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# Associate Program Manager for Data and GIS Governance

- **Company:** Stellar Professionals
- **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, ArcGIS (Software), Data Dictionary, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Retention, Information Lifecycle Management, Meta-Data Management, Metadata Standards, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Data Management, Data Generation
- **Published:** August 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/1b74c7a5-d56d-4607-b31f-ceb505ad6ae7

## About the Role

* Data Governance Frameworks: 8+ years of experience leading enterprise data governance programs within large public or private organizations.
 * Data Quality Remediation: 8+ years executing data quality enhancements, cleansing, and root-cause remediation strategies.
 * Data Lifecycle Management: 8+ years establishing data retention, archival, lineage, and compliance protocols across enterprise architectures.

Desired Qualifications

 * ArcGIS Platform: 5+ years of hands-on experience with Esri ArcGIS tools and geospatial data integration.
 * Safe Software FME: 5+ years of experience utilizing FME for spatial data transformation, ETL, and automated workflows.

## Description

* Data Governance & MDM Strategy: Drive VDOT's enterprise data governance framework, establishing accountability, data stewardship models, and master data management practices for mission-critical datasets.
 * Data Quality Remediation: Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex data quality issues across business units, technical teams, and subject matter experts.
 * Data Lifecycle & Metadata Management: Oversee full lifecycle management-from data creation and storage to archiving-while maturing metadata standards, data dictionaries, and classification systems.
 * Geospatial & GIS Governance: Provide strategic direction for geospatial governance, integrating ArcGIS platform capabilities and spatial data into enterprise business processes.
 * Cross-Functional Leadership: Facilitate working groups, communicate complex data governance policies to executive and technical leadership, and author organizational guidance and training materials.


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