Data Governance Lead

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☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $130k - $216k / year

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Guidehouse

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2018

💰 Grant on 2023-02

Consulting • Digital Services • Public Sector

Guidehouse is a global consultancy offering advisory, digital, and managed services across commercial and public sectors. It is purpose-built to support industries such as national security, financial services, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure. Guidehouse collaborates with leaders to navigate complexity and drives transformational changes that impact the future. Their expertise spans data analytics, digital technologies, risk management, and more, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and innovation.

📋 Description

• The Data Governance Lead supports GH engagements by designing and delivering enterprise‑level data governance capabilities. • This role partners with clients and technical teams to ensure data is well‑governed, trusted, and ready to support analytics, AI, and operational platforms. • Lead data governance strategy, frameworks, and operating models across client engagements • Own governance domains including data quality, metadata, lineage, stewardship, and lifecycle management • Guide implementation and adoption of data catalogs and governance tooling • Partner with data engineering, analytics, and AI teams to embed governance into technical solutions • Support data privacy, compliance, and risk management requirements • Manage governance workstreams, deliverables, and client stakeholders • Contribute to proposals, solution shaping, and practice knowledge sharing • Mentor junior team members and support internal governance communities of practice

🎯 Requirements

• US Citizenship is required • Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST" • Bachelor's Degree is required • Minimum SEVEN (7) years' experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or related consulting roles • Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise data governance programs • Strong understanding of governance concepts (data quality, metadata, lineage, stewardship) • Experience working with modern data platforms and cloud environments • Strong client‑facing communication and stakeholder management skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance • 401(k) Retirement Plan • Basic Life & Supplemental Life • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability • Student Loan PayDown • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities • Skills Development & Certifications • Employee Referral Program • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program • Mobility Stipend