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Data Governance Manager

Tential Solutions · Herndon, VA · Yesterday
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About the Role

We are seeking a Data Governance Manager to lead enterprise data governance initiatives, improve data quality, and support cross-functional data stewardship. This role partners with business and technology teams to establish governance standards, promote data literacy, and ensure trusted, well-managed data across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and maintain enterprise data governance policies and standards.
  • Drive data quality, metadata management, and data stewardship initiatives.
  • Maintain business glossaries, data lineage, and governance documentation.
  • Partner with business, engineering, analytics, and security teams to support governance initiatives.
  • Facilitate governance meetings, stakeholder communications, and training programs.
  • Promote data governance best practices and organizational adoption.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or Data Quality.
  • Strong knowledge of metadata management, master data management (MDM), data stewardship, and data governance frameworks.
  • Experience with governance platforms such as Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview, or similar tools.
  • Familiarity with Snowflake, AWS, and SQL concepts.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills.
  • CDMP or similar certification preferred.

Location: Remote (Eastern Time Preferred)
Employment Type: Full-time

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