Data Strategy & Governance Consultant

You are a Data Strategy & Governance Consultant who executes the design and operationalization of enterprise data governance frameworks. You thrive on the hands-on work of building stewardship processes, authoring data policies, and configuring governance tooling so that data is trusted, well-managed, and ready for analytics and AI. You partner closely with business and technology stakeholders and turn governance concepts into working reality.

The Work:

• Execute data governance design - support the design and operationalization of governance frameworks covering data ownership, stewardship, data quality standards, metadata management, and policy enforcement.
• Operationalize governance models - work with business and technology stakeholders to turn data strategy into actionable governance operating models that enable trusted data for analytics and AI.
• Support governance structures - help establish governance councils, define data classification and access policies, and document standards and processes.
• Configure governance tooling - implement and drive adoption of cataloging, lineage, and data quality tooling (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview).
• Support compliance alignment - ensure governance work aligns with regulatory and privacy requirements and contributes to master data management efforts.

Travel may be required for this role, varying from 0 to 80% depending on business need and client requirements.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Processes, Cataloguing, Cloud Computing, Consulting, Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Processing, Data Quality, Documentation Standards, Ecosystems, Government Organizations, Leadership, Machine Tool, Master Data Management (MDM), Metadata, Microsoft Product Family, Policy Development, Privacy Regulations, Process Improvement, Professional Services, Quality Metrics, Revenue Growth, Stewardship, Technical Operations, Willing to Travel

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