Data Strategy & Governance Manager - Utilities

About the role

We Are: Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 790,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data governance design — design and operationalize governance frameworks spanning data ownership, stewardship, data quality standards, metadata management, and policy enforcement.
• Translate strategy into operating models — partner with business and technology stakeholders to convert data strategy into actionable, adoptable governance operating models that enable trusted, well-managed data for analytics and AI.
• Establish governance structures — stand up governance councils, define data classification and access policies, and embed decision rights and accountability across the organization.
• Drive governance tooling adoption — select and roll out cataloging, lineage, and data quality tooling (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview) and drive real adoption, not shelfware.
• Ensure regulatory and privacy alignment — make certain governance frameworks meet regulatory, privacy, and compliance requirements relevant to the client’s industry.
• Manage delivery and stakeholders — lead governance workstreams, manage cross-functional teams, and maintain trusted relationships with data owners, stewards, and leadership.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in data management, data governance, or a data strategy role.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience designing and operationalizing data governance frameworks and operating models (stewardship, ownership, data quality, metadata management).
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with data cataloging and lineage tooling (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview).
• Minimum of 5 years of high-value consulting experience or equivalent internal experience leading workstreams and meeting deadlines.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with regulatory and privacy compliance requirements in an enterprise data context.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience serving utilities clients (electric, gas, or water) or in a utilities finance, controllership, or regulatory function.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience).

Qualifications

• If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.

Skills

• Strong understanding of data governance principles and best practices.
• Experience in implementing data governance frameworks and operating models.
• Hands-on experience with data cataloging and lineage tooling.
• Ability to work effectively with business and technology stakeholders.
• Experience with regulatory and privacy compliance requirements.
• Experience with utilities clients or finance, controllership, or regulatory functions.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Annual Salary Range: $94,400 to $293,800

Schedule

Travel may be required for this role, varying from 0 to 80% depending on business need and client requirements.