Data Governance Specialist

Data Governance Specialist

Job Level: Senior Manager

Job Location: Hybrid

Travel Expectations: 0%

Job Classification: Full-Time

Join Centric Consulting - A Culture You'll Love

At Centric Consulting, we've cultivated a unique approach to business. Our business is built on three fundamental principles: Enjoy the people you work with, have fun, and do great work. These principles define our consulting model and have crafted one of the most vibrant cultures in the consulting industry - celebrating individuals, collaboration, and lifelong friendships.

In this role, you will:

Client Engagement and Delivery

• Lead the creation of data governance architectures, ensuring alignment with customer business requirements and technical goals.
• Assess client data environments, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities to enable AI-driven innovation.
• Develop and implement data governance frameworks, policies, and processes to address business, compliance, and operational needs.
• Coordinate governance activities across data owner networks to ensure proper use of data and information.
• Implement governance processes and tools to foster effective communication between data consumers and data providers.

Practice Development

• Define strategic priorities for enterprise data and information governance methodologies and frameworks.
• Champion the use of data quality, certification, metadata, and reference data across engagements.
• Collaborate with internal practice leads to integrate data governance and AI readiness into broader organizational strategies.
• Contribute to the design and development of hybrid data governance models that support in-house, cloud, and mixed environments.

Business Development

• Partner with sales and business development teams to identify opportunities in data governance and AI readiness.
• Develop proposals, presentations, and statements of work tailored to client needs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, positioning the firm as a trusted advisor.

Billable Utilization

• Maintain high levels of billable utilization by delivering exceptional client services.
• Balance client delivery with internal responsibilities, including practice and business development.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of experience in professional services or consulting with a focus on data governance, data strategy, or AI readiness.
• Hands-on experience applying data governance disciplines across various data domains and industries.
• Proven ability to develop data retention policies, governance frameworks, and custom processes to address compliance needs.
• Familiarity with data governance tools such as Informatica, Ataccama, Alation, Collibra, or similar platforms.
• Strong executive presence, with the ability to engage effectively with C-suite and senior stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of data stewardship, data ownership, and data access rights.
• Expertise in applying master data management and hybrid governance models.
• Demonstrated history of championing the use of data quality, metadata, and reference data.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with a track record of working across

Total Rewards:

We proudly offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive and well-rounded benefits package for full-time employees that have been designed to nourish your well-being, such as health coverage, wellness programs, 401K company match, self-managed PTO, and other unique incentives that celebrate your accomplishments.

• Remote and Hybrid Work
• Time Off When You Need It
• Benefits That Flex
• Professional Development

While benefits eligibility may vary for roles that are not full-time, we provide unique opportunities for growth, skill development, and more. Regardless of your role, you'll be part of a collaborative environment where every team member contributes to our shared success.

Discover more about our benefits by exploring additional details here benefits.

Who We Are:

Founded in 1999 with a remote workforce, we combine the benefits of experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to create tailored solutions centered on what's best for businesses. Now numbering more than 1,400 employees in the U.S. and India, we're committed to solving clients' toughest problems and delivering on our mission of providing unmatched experiences.

Our purpose at Centric Consulting is to bringunmatched experiencesto clients and employees. These aren't just words we use - it's how we became a company and who we are today. Providing an unmatched experience means we approach each other as human beings and lead with empathy and humility. It means we work diligently to ensure we are a place where everyone can create a sense of belonging and feel respected for who they are.

What Makes Centric a Great Place to Work?

We know that creating and sustaining an authentically welcoming culture requires that we all play a part inpromotingdiversity, equity, and inclusion, from our business practice to how we show up for employees and communities. This is how we bringour mission and core valuesto life, working together to provide the highestqualityservices to our clients while allowing our employees to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the application or interview process.

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