role responsibilities:

Serve as a key founding member of the Citizen executive team, aiding in the development of Citizen’s business strategies and culture while interfacing with key stakeholders including investors and board members
Evaluate and conceptualize a comprehensive growth strategy, then lead in its execution while building out new internal growth-related capabilities and continuously identifying new opportunities
Oversee and improve Citizen’s existing growth capabilities, which include but are not limited to account management and proposal generation
Develop systems and processes to track and generate sales and revenue reports and forecasts
Regularly lead competitive analyses
Collaborate with Citizen’s COO to ensure growth strategies are financially profitable and operationally viable
Manage and mentor all team members and managers within Citizen’s growth capability

Job requirements:

Deep, proven leadership experience in business strategy or growth in tech or data; start-up experience in social impact, CSR, non-profit issue advocacy, government affairs or politics preferred
Data-driven, analytical, and detail oriented
Demonstrated to be adept at sales and marketing
Demonstrated understanding of effective sales funnels and the capabilities needed to achieve them
Strong organizational and CRM skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills that bridge gaps and improve collaboration internally and externally
A motivating team builder with strong management skills and the ability to grow and develop A talent
Demonstrated alignment with Citizen’s ethos and mission

To Apply:

Please apply here.

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Chief Product Officer

Citizen Data seeks a visionary, entrepreneurial, and experienced tech executive to serve as its founding Chief Product Officer. Reporting to our Chief Executive Officer, the CPO will be a member of the Citizen leadership team and will develop and execute upon a comprehensive end-to-end product roadmap for the company while overseeing, monetizing, and continuously improving its existing data infrastructure.

This critical role requires a unique combination of creative thinking, strong management skills, and technical expertise. The CPO will oversee all matters related to product development, data science, and data analysis. He or she will manage Citizen’s data capabilities, including its current team of data scientists, analysts, and database managers, and will also be tasked with growing and scaling the department strategically moving forward with additional capabilities including product management, product marketing, UX/UI, and design.

Citizen’s vision is one where the power of data is used to bring people together, strengthen democracy, and solve modern challenges. The ideal candidate will have deep leadership experience in data technology and the demonstrated ability to both conceptualize and execute upon long-term product strategies. The CPO will work closely with the other members of Citizen’s executive team — CEO, Chief Revenue Office, and Chief Operating Officer — to ensure that the vision for Citizen’s products and services are aligned with the company’s broader business goals.

Citizen is a remote company, and we are happy to consider candidates nationwide for this position.

Responsibilities

Serve as a key founding member of the Citizen executive team, aiding in the development of Citizen’s business strategies and culture while interfacing with key stakeholders including investors and board members
Evaluate and conceptualize an innovative product roadmap, then lead in its execution while building out new product capabilities including product management, product marketing, UX/UI, and design
Oversee and improve Citizen’s existing data infrastructure and associated products and services, including but not limited to: voter data; audience development; predictive modeling; survey research; and more
Manage and mentor all team members and managers within Citizen’s product capability

Job requirements:

Deep, proven leadership experience in product development in tech or data; start-up experience in social impact, CSR, non-profit issue advocacy, government affairs or politics preferred
An insatiable drive towards continuous improvement and increased efficiencies that put Citizen’s partners first
Equal parts bold visionary and reliable executor, motivated by results
Strong management skills; empathy, transparency, and a demonstrated understanding of conscious culture
Business savvy with the ability to capitalize upon product opportunities
Acute attention to detail
Strong intra- and interpersonal relationship skills
Ability to present professionally and communicate complex concepts effectively
Creative, adaptive, and agile
Demonstrated alignment with Citizen’s ethos and mission

To Apply:

Please apply here.

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Cloud Manager

Citizen Data seeks a highly organized and entrepreneurial Cloud Manager to manage Citizen Data’s growing cloud database and infrastructure, aggregate and process big and disparate datasets, and optimize performance to ensure analytics are accurate and available on-demand.

The ideal candidate will have experience with cloud architecture or data engineering experience as well as strong data manipulation and data analysis skills. The Cloud Manager collaborates with Citizen Data Analysts and Scientists to help manage and organize Citizen’s databases and to prepare, clean, and generate insights from incoming and existing data.

The Cloud Manager will be an early, founding member of the Citizen data capability, and will be expected to contribute at a strategic level as much as a technical one.

Citizen is a remote company, and we are happy to consider candidates nationwide for this position.

