Data Catalog Delivery Lead

Responsibilities

• Drive execution and operational delivery of the Enterprise Data Catalog in a consistent, scalable, and audit-ready manner
• Govern execution across the Data Catalog Team and align Product, Metadata Governance, and Operations
• Scale the Data Catalog to achieve targeted adoption, metadata coverage, and business usage outcomes
• Partner with Product Management, Metadata Governance, and Engagement teams to align design intent, delivery execution, and enterprise outcomes
• Own end-to-end delivery execution, ensuring design, development, and testing are aligned and production-ready
• Establish and reinforce design quality standards for scalability, governance, and usability
• Review and challenge design decisions for completeness, consistency, integration, and enterprise-scale reliability
• Apply product and design thinking to ensure solutions reflect user needs, personas, and intended outcomes
• Own the execution governance model for the Design & Delivery team
• Maintain audit-ready execution traceability from requirements through design, development, testing, and release
• Plan and coordinate release management, including change-freeze alignment, readiness validation, and deployment timing
• Review testing strategies and test cases for functionality, user experience, and enterprise standards
• Ensure delivery follows defined patterns and repeatable execution models
• Participate in agile ceremonies and ensure user story quality, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and Definition of Ready/Done adherence
• Drive Alation platform capability, including configuration, adoption, integration, and vendor engagement
• Represent Data Catalog delivery and align Product, Metadata Governance, and Data Safeguarding
• Resolve execution risks, requirement gaps, design inconsistencies, and cross-functional conflicts
• Support long-term scalability, audit expectations, AI readiness, and integration maturity
• Drive outcomes including catalog adoption, metadata quality improvement, onboarding velocity, and audit performance

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• 7+ years of experience implementing data governance frameworks, including data policies, standards, and controls
• Experience developing and/or implementing data governance policy and standards
• Experience working with IT and/or business segments on complex business process analysis and data governance needs
• Proven experience in data governance, data privacy, and data protection
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Alation required
• Experience with Alation workflow configuration, stewardship models, metadata ingestion, and platform integration processes
• Experience implementing and enforcing structured operating models, delivery patterns, or execution frameworks across teams
• Strong understanding of testing strategies, quality assurance processes, and release management practices
• Ability to challenge decisions, drive alignment, and resolve cross-functional conflicts
• Experience supporting audit, regulatory, or compliance-driven delivery environments, including documentation, controls, and evidence
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies across product, design, and engineering functions
• Familiarity with metadata integration, data lineage, and governance processes in modern data ecosystems
• Experience working with vendor platforms, including support, enhancements, and technical coordination
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with ability to influence execution discipline without direct authority
• Ability to identify operational gaps and drive continuous improvement
• Strategic ability to balance immediate delivery needs with long-term platform scalability and maturity

Demonstrates expertise in data governance frameworks, including policy implementation and compliance, while driving operational delivery and scalability of the Enterprise Data Catalog. Proficient in managing cross-functional teams and ensuring alignment across product, design, and engineering functions.

• Data Governance Frameworks
• Alation Platform Experience
• Testing Strategies and Quality Assurance
• Cross-Functional Team Coordination
• Audit and Compliance Delivery

• Data Governance
• Data Privacy
• Data Protection
• Metadata Integration
• Data Lineage
• Release Management
• Workflow Configuration
• Stewardship Models
• Execution Frameworks
• Quality Assurance Processes

• Strong Communication
• Leadership Skills
• Influencing Without Authority
• Conflict Resolution
• Continuous Improvement

• Bachelor's Degree

• Audit-Ready Execution
• Operational Delivery
• Scalability
• Metadata Governance
• Business Process Analysis

• Alation