Senior Contractor, Enterprise Data Process Improvement

About the role

Our client, a leading convenience retail and technology organization, is seeking a Senior Contractor, Enterprise Data Process Improvement to join its Enterprise Data team. This is a 12-month contract opportunity focused on assessing, redesigning, and implementing process improvements across enterprise data engineering, data platforms, architecture, governance, and related functions. The contractor will identify operational inefficiencies, streamline workflows, improve compliance and process adoption, reduce manual effort through automation, and establish measurable improvements across cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical background in enterprise data environments, proven process improvement experience, and the ability to translate complex operational challenges into practical, sustainable solutions.

Contract type and duration: Contract, 12 months (October 21, 2026 – October 21, 2027)

Work location: Irving, TX

Work arrangement: Onsite, 4+ days per week

Responsibilities

• Assess existing processes, stakeholders, dependencies, tools, and operational challenges across enterprise data workstreams
• Identify process inefficiencies, unclear ownership, manual handoffs, inconsistent standards, and opportunities to improve adoption
• Develop and prioritize an improvement backlog, identifying high-value initiatives and defining measurable success criteria
• Redesign workflows, operating procedures, governance reviews, decision-making processes, and cross-functional collaboration models
• Establish practical standards, roles, responsibilities, decision rights, escalation paths, service expectations, and operating rhythms
• Create and maintain process documentation, playbooks, templates, RACI models, decision logs, and action registers
• Identify opportunities to streamline or automate recurring manual tasks using approved enterprise tools
• Develop or coordinate workflows, forms, dashboards, notifications, evidence capture, and exception reporting
• Improve the accuracy and timeliness of management reporting related to decisions, ownership, risks, dependencies, overdue tasks, and milestones
• Collaborate with data engineering, platform, architecture, governance, PMO, and business teams to resolve priorities and dependencies
• Facilitate working sessions, pilot process improvements, gather feedback, and refine solutions before broader implementation
• Deliver practical training and communication to support adoption and transition ongoing ownership to internal teams

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise data or technology environments, including cross-functional process improvement or operating-model change
• Significant experience in data engineering, data platforms, data architecture, data products, or a closely related technical discipline
• Proven ability to translate technical delivery challenges into effective processes, controls, decision rights, and operating procedures
• Experience improving process adoption, compliance, and operational efficiency across distributed teams and complex organizations
• Experience with workflow automation, dashboards, reporting, metadata, data governance, data quality, architecture, or platform enablement
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, problem-solving, written communication, and executive communication skills
• Ability to influence without formal authority, work independently, and deliver measurable results within a defined contract engagement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in retail, consumer goods, supply chain, merchandising, store operations, or other large-scale operational environments
• Experience with hub-and-spoke, federated, data-product, or self-service analytics operating models
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, privacy, security, metadata, lineage, platform operations, or architecture review processes
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Jira, Smartsheet, or comparable workflow and reporting tools
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, Prosci, ADKAR, PMP, PgMP, or similar process improvement and change management methodologies
• Experience establishing measurable process improvement baselines, performance indicators, and continuous improvement practices
• Experience coordinating cross-functional pilots, developing training materials, and transitioning improved processes to internal teams

Skills

• Ability to evaluate complex processes, identify root causes, and prioritize improvements based on measurable business value
• Ability to simplify workflows, eliminate unnecessary steps, and develop sustainable operating procedures
• Ability to work effectively with data engineering, architecture, governance, PMO, and business stakeholders
• Ability to drive change without formal authority and establish clear accountability across teams
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex processes and recommendations to leadership
• Ability to work independently, pilot solutions, incorporate feedback, and deliver results within a defined contract period
• Ability to encourage adoption, improve compliance, and ensure new processes are consistently followed

Work Environment

Location: Irving, TX

Work arrangement: Onsite, four or more days per week onsite at the Irving office

Reports to the Director, Data Programs

Pay

The approximate pay rate for this position is between $36.00 and $52.00 per hour. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered