IT Data Governance Project Manager @ Austin, TX

Information Technology Data Governance Project Manager

Data Governance Qualifications
- Prior work experience (at least 3 - 4 years) as a functional analyst in master data/data governance areas
- MUST have experience managing data governance projects (Informatica, Collibra, Alation, etc.) and coordinating integrations with other major applications such as SAP ECC / MDG, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Hadoop, Workday, etc.
- Experience in data governance and standards management and data governance framework therefore implement and follow industry standards and best practices in data governance and management

Project management Qualifications
- MUST have 3 - 4 years hands-on experience project managing IT projects in the data governance space, including minor enhancements, continuous improvement projects, and large projects
- Hands-on experience managing budgets ( especially large projects ), scope, timelines, project status reports, project deliverables (BRD, design doc, test plans, training, etc.), and technical resources
- Must be able to engage with the organization s formal SDLC Process teams and execute the related processes.
- Must demonstrate capability to proactively follow-up and drive project issues to closure
- Must have experience promoting changes to production and associated methodology
-MUST be organized, have self-initiative, results-driven and communicate well

Other Qualifications
- Must be able to communicate the implications of data changes and work alongside functional and IT teams to execute end to end implementations. Must be comfortable working in a matrix organization.
- Must be highly analytical: can breakdown issues, systemically think through an issue, and identify root cause
- Must be able to effectively understand business perspective, address their issues, and communicate well with business stakeholders
- Ability to learn quickly and must be a team player
- MUST be a self-starter and proactive, will work independently and manage deliverables
- MUST possess excellent verbal and written communication skills: active listener and have ability to clearly communicate ideas, presentations and project statuses to different groups within the company ( IT and business, executives, data councils, Steering Committees )
- MUST have excellent knowledge in using Microsoft products: Powerpoint, MS Projects, Excel, and Word

Strongly Preferred - Certified in CDMP, PMP, CMP, and/or Agile
- Have experience working with data governance tools such as Alation, Collibra and/or Informatica