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The A Player Data Collections Specialist is the following:

• Clear, concise and professional: The successful Data Collections Specialist interacts with building departments in a professional manner that reflects our core values at BuildFax.
• Relentless: This individual lives and breathes to collect building permit data. They persevere and do not take no for an answer. They are always pushing to acquire the highest quality data available.
• Resourceful negotiator: Passionately finds ways over, around or through barriers. Can think on their feet to overcome objections. Shows bias for action. A results-oriented "doer."
• Self-motivated: Arrives on time and feels a deep sense of personal satisfaction when the job is done. Gets a jump on priority tasks and consistently shows initiative.
• Relationship owner: The Data Collections Specialist takes ownership of each jurisdiction they are collecting data from. They have a personal interest in every step of the process and take pride in the quality of the outcome.
• Talented multi-tasker: This individual will maintain dozens of collection efforts simultaneously. They will prioritize tasks effectively and manage their time efficiently.
• Maintains Positive Attitude: This person keeps a smile on their face despite challenging interactions with building departments and is able to bounce back and focus on the next task.

The A Player Data Collections Specialist does the following:

• Collect building permit data: Contact building departments across the U.S. to obtain electronic copies of building permit data. Hone requests to be as concise as possible to facilitate a quick turnaround. Responsible for developing long-term relationships that allow data to be obtained in a reliable, cost-effective manner.
• Analyze building permit data: Conduct a preliminary audit of data to ensure that it meets specific quality requirements (electronic data covers the maximum number of years, includes all available fields and is in an optimal format). Address identified problems proactively.
• Practice exceptional organizational techniques: Record every pertinent piece of information using customer relationship management software. This includes details about email and phone interactions, as well as keeping track of contact information.
• Strategize about tactics: Brainstorm with coworkers to find solutions to overcome obstacles. Flexes their research and critical thinking muscles to find creative new approaches to get the job done.
• Continually improve: Identify steps in the process that could be improved. Share ideas with team members and management in a continuous effort to optimize our performance.
• Adept with technology: Able to successfully navigate office tools like our internal CRM (Honey), E-mail, Word, Excel; good internet searching and research skills; knowledgeable about various file formats.

The qualified candidate will have both the attitude and the experience to successfully fill this role, including:

• Cultural Fit
• Environment: Comfortable in a hard-working, fast paced, team environment with the ability to have fun and maintain professionalism with fellow employees (virtually).
• Commitment to Quality: Strong desire to meet and exceed expectations through attention to detail, technical knowledge, and willingness to provide assistance to other team members.

Other Qualifications

• Education: 4 years of a college degree or similar preferred
• Full-Time Employment: Ability to work as a full-time (40 hrs) employee
• Work Environment: Ability to work a hybrid schedule – 3 days WFH, 2 days in our Asheville, NC office

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In 2022, Verisk received Great Place to Work® Certification for our outstanding workplace culture for the sixth year in a row and second-time certification in the UK, Spain, and India. We’re also one of the 38 companies on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list and one of 18 companies on Spain’s Best Workplaces™ list.

For over fifty years and through innovation, interpretation, and professional insight, Verisk has replaced uncertainty with precision to unlock opportunities that deliver significant and demonstrable impact. From our historic roots in risk assessment, we’ve grown to provide analytic insights that help transform industries focused on some of the world’s most critical areas. Today, the insurance industry relies on Verisk to be, and to make the world, more productive, resilient, and sustainable.

Verisk works in collaboration with our customers and at the intersection of people, data, and advanced technologies. Through proprietary platformed analytics, advanced modeling, and interpretation, we deliver immediate and sustained value to our customers and through them, to the individuals and societies they serve, with greater speed, precision, and scale.

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Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient

Extreme Event Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.

Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance

Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement

Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.

Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the 7th consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce. Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.

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