Senior Data Governance Consultant

Job Title:

Senior Data Governance Consultant

Location:

Newark, NJ 07102

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid

Employment Type:

Contract

Duration: 17.5 Months

Domain:
Data Governance | Enterprise Compliance

Pay Rate: $63.00/hr W2 | $76.00/hr C2C

Final date to receive applications:
September 25, 2026

Primary (Must-Have):

• Data Quality Rule Definition | Enterprise Data Catalog Setup

Secondary (Good to Have):

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Governance Consultant to ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and internal standards while supporting hybrid work delivery. Reporting to Data Governance Leadership, this role will solve critical data quality and protection challenges by coordinating cross-functional partners to strengthen data trust, asset classification, and ethical usage across strategic analytics initiatives.

• Define and enforce data quality rules across ingestion pipelines and data catalogues.
• Set up and manage enterprise data catalogues encompassing metadata, lineage, and asset classification.
• Recommend and implement data governance tools and platforms suited to the organization.
• Engage business users across units to co-design governance guardrails, policies, ownership, and stewardship models.
• Drive the data mastering strategy from ingestion through to consumption while ensuring seamless operational visibility.

• Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k)

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

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Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.