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
Company Overview
Amtrak is a provider of intercity passenger rail services across the country, connecting major cities and regions. It was founded in 1971, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.amtrak.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Amtrak has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 12 in 2026, 57 in 2025, 40 in 2024, 50 in 2023, 52 in 2022, 42 in 2021, 34 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.