Data Governance Manager

Job Description

The consultant will work closely with the Director of Data Governance to operationalize strategy, ensuring critical business metrics are well-defined, accessible, and aligned with governance standards. The role will also support data quality initiatives and manage sensitive PII data in compliance with policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Director of Data Governance to deliver 

  practical Alation implementation plans

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• Lead hands-on configuration, server administration, and maintenance of Alation

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• Build and maintain an enterprise metrics catalog within Alation

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• Define and enforce data governance policies, standards, and workflows.
• Support data discovery, lineage, and stewardship processes.
• Ensure appropriate cataloging and governance of PII data.
• Support data quality initiatives, including defining rules and facilitating resolution.

• Maintain high-quality, complete metadata in the catalog.

• Serve as the subject matter expert on Alation best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 6 to 8 years in data governance, metadata management, or data management roles.

• Demonstrated, hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and administering Alation at scale.

• Proven experience building and maintaining a metrics catalog.

• Knowledge of PII data governance

   and data quality management.

• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK)

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• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information

Additional Details:

• Location: Remote for first year

• Work timing: Pacific Time i.e., 8:30 PM IST to 5:30 AM IST;

• Additional shift allowance can be expected

• Role: Client facing and since it involves communication with executive members, so communication needs to be excellent

Required Qualification Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Technology (B.E./B.Tech.)