Job Title: Professional - Data Analyst V(Senior Data Governance Specialist)
Location: Houston Downtown TX
Working type: Hybrid; Monday-Thursday in person; Fridays remote
Duration: 12 months potential for extension potential
Job Description:
Senior Data Governance Specialist
Summary
The Senior Data Governance Specialist is responsible for establishing driving and maturing the enterprise data governance framework. This role ensures the organizations data is trustworthy compliant secure and aligned to business strategy. The Senior Specialist provides cross pillar leadership across metadata lineage DQ access governance policies MDM compliance and change management initiatives working with senior business partners technical teams Legal/Security and audit stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities:
Data Governance Strategy & Framework
Develop and maintain the enterprise DG strategy policies standards and processes.
Define and implement scalable operating models (centralized federated hybrid).
Lead DG KPI development maturity assessments and continuous improvement cycles.
Data Quality Management
Define enterprise DQ dimensions rules controls and remediation workflows.
Drive organization wide identification and governance of Critical Data Elements.
Oversee issue triage RCA and remediation with clear business/technical ownership.
Metadata Lineage & Catalog Management
Lead enterprise adoption of metadata standards and quality expectations.
Oversee Atlan catalog governance (domains glossary lineage personas/policies).
Partner with architecture and engineering to expand automated and governed manual lineage.
Data Ownership & Stewardship
Establish and operationalize Data Owner Steward Custodian roles and accountability models.
Lead the Data Governance Council and steward communities; ensure alignment on definitions usage and controls.
Policy Controls & Compliance
Ensure compliance with internal DG policies and external regulations (GDPR/CCPA/SOX/HIPAA depending on industry).
Partner with Legal Security and Compliance to define and maintain privacy access retention and risk controls.
Lead audit evidence collection and regulatory readiness for data related controls.
Master & Reference Data Governance
Drive governance for master data domains in partnership with MDM/architecture teams.
Oversee enterprise reference data lifecycle definitions and approved values.
Data Access & Security Governance
Define and govern classification schemes access policies and protection controls.
Work with Security/IT on RBAC entitlement reviews and data protection validation.
Technology & Tools Enablement
Evaluate and implement DG technology stack: Atlan Monte Carlo MDM tools workflow automation ITSM integrations.
Lead Atlan/MC enablement ensuring enterprise adoption of metadata lineage DQ and certification workflows.
Integrate metadata/QoS signals into BI dashboards; champion automation via APIs.
Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management
Serve as a primary ambassador for DG translating technical governance concepts into business impact.
Lead education sessions awareness campaigns onboarding for DG roles.
Influence senior stakeholders and drive organization wide adoption.
Skills & Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Management MIS or related field.
10 years relevant experience in data governance data management analytics engineering or data quality.
Deep expertise in metadata master data data quality lineage and regulatory compliance.
Hands on experience with Atlan and Monte Carlo or comparable platforms is strongly preferred.
Strong SQL BI background with experience in integrating catalog/observability data into dashboards.
Proven stakeholder leadership with ability to influence senior leaders across business engineering Legal Security and Compliance.
Excellent communication and ability to simplify complex data concepts.
Job Title: Professional - Data Analyst V(Senior Data Governance Specialist) Location: Houston Downtown TX Working type: Hybrid; Monday-Thursday in person; Fridays remote Duration: 12 months potential for extension potential Job Description: Senior Data Governance Specialist Summary The Seni...
Job Title: Professional - Data Analyst V(Senior Data Governance Specialist)
Location: Houston Downtown TX
Working type: Hybrid; Monday-Thursday in person; Fridays remote
Duration: 12 months potential for extension potential
Job Description:
Senior Data Governance Specialist
Summary
The Senior Data Governance Specialist is responsible for establishing driving and maturing the enterprise data governance framework. This role ensures the organizations data is trustworthy compliant secure and aligned to business strategy. The Senior Specialist provides cross pillar leadership across metadata lineage DQ access governance policies MDM compliance and change management initiatives working with senior business partners technical teams Legal/Security and audit stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities:
Data Governance Strategy & Framework
Develop and maintain the enterprise DG strategy policies standards and processes.
Define and implement scalable operating models (centralized federated hybrid).
Lead DG KPI development maturity assessments and continuous improvement cycles.
Data Quality Management
Define enterprise DQ dimensions rules controls and remediation workflows.
Drive organization wide identification and governance of Critical Data Elements.
Oversee issue triage RCA and remediation with clear business/technical ownership.
Metadata Lineage & Catalog Management
Lead enterprise adoption of metadata standards and quality expectations.
Oversee Atlan catalog governance (domains glossary lineage personas/policies).
Partner with architecture and engineering to expand automated and governed manual lineage.
Data Ownership & Stewardship
Establish and operationalize Data Owner Steward Custodian roles and accountability models.
Lead the Data Governance Council and steward communities; ensure alignment on definitions usage and controls.
Policy Controls & Compliance
Ensure compliance with internal DG policies and external regulations (GDPR/CCPA/SOX/HIPAA depending on industry).
Partner with Legal Security and Compliance to define and maintain privacy access retention and risk controls.
Lead audit evidence collection and regulatory readiness for data related controls.
Master & Reference Data Governance
Drive governance for master data domains in partnership with MDM/architecture teams.
Oversee enterprise reference data lifecycle definitions and approved values.
Data Access & Security Governance
Define and govern classification schemes access policies and protection controls.
Work with Security/IT on RBAC entitlement reviews and data protection validation.
Technology & Tools Enablement
Evaluate and implement DG technology stack: Atlan Monte Carlo MDM tools workflow automation ITSM integrations.
Lead Atlan/MC enablement ensuring enterprise adoption of metadata lineage DQ and certification workflows.
Integrate metadata/QoS signals into BI dashboards; champion automation via APIs.
Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management
Serve as a primary ambassador for DG translating technical governance concepts into business impact.
Lead education sessions awareness campaigns onboarding for DG roles.
Influence senior stakeholders and drive organization wide adoption.
Skills & Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Management MIS or related field.
10 years relevant experience in data governance data management analytics engineering or data quality.
Deep expertise in metadata master data data quality lineage and regulatory compliance.
Hands on experience with Atlan and Monte Carlo or comparable platforms is strongly preferred.
Strong SQL BI background with experience in integrating catalog/observability data into dashboards.
Proven stakeholder leadership with ability to influence senior leaders across business engineering Legal Security and Compliance.
Excellent communication and ability to simplify complex data concepts.
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