Role responsibilities:

Ingest, organize and clean first-party, research, and external datasets
Oversee and grow Citizen’s database and AWS cloud infrastructure
Coordinate with Data Analysts and Scientists in weighting and preparation of proprietary research data for analysis, storage, modeling
Fielding internal and external data requests and questions
Perform various data science, analysis, and/or research tasks as needed

Job requirements:

4-6 experience in a data-related role, preferably in cloud database management or data cleansing and/or processing
Excellent communication and time management skills
Proficiency with data analysis packages in Python
Proficiency and experience with SQL
Experience with AWS or cloud computing services preferred
Experience with R a plus
Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau a plus
Familiarity with a wide variety of data sources, including databases, public or private APIs and standard data formats a plus
Experience working with voter and/or consumer data preferred
A problem solver with great data intuition
Extremely well-organized
Competency in the application of G-Suite
Demonstrated commitment to using data for the public interest

To Apply:

Please apply here.

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Project Manager

Citizen seeks an organized, strategic, and agile Project Manager to manage internal and external projects. The ideal candidate will have experience managing multiple large projects and priorities simultaneously, interfacing with partners, and leading internal teams — as well as a demonstrated motivation to bridge divides, drive social impact, and strengthen American democracy.

You’re the right person for this role if you pride yourself on being organized, efficient, detail oriented, and “on top of things.” As our Project Manager, you’ll manage projects from conception to execution — helping to build strategies, defining project roles, tracking progress, and evaluating success. In addition to leading teams internally and collaborating across all of our functions, we’ll look to you to interface with Citizen partners to ensure their needs are being met every step of the way. This will involve running partner meetings, helping answer questions, and managing relationships and expectations throughout the course of a project. As needs evolve and change over the course of a project, we’ll need you to remain adaptive and adjust your project management approaches accordingly.

As our Project Manager, you’ll be coming on board at a pivotal moment of expansion at Citizen. This is an excellent opportunity for go-getters to develop professionally quickly while defining our project management capability processes and best practices as we grow and scale.

Citizen is a remote company, and we are happy to consider candidates nationwide for this position.

Role responsibilities:

Manage internal teams on internal and external projects
Develop strategies to achieve project goals
Lead internal “kickoffs” to define roles and “after actions” to evaluate success at the completion of a project
Create assignments, systematically track progress, and resolve issues throughout the course of a project
Interface with partners and manage client relationships/expectations throughout the course of projects
Run check-in meetings and field partner questions
Work collaboratively across Citizen functions as needed to complete projects, including creating partner-facing materials, reviewing/proofreading, etc.
Work with Citizen Account Managers to identify business development opportunities that may emerge over the course of a project
Assist Citizen Chief Revenue Officer in conducting project P&Ls
Other duties as assigned

Role requirements:

Bachelor’s degree preferred
5-7 years’ minimum project management experience; experience in data & technology, social impact, and/or politics preferred
5-7 years’ experience interfacing with partners or other comparable partner services
Demonstrated knowledge of data and/or advocacy efforts
Proven ability to lead teams and work collaboratively with others
Excellent communication and time management skills
Detail-oriented
Superior writing and editing skills
Competency in the application of G-Suite and project management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, and/or Basecamp
Ability to learn quickly
Demonstrated motivation to bridge divides, drive social impact, and strengthen American democracy

To Apply:

Please apply here.

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Social Science Researcher

Citizen Data seeks a qualified and experienced Social Science Researcher to design and deploy randomized control trials and community-level intervention tests at scale. The Social Science Researcher will be a key member of the founding data team as it identifies trends, generates insights, delivers quantitative and visual analyses, and continuously improves its existing data infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a background in data analysis, social science, and quantitative research, as well as experience in a broad range of methodological and theoretical research approaches. In addition to developing experiments on behalf of Citizen partners, he or she will produce various data analysis outputs and interface with Citizen’s partners to field questions and translate data into strategic recommendations.

Citizen’s vision is one where the power of data is used to bring people together, strengthen democracy, and solve modern challenges. Citizen seeks a Social Science Researcher who is just as passionate about this mission as the research itself, and will keep pushing the company forward to drive continuous results and impact.

Citizen is a remote company, and we are happy to consider candidates nationwide for this position.

