Senior Consultant - Data Strategy & Governance (1353)

What youll be doing

We are looking for an experienced Sr Consultant who can specialise in business and technology transformation technology strategy and data governance. You will be flexible and willing to use a broad set of consulting capabilities with a key focus in helping clients unlock the value of their data through your knowledge of data management governance and data quality best practices. This role will focus on driving meaningful business engagement and strategic alignment across senior leadership. As a bridge between business and technical teams you will play a critical role in shaping our clients data governance vision influencing data strategy and embedding governance principles into business processes across their organisation. With a willingness to stretch into various client engagements across business and technology transformation.

Lead Strategy Engagements: Collaborate with client stakeholders to define data-driven business strategies articulate data management or technology roadmaps conduct data maturity assessments and align technology and data capabilities with business objectives.
Develop and Implement Data Governance Frameworks: Design and deliver governance structures policies and procedures that promote data quality compliance and accountability.
Define and Embed Data Roles: Lead the establishment and operationalisation of data roles including data stewardship ownership and custodianship.
Architect Enterprise Data Solutions: Guide the design of scalable resilient and future-ready data architecture that supports integration analytics and governance requirements.
Ensure Compliance: Assist clients in understanding their data and privacy compliance obligations. Helping them to establish appropriate governance controls and monitoring.
Data Modelling Expertise: Develop and review high-quality conceptual and logical data models to support business process design and technology enablement. An assist in the development of data glossaries metadata catalogues and data lineage.
Define KPIs dashboards: Work with clients to establish and define KPIs through all levels of their organisation and wireframe dashboards that ensure visibility and accountability.
Client Engagement and Thought Leadership: Facilitate workshops author deliverables and present recommendations to senior stakeholders. Contribute to practice development through knowledge sharing and mentoring.
Project Oversight: Manage and deliver client projects on time and within scope ensuring high standards of delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.
Partner with senior stakeholders: Work with a diverse set of stakeholders including data owners and executives to define and enforce data standards data ownership and stewardship responsibilities.

Working Conditions:
Employment Type Permanent Full Time / Contractual
Work Arrangement Onsite
Office Location Preferably Brisbane but open to Sydney
Travel Opportunities Occasional Interstate business travel

What will make you successful in this role
Proven experience in data governance data management or enterprise data strategy roles.
Demonstrated success in driving strategic data governance initiatives across complex organisations.
Strong business acumen and the ability to perform strategic analysis aligned with corporate objectives.
Excellent stakeholder management and experience working with senior executives and cross-functional teams with the ability to influence and advise senior executives.
Experience with modern data platforms and technologies (e.g. cloud data ecosystems data catalogues MDM lineage tools).
Strong understanding of metadata management data stewardship data quality principles and data lifecycle management.
Experience with regulatory compliance and enterprise risk and data frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK GDPR CCPA HIPAA APP Privacy Act).

Preferred Qualifications:
Exceptional communication facilitation and presentation skills.
Tertiary qualifications in Information Management Business or a related field.
Certifications in data management or architecture (e.g. DCAM DAMA-DMBOK CDMP TOGAF AWS/Azure Data Certifications).
Experience across diverse industry sectors such as government finance health or utilities.
Experience with data governance tools (e.g. Collibra Informatica Alation) is highly desirable.
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to data (e.g. APRA CPS 234 GDPR).
Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g. Snowflake Databricks AWS Azure) but not essential

Why is this an exciting opportunity

Atturra is one of the fastest growing ASX-listed advisory and IT solutions companies in Australia giving you a strong foundation to fulfil your career ambitions.

We currently have 1100 professionals working across Australia New Zealand Singapore and Hong Kong who are using innovation to lead the way.

The Advisory & Consulting arm of Atturra prides itself on delivering unique impactful and lasting client-centric solutions across Government Defence National Security Emergency Management and the Resource sectors. We achieve this through a tailored approach that addresses the core of each challenge providing practical advice that drives positive outcomes and enduring results.

This is your chance to make an impact. Come and join our talented and creative team of change makers to redefine the future through technology.

What our people say:
We are working towards a very bright future.
Its a company with vision and a promising future.

Why youll love working here

Culture of possibility
At Atturra we embrace innovation within our teams fostering an environment of possibility and growth. We believe in creating a supportive and welcoming culture where everyone is encouraged to achieve success through collaboration continuous learning and smart work practices.

A strong set of company values
Our culture is reflected by our employees who demonstrate camaraderie innovation dedication respect and excellence in everything they do. These traits have become integral to the way we do business and are the values we strive for.

Valuable employee benefits
Employee benefits recognition and wellbeing platform
Career growth via succession planning internal promotions and mentorship opportunities
Ongoing investment in professional development through industry and technology certifications and study assistance
Mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program
Support for family and caring responsibilities including paid parental leave
Employee referral program with monetary incentives offered

Commitment to supporting Australias veterans
Atturra is proud to be recognised as a Veteran Friendly Employer by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Employment Commitment (VEC) and is committed to supporting Australias veteran community. We aim to enhance the employment experience for veterans by improving recruitment support retention and leadership opportunities to ensure they have a meaningful and impactful career with us.

What our people say:
Atturra has a great working environment and management are very supportive of their staff. We celebrate success and have fun while working hard.

How to apply

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This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all responsibilities key accountabilities and skills of persons so classified. Management reserves the right to add or change the job and relevant percentage of accountabilities as required in its sole discretion.