Data Governance Lead

🔥 51 minutes ago

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $125 - $150 / hour

⏰ Full Time

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Trace3

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501 - 1000 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

💰 Private Equity Round on 2017-06

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Trace3 is an IT consulting organization specializing in AI, data, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions. Founded 20 years ago, the company focuses on empowering organizations to adapt to the evolving IT landscape by providing strategic consulting services and innovative solutions. Trace3 has a strong presence in the technology consulting space, with partnerships in areas such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud solutions, and security consulting. They aim to help businesses run, grow, and transform by leveraging cutting-edge technology to drive results in the data-driven economy. Trace3 is also involved in cloud migration, AI data readiness, and venture capital relations to offer a holistic technology consulting experience.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and lead the rollout of a pragmatic, scalable, and adaptable enterprise Data Governance Framework. • Develop supporting policy and standards architecture (e.g., data classification, metadata management, data access and usage policies). • Embed governance by design into data pipelines, platforms, and data product development. • Lead the creation, approval, and adoption of data policies in close collaboration with Legal, Privacy, Security, GRC, and the Data Team. • Ensure alignment of governance policies with regulatory and contractual requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, internal risk policies). • Develop control frameworks to assess compliance and maturity across data domains. • Establish enterprise-wide data quality standards, metrics, and processes for issue detection and remediation. • Empower domain-aligned data stewards and owners by providing guidance, training, and governance tools. • Champion accountability and ownership of key data elements across the organization. • Collaborate with business unit leaders, product managers, and engineers to operationalize governance policies across systems and workflows. • Drive adoption of governance principles across federated data teams through forums, working groups, and training. • Clearly articulate the business value and regulatory importance of data governance to technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Support change management initiatives to increase understanding, adoption, and integration of governance practices into daily operations. • Lead the Data Governance Council and Data Steward Forums to sustain engagement and drive accountability. • Recommend and support the implementation of data governance tooling (e.g., catalog, lineage, glossary, policy manager) in partnership with the Data Team. • Define and track KPIs to assess framework rollout progress, data quality trends, and policy adoption.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management Information Systems (MIS), Software Development, or a related technical field. • 5 to 8 years of experience in data governance or enterprise data management roles. • Deep expertise in designing and implementing data governance frameworks, policies, and standards. • Strong cross-functional leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to drive alignment across Legal, Privacy, Security, GRC, and Data teams. • Proven ability to communicate complex governance concepts to varied audiences and influence adoption. • Familiarity with data governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Informatica) and modern data platforms. • Must have big x or boutique consulting experience • Experience leading data governance initiatives in a federated or hub-and-spoke data organization. • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and AI governance standards. • DCAM, CDMP, or equivalent data governance certification is a plus.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match, 529 College Savings Plan, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability • Competitive Compensation • Training and development programs • Major offices stocked with snacks and beverages • Collaborative and cool culture • Work-life balance and generous paid time off