[Remote] Lead Metadata & Data Products Specialist - Remote, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Chica

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amtrak is a company that connects businesses and communities across the country, emphasizing safety and employee success. The Lead Data & AI Specialist will lead the design and operationalization of data and analytical assets, ensuring accuracy and compliance while mentoring specialists and coordinating cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of complex data and analytical assets—including datasets, models, metrics, and governance frameworks—that support enterprise decision-making
• Coordinate multi-team initiatives that apply data and insight frameworks to improve data quality, explainability, and value realization across domains
• Develop and refine repeatable standards and patterns for modeling, validation, documentation, and governance to ensure consistency and reliability
• Evaluate enterprise data and analytical processes, identify cross-cutting issues, and recommend enhancements that increase efficiency and trust
• Mentor and guide other specialists, fostering technical growth, collaboration, and alignment to established practices
• Partner with product, engineering, and governance leaders to align delivery of analytical and governance assets with business strategy and compliance objectives
• Represent the Data & AI Specialist discipline in enterprise working groups or cross-functional design sessions, ensuring quality and consistency of data and AI outputs
• Other duties as required or assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree preferred
• 6+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, AI, or governance disciplines with demonstrated leadership in framework development or cross-domain coordination
• Advanced knowledge of data and insight frameworks used to ensure consistency, quality, and explainability across analytics and AI
• Proven ability to lead complex analytical or governance initiatives spanning multiple domains
• Deep understanding of metadata, lineage, validation, and data stewardship principles
• Strong analytical, organizational, and diagnostic skills for assessing complex systems and identifying improvements
• Effective communicator capable of influencing technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring, coordination, and continuous improvement of data and analytical practices
• Experience establishing or refining data and insight standards, templates, or accelerators for enterprise use
• Familiarity with responsible AI, data ethics, or regulatory compliance in analytics
• Prior experience coordinating data or AI initiatives involving multiple product or engineering teams
• Experience leading agile or cross-functional data delivery teams

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision plans
• Health savings accounts
• Wellness programs
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401K retirement plan with employer match
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Back-up care
• Adoption assistance
• Surrogacy assistance
• Reimbursement of education expenses
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
• Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits
• Rail pass privileges
• Short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position
• Depending on an employees assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employees base salary

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