Senior Manager, Security Data Science

About the role

The Senior Manager of Security Data Science at MTA HQ's Office of Security will oversee the collection and management of highly sensitive police and security data, information, and intelligence from all MTA Police and Security operating departments.

Responsibilities

• Managing the creation of data structures and developing code to collect, combine, and transform Security datasets for business needs.

• Leading data structure design and implement quality controls to ensure output data is valid, accurate, and user-friendly.

• Collaborating with internal and external police and/or security data leads to address data quality problems.

• Enhancing quality and usability of legacy datasets and systems that may be lacking in compatibility or common field types.

• Acting as the internal expert for the Security data science team and supervising more junior staff members.

• Managing internal systems, tools, and processes to record and track MTA security incident data to identify trends and patterns.

• Working with agency security staff to ensure data integrity and improving data collection and presentation.

• Collaborating with the MTA agencies, MTA Police Department, New York Police Department, Federal and local law enforcement agencies' data teams to gather, present, and share security data for purposes of crime prevention and counter-terrorism.

• Collaborating with Security & Police departments to identify reporting needs, develop appropriate processes to achieve them, and deliver associated tasks.

• Independently defining project requirements and problems as action plans that can be assigned across the team to ensure workload balancing.

• Overseeing and ensuring project processes and outputs are properly documented for continuity and presentation to Senior Security Management.

• Selecting, developing, overseeing, and motivating personnel within the department.

• Providing career development for subordinates.

• Providing prompt and effective coaching and counseling.

• Responsible for discipline/termination of employees when necessary.

• Reviewing performance of staff.

• Creating a professional environment that respects individual differences and enables all employees to develop and contribute to their full potential.

Qualifications

• Proficiency & subject matter expert in data management, including knowledge of statistics, conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and applying empirical research methods and procedures such as sampling and surveying techniques, as well as analytical skills.

• Experienced in developing and analyzing algorithms, dashboards, and/or predictive models to support security and/or policing functions and investigative methodologies.

• Experience in meeting deadlines for submitting analysis reports that contain recommendations, strategy implementations, and statistical findings aimed at an executive audience.

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills, as well as the ability to think strategically and at a policy level.

• Proven ability to effectively communicate and perform in a high-profile, high-pressure environment, both in writing and verbally, and interacting well with all levels of the organization as well as external agencies such as the Governor’s Office for New York State, New York City government, public officials, and staff at federal or state agencies or authorities.

• Strong supervisory skills to effectively direct professional staff and technical employees in implementing the short- and long-term goals and direction for their areas of responsibility, e.g., monitoring staff's daily performance and project progress.

• Experience in managing and leading team-based projects, completing both short-term and long-term initiatives efficiently and effectively.

• Experience in documenting processes and quality checks.

• Demonstrated proficiency with data processing, statistical software and management support tools, including Microsoft Office Suite or comparable applications, advanced Excel analysis, and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

• Strong skills in leading database designs and management with the ability to read code and interpret data.

• Familiarity with transportation systems and planning theory & practice, particularly the MTA subway, bus and railroad networks.

• Experience in supervising staff performing analytical duties.

• Experience with data exploration/data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, Web Focus, etc.

• Experience with GIS mapping of data or equivalent geospatial application.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in data information and analysis or performing statistical analysis and research, analyzing data, developing recommendations, implementing strategies, and preparing reports.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in building datasets, automating tasks through scripts, writing database queries, and debugging/maintaining code.

• A minimum of 4 years of programming experience for data analytics, most preferably in Python & SQL, but other languages such as R and Java are valuable.

• A minimum of 2 years of supervisory/leadership experience.

Skills

• Proficiency in SQL and Python
• Ability to lead and provide training to subordinates within these skills and abilities
• Experience in developing and analyzing algorithms, dashboards, and/or predictive models to support security and/or policing functions and investigative methodologies
• Experience in meeting deadlines for submitting analysis reports that contain recommendations, strategy implementations, and statistical findings aimed at an executive audience
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills, as well as the ability to think strategically and at a policy level
• Proven ability to effectively communicate and perform in a high-profile, high-pressure environment, both in writing and verbally, and interacting well with all levels of the organization as well as external agencies such as the Governor’s Office for New York State, New York City government, public officials, and staff at federal or state agencies or authorities
• Strong supervisory skills to effectively direct professional staff and technical employees in implementing the short- and long-term goals and direction for their areas of responsibility, e.g., monitoring staff's daily performance and project progress
• Experience in managing and leading team-based projects, completing both short-term and long-term initiatives efficiently and effectively
• Experience in documenting processes and quality checks
• Demonstrated proficiency with data processing, statistical software and management support tools, including Microsoft Office Suite or comparable applications, advanced Excel analysis, and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
• Strong skills in leading database designs and management with the ability to read code and interpret data
• Familiarity with transportation systems and planning theory & practice, particularly the MTA subway, bus and railroad networks
• Experience in supervising staff performing analytical duties
• Experience with data exploration/data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, Web Focus, etc.
• Experience with GIS mapping of data or equivalent geospatial application

Benefits

Open until filled

Pay

$110,233 - $124,012

Schedule

8:00 AM- 4:30 PM (7.5 hours/day) or as required