Senior Consultant, Data Governance

Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant, Data Governance, you will work with data teams in the formation and execution of data governance framework, policy, and standards. This role will help develop and implement data governance principles within various business areas of our client organizations in order to establish a unified, holistic approach to data governance and, ultimately, drive a high level of data quality throughout the organization. Keys to success in this role are the ability to build strong partnerships with business and IT stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have professional data governance experience, strong business acumen, and will be able to leverage these competencies to provide stewardship and oversight of critical data assets.

As of April 2025, Hakkoda has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated in the IBM organization. Your recruitment process will be managed by IBM. IBM will be the hiring entity

This role can be performed from anywhere in the US

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

We are looking for people with experience designing and building enterprise data strategies for implementation, integration and usage of data.

The successful candidate will have experience interacting with business and IT stakeholders to advance an organization's thinking of data governance concepts, and the ability to explain the benefits of data governance policies and procedures within the context of the business needs.

7+ years of relevant data governance or data management experience (operating model, master data, metadata, data quality, data modeling and data standards).

5+ years experience leading the development of enterprise data governance.

Experience developing recommendations to improve accountability, quality, and adherence to data policies, standards and quality improvement efforts.

Experience in driving solution design and execution of data governance efforts that span across business lines, technology, and platforms to address enterprise data needs Experience performing data audits, identifying data collection issues, suggesting improvements and implementing fixes

Understanding and proficiency with structured, semi-structured and unstructured data sources, to include at least intermediate SQL proficiency

Experience defining and implementing data management frameworks that align with overall business and technology strategies

Experience with, and substantial understanding of, data governance and data quality tools such as Collibra, Atlan, Alation, IBM watsonx.data intelligence, etc

Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment

Ability to create required artifacts and deliverables for workshops, interactive sessions and client acceptance

Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills

Preferred technical and professional experience

Data Governance Process Design: Experience with designing and implementing data governance and data management processes, including data quality and metadata management.

Stakeholder Analysis and Communication: Experience in conducting stakeholder analysis, developing communication plans, and executing communications to support data governance initiatives.

Data Quality Rule Implementation: Experience working with technical resources to implement data quality rules and automate monitoring and reporting.

Data Governance Technology Expertise: Experience with data governance technologies for data quality and metadata management, including issue tracking processes, to support the design and implementation of data governance processes.

Advanced Metadata Management: Experience creating and implementing complex metadata management repositories to capture business and data quality rules, enabling effective data quality reporting and dashboarding.

Technical Collaboration: Experience working with technical resources to implement data quality rules and automate monitoring and reporting, ensuring seamless integration of data governance processes with existing systems.

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.