Data Strategy and Governance Manager

FormativGroup

Data Strategy and Governance Manager advising clients on data governance and analytics solutions for improved data strategy. Collaborates with teams to enhance data quality and cloud transformation.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudInformatica

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise clients on end-to-end solutions across data strategy, data management, and data quality.
Support business development, methodology development, team leadership, and delivery execution for data governance assessments and implementations.
Design and develop data governance technology solutions across data quality, data dictionaries, business glossaries, data standards, and data policies.
Define organizational design, governance processes, policies, roles, responsibilities, success metrics, and operating models for client data programs.
Build roadmaps covering technology, culture, governance, processes, skills, competencies, data quality, analytics, and data management maturity.
Lead and collaborate with data governance teams to create business cases, resource plans, implementation roadmaps, and enterprise data system assessments.
Assess current-state environments, identify client pain points and requirements, and help define a practical vision and strategy for becoming a data-driven organization.
Advise clients as a trusted partner and provide thought leadership on data governance, data management, cloud transformation, AI readiness, and related best practices.
Manage resources, budgets, project delivery, team development, training, mentoring, and performance assessment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-10 years of experience in data governance, data strategy, and data management consulting.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience building roadmaps for data, data management, data governance, data strategy, data quality, and analytics.
Understanding of data governance and data management tools such as Informatica, Collibra, Alation, DataHub, or similar platforms.
Experience designing data governance operating models, including governance organizations, roles and responsibilities, and success metrics.
Understanding of enterprise data concepts such as master data management, enterprise data warehouses, and MDM standards.
Experience with one or more compliance or regulatory areas, such as BCBS 239, CCPA, GDPR, data privacy, or security standards.
Certification or working understanding of DAMA / DMBOK principles for data management.
Experience implementing solutions for monitoring and visualizing metadata for data governance.
Experience developing data remediation and data management processes.
Strong leadership skills, including team building, hiring, mentoring, and developing talent in data governance.
Excellent communication, presentation, and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
Experience designing data governance programs that support AI, advanced analytics, and AI use-case design.
Knowledge of modern data platforms, including cloud-native architectures, data lakes, data mesh, and governance products such as Databricks and Microsoft Purview.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data GovernanceData ManagementData StrategyData QualityData RemediationMetadata MonitoringMaster Data ManagementEnterprise Data WarehousingCompliance StandardsData Analytics

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeam BuildingCommunicationPresentationMentoring

Certifications

DAMA / DMBOK Principles