Job Description
Job Title: Program Manager (Data and GIS Governance)
Location: Richmond VA
Duration: 9+months
Type: Contract
Job Description:
This position drives the strategy, coordination, and execution of data governance, GIS governance, and master data management activities as a part of the Business Integrated Solutions Division (BISD) Data Program
Position Overview
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Required:
Location: Richmond VA
Duration: 9+months
Type: Contract
Job Description:
This position drives the strategy, coordination, and execution of data governance, GIS governance, and master data management activities as a part of the Business Integrated Solutions Division (BISD) Data Program
Position Overview
- The Associate Program Manager for Data and GIS Governance plays a critical role within client's enterprise data management initiatives.
- This position drives the strategy, coordination, and execution of data governance, GIS governance, and master data management activities across a large, complex organization.
- The Associate Program Manager ensures client's data assets are high-quality, well managed, properly stewarded, and leveraged effectively to support enterprise decision-making, operational efficiency, and long-term digital transformation goals.
- Candidates must demonstrate seasoned expertise in enterprise data programs, data lifecycle management, and remediation of data quality challenges within similarly sized public or private organizations.
- Proficiency with the ArcGIS platform and related tools is essential for supporting client's geospatial data ecosystem.
- This long term engagement requires three onsite days per week at 1401East Broad Street, Richmond, VA.
- Contractors are responsible for securing parking through client's Parking Management Office or independently.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in client's enterprise data governance framework, ensuring consistency, accountability, and effective data stewardship.
- Oversee master data management efforts supporting mission critical datasets.
- Champion data lifecycle best practices — from creation and storage to archival — ensuring alignment with regulatory, operational, and security requirements.
- Manage and mature metadata standards, data dictionaries, classification systems, and documentation practices.
- Drive remediation strategies for data quality issues by collaborating closely with business units, technical teams, and subject matter experts.
- Provide strategic direction for geospatial governance, ArcGIS platform utilization, and integration of GIS capabilities into enterprise processes.
- Support adoption of emerging data tools, technologies, and platforms, ensuring client remains modern, efficient, and data driven.
- Communicate complex data topics clearly to technical and non technical audiences; develop training, guidance materials, and governance communications.
- Facilitate cross functional working groups, ensuring alignment on data priorities and policies.
Qualifications:
- Extensive experience leading enterprise data programs within a large organization.
- Deep understanding of data governance principles, frameworks, and industry best practices.
- Proven capability in managing the full data lifecycle within complex organizational structures.
- Expertise in metadata management, data quality enhancement, and building sustainable data documentation processes.
- Strong problem solving skills with a track record of designing scalable processes and governance mechanisms.
- Ability to translate abstract or technically complex concepts into approachable, actionable insights.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for executive level and cross functional engagement.
Required:
- Data quality remediation and enhancement experience
- Data lifecycle management experience
- Data governance experience
- ArcGIS platform experience
- Safe Software FME experience
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Richmond, VA |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2002 |
| Website | http://crescensinc.com/ |
About Company
Crescens Inc. is an industry leader in providing IT staffing services and tailored workforce solutions to meet the demanding expectations and distinctive needs of clients across the United States and Canada. We have grown tremendously in the past years and have been applauded by our clients for the quality of workforce and the quick turnaround time. We have evolved from good service to great service and all management plans are geared towards quality.
Our vision is to be the best in Talent Acquisition and strive for excellence consistently by focusing on four performance dimensions; Quality, Efficiency, Cost and Risk. A satisfied client and candidate are the backbone to our continued success. Headquartered in New Jersey, we are a team with unique expertise to deliver exceptional results to our clients by setting benchmarks and establishing best practices.
Skills
- ArcGISunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Business Solutionsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Service Toolsunmatched
- Data Managementunmatched
- Data Qualityunmatched
- Data Setsunmatched
- Decision Supportunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Ecosystemsunmatched
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)unmatched
- Green Constructionunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Master Data Management (MDM)unmatched
- Metadataunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Operations Security (OPSEC)unmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Spatial Dataunmatched
- Stewardshipunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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