Data Governance Manager
Tential Solutions · Herndon, VA · Yesterday
EngineeringContract
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