Role responsibilities:

Design and deploy RCTs and community-level interventions on behalf of Citizen partners
Convey results of experiments with basic, intuitive reports, visualizations and presentations (using softwares such as Excel, Tableau, Qlik charts, etc.)
Collaborate with Citizen Data Scientists to perform partner-facing data analytic tasks, including reporting and generating visualizations on statistical models, trends in first party datasets, survey results, and more
Perform supporting research and project tasks as needed to enhance the quality of data analyses
Interface with Citizen partners to field questions and help them understand data analyses
Support Citizen’s Chief Product Officer in the development of Citizen’s broader data strategy, infrastructure, and product roadmap
Collaborate with Citizen’s Account and Partner Success Managers to deliver products to and support Citizen clients

Job requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in social science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics, political science, or a related technical discipline; Master’s Degree a plus
5-10 years experience in a professional setting with conducting and applying research, social science, or data science; work with non-profits, political, and/or public policy organizations a plus but not required
Demonstrated experience designing RCTs and deploying intervention tests in communities
Demonstrated experience in formulating research questions, designing multiple studies, and seeing them through to completion.
Familiarity with a wide variety of data sources, including databases, public or private APIs and standard data formats
Experience working with voter and/or consumer files preferred
A problem solver with great data intuition
Ability to be partner-facing with excellent writing and presentation skills and ability to help others understand implications of analyses
Works quickly and with excellent time management skills
Competency in the application of G-Suite
Demonstrated commitment to using data for the public interest

To Apply:

Please apply here.

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Data Manager

Citizen Data seeks a highly organized and entrepreneurial Data Manager to manage Citizen Data’s growing cloud database and infrastructure, aggregate and process big and disparate datasets, and optimize performance to ensure analytics are accurate and available on-demand.

The ideal candidate will have experience with cloud architecture or data engineering experience as well as strong data manipulation and data analysis skills. The Data Manager collaborates with Citizen Data Analysts and Scientists to help manage and organize Citizen’s databases and to prepare, clean, and generate insights from incoming and existing data.

The Data Manager will be an early, founding member of the Citizen data capability, and will be expected to contribute at a strategic level as much as a technical one.

Citizen is a remote company, and we are happy to consider candidates nationwide for this position.

Role responsibilities:

Oversee and grow Citizen’s database and AWS cloud infrastructure
Ingest, organize and clean first-party, research, and external datasets
Coordinate with Data Analysts and Scientists in weighting and preparation of proprietary research data for analysis, storage, modeling
Fielding internal and external data requests and questions
Perform various data science, analysis, and/or research tasks as needed

Job requirements:

4-6 experience in a data-related role, preferably in database management or data cleansing and/or processing
Excellent communication and time management skills
Proficiency with data analysis packages in Python
Proficiency and experience with SQL
Experience with AWS or cloud computing services preferred
Experience with R a plus
Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau a plus
Familiarity with a wide variety of data sources, including databases, public or private APIs and standard data formats a plus
Experience working with voter and/or consumer data preferred
A problem solver with great data intuition
Extremely well-organized
Competency in the application of G-Suite
Demonstrated commitment to using data for the public interest

To Apply:

Please apply here.

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Growth Associate

Citizen seeks a highly motivated, organized, and entrepreneurial strategist to serve as its Growth Associate. You’re the right person for this role if you’re a creative problem solver with strong business instincts and skilled at relationship building. This is a great opportunity for an early career professional to get in on the ground floor of growing a democracy-focused enterprise at the intersection of data science, politics, advocacy, and marketing.

In this role, you’ll work alongside Citizen leadership and growth teams to tailor solutions for a growing market of non-profit and political organizations, drawing on Citizen’s data products and services. You’ll field customer requests and needs, and design, draft, and distribute proposals leaning on other internal teams as needed.

In addition to proposals, as our Growth Associate, you’ll be responsible for helping to position Citizen to meet its business goals. This includes supporting Citizen with developing high-level growth strategies, managing our internal sales CRM, systematically tracking opportunities, generating revenue forecasts, and analyzing the competitive landscape. As Citizen grows and expands, we’ll look to you to help us identify and develop new systems and processes that will make our capability even more effective and efficient.

Citizen is a remote company, and we are happy to consider candidates nationwide for this position.

Role responsibilities:

Design, draft, & deploy proposals in collaboration with the Citizen team
Interface and develop, cultivate, and manage relationships with current and potential Citizen partners
Manage Citizen’s sales CRM, systematically tracking opportunities, organizing partner contacts, and generating revenue reports
Develop competitive landscape analyses
Help identify and pursue new systems and processes to drive efficiencies
Support Citizen leadership and CRO with high-level growth strategies
Other duties as assigned

Job requirements:

3-5 years experience in business development, growth, account management, and/or strategic partnerships
Demonstrated understanding of Citizen market landscape
Sharp problem-solving skills and a quick learner
Excellent written communications
Keen attention to detail
Extremely well-organized
Background knowledge of data, research, and/or tech spaces preferred
Entrepreneurial spirit and preference for a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Alignment with and commitment to Citizen’s mission

To apply:

Please apply here.

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