About Us

The vision of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing is to make mental wellbeing, including recovery from substance use challenges, a reality for everyone. Despite overwhelming need, nearly 30 million people across the U.S. do not have access to comprehensive, high-quality, affordable mental health and substance use care when they need it.

Founded in 1969, the National Council is a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of nearly 3,300 mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. We advocate for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services and support. We build the capacity of mental health and substance use treatment organizations. And we promote greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core component of comprehensive health and health care. Through our Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program, we have trained more than 3 million people in the U.S. to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.

The National Council is growing rapidly to meet this moment; both our budget ($77M) and passionate staff (250 ) have grown more than 50% since 2020. In addition, while we maintain office space in Washington, DC, we are a remote-first organization, meaning our employees work remotely from their locations across the United States.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and commit ourselves to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Position Summary

The Senior Director, Data Solutions Architect will lead the organization to adopt data strategies, practices, and architecture that will unlock the value that exists in our data. In addition, this position will provide leadership to Dynamics 365 developers. This breadth of responsibility makes this role pivotal for the organization. This position involves engaging with executive-level stakeholders, and both internal and external technical resources. Reporting directly to the VP of IT, the Senior Director, Data Solutions Architect is responsible to lead the way to a 360-degree view of our mission. Expertise in Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, Data Factory, Power BI, and SQL are important. The Data Solutions Architect will collaborate extensively with the solutions architect, CRM development team, and business intelligence analysts working outside of IT.

This is both a technical leader and people manager position with 4-5 direct reports. While this position can be done remotely from anywhere in the US, you must regularly accommodate our Washington, DC business hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM ET.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Collaborate with technical stakeholders to create and maintain data architecture that makes the just-the-right information available to the National Council team
• Collaborate with technical stakeholders to design, architect, and maintain data solutions for the CRM Dynamics platform, emphasizing scalability, performance, and reliability
• Establish and uphold data governance policies and procedures to ensure data quality, security, and compliance
• Review and approve all changes to data architecture and large-scale modifications to data elements
• Develop and maintain data models that align with business processes and support analytical requirements
• Document data architecture, design decisions, and data flows to foster knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Provide guidance to data visualization analysts across the organization to ensure accurate representation of data in dashboards or reports
• Lead technical projects to implement new systems and enhancements with proficiency in both technical and business domains
• Evaluate existing systems and architecture to recommend and implement solutions for improvement
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize data solutions to enhance efficiency and user experience
• Offer technical leadership and guidance to development teams on best practices for data architecture and design
• Manage engagements with consultants to introduce new capabilities, ensuring the internal team is equipped to support the technology
• Utilize agile processes to understand end-user requirements and create technical requirements and plans accordingly

Team Leadership

• Guide direct report(s) and other IT team members to grow their ability to contribute to the mission of National Council
• Participate in guiding the IT department as a member of IT senior leadership team
• Create a high performing culture by empowering others to do their best work and holding others and self to high levels of accountability

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience with data architecture, governance, and visualization
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, or equivalent experience
• 5 years of experience leading technical teams
• Deep understanding of CRM Dynamics architecture, data model, and customization capabilities.
• Strong proficiency in data modeling, database design, and SQL.
• Experience with data integration technologies and ETL processes.
• Familiarity with data governance principles and practices.
• Executive presence that leads to excellent communication and collaboration with senior leaders across the National Council
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Agile or Scrum experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customization and Configuration, or equivalent, are advantageous.
• Experience working in an association/non-profit industry