Enterprise Data Governance Lead


BlueSky Resource Solutions
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Job Details
Skills
- data governance
- informatica
- MDM
Summary
This is a hybrid opportunity, 4-days onsite. Candidates MUST be local to the Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA or Overland Park, KS area. No C2C, OPT, or Visa consideration of any kind. No vendor support allowed.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Governance Analyst and/or Lead to design, implement, and operationalize enterprise-wide data governance practices. This role will be responsible for establishing governance frameworks, ensuring data quality and compliance, and driving adoption across business and technology teams.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in data governance frameworks, metadata management, data quality, and cataloging, regulatory alignment, along with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and embed governance into day-to-day data operations.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Data Governance
- Design, implement, and manage enterprise data governance frameworks, including data ownership, stewardship models, policies, standards, and escalation processes
- Establish governance structures across multiple business domains to ensure consistency and accountability
Data Domains & Critical Data Elements (CDEs)
- Partner with business stakeholders to define, document, and govern data domains and critical data elements (CDEs)
- Develop and maintain business glossaries and standardized definitions to ensure alignment across the organization
Metadata, Catalog & Lineage Management
- Lead the implementation and adoption of enterprise data catalogs, metadata management tools, and lineage solutions
- Ensure visibility into end-to-end data lineage across operational and analytical systems
- Drive user adoption and best practices for metadata and catalog usage
Data Quality & Controls
- Establish and monitor data quality rules, thresholds, and KPIs
- Implement data issue management workflows, including root cause analysis and remediation tracking
- Partner with data and analytics teams to improve data reliability for business and regulatory use cases
Regulatory, Risk & Compliance
- Align data governance practices with regulatory and risk frameworks (e.g., SOX, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, BCBS 239)
- Support audits, attestations, and documentation of data controls and governance processes
- Ensure compliance requirements are embedded into governance policies and workflows
Operationalization of Governance
- Embed governance into SDLC, Agile delivery processes, and data pipelines
- Ensure governance is practical, measurable, and integrated into daily workflows, not just policy-driven
Issue Management & Decision Support
- Manage data-related issues, conflicts, and prioritization through formal governance forums
- Provide clear recommendations and decision support to senior leadership
Executive Communication & Change Management
- Develop and deliver executive-level reporting, governance metrics, and policy documentation
- Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of governance practices across the organization
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related roles
- Proven experience implementing enterprise data governance frameworks
- Hands-on experience with data catalog, metadata, and lineage tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Informatica, etc.)
- Strong expertise in data quality management, controls, and issue remediation
- Experience supporting regulatory and compliance frameworks (SOX, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, BCBS 239)
- Solid understanding of modern data architectures (cloud data platforms, data lakes, ETL/ELT pipelines, BI tools)
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in highly regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare, insurance)
- Familiarity with data governance operating models and maturity frameworks
- Certifications in data management or governance (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK, CDMP)
- Experience driving enterprise-wide data governance adoption and transformation initiatives
- Dice Id: 91017554
- Position Id: 8950715
- Posted 5 hours ago
Company Info
About BlueSky Resource Solutions
At BlueSky we are passionate about people, technology and helping businesses succeed. Our expert team includes recruiters and customer and talent support specialists with over 100 years of combined telecom and technology experience. We focus on talent acquisition, placement and solutions for businesses from Fortune 500 to small and medium-sized companies.
Our Mission
To be the best talent acquisition partner for our valued clients offering unmatched service and delivery. We will achieve this through:
Growing the BlueSky brand throughout the tech community by expanding our local presence into diverse growing tech markets.
Hiring the best internal employees that align with our culture
Fostering genuine relationships with our clients
Continually learning the industry, the local markets and serving our candidates and clients better.
Our Values
At BlueSky Resources Solutions, our core values are based upon the tenets of trust, integrity and character. We value relationships above profits and believe that business grows best when built upon a foundation of relationship and trust. We will serve our customers and our talent partners with honesty and respect and have a policy of personal and professional accountability in all that we do. We are hard-working and reliable and take a solution-minded approach to every challenge.
Giving Back
We believe that each person has a responsibility to give of their time, talent and resources to one another. We are committed to giving a portion of all our revenue to people and organizations that are focused on serving those with the greatest needs. We give locally and globally and gladly work with customers and partners to multiply the impact we can make together.
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