Data Governance & Data Catalog Lead

Job Family

Data Science Consulting

Up to 10%

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

• Lead governance work streams and small delivery teams to design and implement data/AI governance programs that are actionable and sustainable.

• Own client relationships for your workstream by setting expectations, facilitating executive discussions, and driving alignment across business, IT, privacy, security, and legal stakeholders.

• Advise, present solution and governance alternatives analysis, implement, and operate new Collibra Data Catalog instance.

• Perform hands-on Collibra Data Catalog implementation support, to include leading prioritization of high-value features and work management scoping.

• Design and operationalize governance operating models including council structures, data stewardship models, decision escalation paths, and integrated controls across data, analytics, and AI.

• Define implementation roadmaps that connect strategy to execution, including sequencing, dependency management, change management, and measurable adoption outcomes.

• Establish AI governance and responsible AI guardrails such as model and use case inventory, risk management workflow, review boards, documentation standards, third-party oversight, and ongoing compliance reporting.

• Institute tactical and functional data governance operations and controls that assist in operationalizing program and product-level governance.

• Translate governance needs into scalable enablement including templates, playbooks, training, and communications that improve adoption and reduce operational friction.

• Contribute to growth and pursuits by supporting proposal development, scoping, staffing plans, and the creation of reusable assets and accelerators.

• Ability to travel as needed based on client and project needs

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD “PUBLIC TRUST”.

• Bachelor’s degree obtained.

• SEVEN (7) or more years of relevant experience with progressive responsibility, including workstream leadership and oversight of junior staff.

• Experience leading client work streams end-to-end, including planning, facilitation, issue resolution, and executive communications.

• Experience to configure, architect, advise, and perform hands‑on implementation of Collibra Data Catalog platform.

• Experience shaping roadmaps and operating models that connect governance to delivery, adoption, and measurable outcomes.

• Experience delivering consulting or client‑facing work, including workshops, written deliverables, and stakeholder management.

• Experience with AI governance concepts such as model risk considerations, transparency and documentation, monitoring, and responsible AI practices.

• Ability to travel as needed based on client and project needs

• Experience supporting governance programs in public sector, transportation, and/or other regulated environments.

• Demonstrated knowledge of data governance fundamentals, such as data stewardship, data lifecycle, metadata, data quality, privacy, and access controls.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics in clear, practical language and produce polished client‑ready outputs.

• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver high‑quality work products in a fast‑paced environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Information Systems, Public Policy, Business, Data/Computer Science, Engineering, or similar).

• Hands‑on experience with additional governance and privacy tooling such as Microsoft Purview, Alation, Informatica, One Trust, Immuta, Datadog, or similar platforms.

• Experience connecting Collibra with other platforms, to include Databricks (Unity Catalog), and onboarding new data assets to the data…