Top Entry Level Data Management Jobs in Chicago, IL

Build and maintain research data infrastructure connecting laboratory instruments, analysis pipelines, LIMS, repositories, databases, and cloud platforms. Develop ingestion and data transformation pipelines, manage metadata and persistent identifiers, deploy Kubernetes-based services, maintain CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code, and integrate AI/ML tools for data discovery. The role also evaluates data-management technologies, trains research staff, and produces technical documentation and procedures.

Manages HR data, analytics, reporting, dashboards, pipelines, integrations, and automation. Supports compensation, performance management, workforce planning, HRIS maintenance, and employee listening initiatives. Builds data models and AI integrations, audits data integrity, develops actionable insights, and presents findings to HR and executive leadership. Requires strong compensation expertise, advanced Excel, HRIS and BI experience, scripting, data modeling, and handling confidential information.

Leads server-side tagging, marketing pixel, and CAPI implementations for clients. Responsibilities include architecture, QA, troubleshooting, UAT, implementation documentation, data quality support, stakeholder training, and coordination with client development teams. Serves as the technical advisor for Tealium, Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Google Tag Manager, and related tracking infrastructure. The role also manages client relationships, supports measurement strategy, and develops one to two direct reports.

Manage and mentor a data engineering team while leading Snowflake-based platform architecture, enterprise data integrations, governance, observability, and pipeline reliability. Partner with analysts, business leaders, product management, and engineering teams to improve trusted self-service data access. Establish engineering standards, modernize the data stack, optimize costs, and deliver an AI-ready data foundation supporting analytics, reporting, and future AI initiatives.