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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Advisory Consultant, Data Governance/MDM - **Company:** phData, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Information Systems, Data Cleansing, Data Governance, Data Security, Metadata, Meta-Data Management, Presentation Programs, Talend, Collibra, SAP MDG, Data Management - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9f89a604-4e0d-47f8-a235-e46a4cd59362 ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience in data governance, metadata management, and MDM roles. * Hands-on experience with MDM tools (Semarchy, Profisee, Informatica, or equivalent). * Exposure to data quality tools and processes (Talend, Ataccama, or equivalent). * Strong communication skills: able to facilitate workshops, write clear business documentation, and present to mixed audiences. * Demonstrated ability to define and obtain alignment for definition, business rules and data quality controls. * Familiarity with governance operating models and stewardship practices. * Knowledge of privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and how governance practices support compliance * Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent work experience) * Willingness to travel up to 50% per month (10 of 20 business days) when required by our clients Preferred Skills * Experience leading or supporting data governance working groups or stewardship councils. * Knowledge of data access provisioning, integration patterns, or lineage capture. * Experience building adoption materials, training guides, or playbooks for governance programs. * Prior client-facing consulting experience. ## Description You'll play a key role in helping clients embed governance and stewardship into their daily work. This is a hands-on role focused on executing governance activities, supporting metadata cataloging, and applying practical data quality controls. Just as important, this person will act as a communicator and facilitator-helping form working groups, align business and technical teams, and coach client staff on how to take ownership as data stewards. Core Responsibilities * Support the design of tailored data governance programs, with recommendations on processes, team structure, decision rights and boundaries. * Design policies and controls for effective data governance execution. * Bring a modern perspective on the design and rollout of data governance. * Communicate governance concepts in clear business language; prepare presentations, training materials, and adoption guides. * Facilitate data governance working groups to drive alignment between business and technology stakeholders. * Execute metadata management activities such as cataloging, lineage capture, and stewardship workflows. * Partner with business teams to draft and maintain business rules, definitions, and data quality controls. * Apply data quality processes such as profiling, monitoring, and issue management, ensuring rules are practical and adopted. * Support the installation, configuration, rollout and adoption of governance/metadata tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Purview). * Coach client staff on data stewardship practices-showing them how to govern their data effectively and sustainably. * Provide input on access controls, privacy, and compliance with regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) * Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business owners to embed governance into daily workflows, platform pipelines, modeling practices, and observability. * Metadata Tools & Platform Enablement * Install and configure metadata/catalog tools in client environments. * Build and curate catalogs, including ingestion of technical metadata, business glossaries, and lineage. * Define user personas and design role-appropriate experiences (data stewards, data owners, analysts, engineers). * Tailor tool UX (workflows, dashboards, search optimization) to improve usability and adoption. ## Related Videos - [A Data Mesh needs Open Metadata](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/505-a-data-mesh-needs-open-metadata) - [The Data Mesh as the end of the Datalake as we know it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/156-the-data-mesh-as-the-end-of-the-datalake-as-we-know-it) - [Bringing Clarity to Event Streams: Enabling Analytics and AI Through Rich Metadata](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1616-bringing-clarity-to-event-streams-enabling-analytics-and-ai-through-rich-metadata) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Crafting Custom Frameworks with Rust: A Deep Dive into Procedural Macros](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/849-crafting-custom-frameworks-with-rust-a-deep-dive-into-procedural-macros) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) ## Related Articles - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Analyst Salary Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/277-data-analyst-salary-germany) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)