Senior Consultant (Data Governance)
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Job#: 3042233
Job Description:
Position Summary
We are seeking a Senior Data Steward to support enterprise data governance initiatives by improving data quality, documenting critical business data, and promoting accountability for key data assets. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, data owners, and technical teams to ensure data is well-defined, trusted, and used consistently across the organization.
The ideal candidate has experience with data governance, data quality, metadata management, and business glossary development. They will serve as a bridge between business and technology teams, helping ensure critical data is accurate, understood, and aligned with business needs.
Key Responsibilities
Data Stewardship & Governance
- Act as a steward for assigned business data domains.
- Partner with Data Owners and business stakeholders to establish data definitions, ownership, and accountability.
- Document and maintain business glossaries, data definitions, and critical data elements.
- Support governance processes and ensure adherence to data standards and policies.
Data Quality Management
- Monitor and improve data quality across key business datasets.
- Identify, investigate, and help resolve data quality issues.
- Support root cause analysis and remediation efforts.
- Define data quality rules, metrics, and monitoring processes.
- Track and report on data quality improvements.
Metadata & Data Documentation
- Maintain metadata, business glossaries, and data catalogs.
- Document data lineage, business processes, and data flows.
- Ensure data assets are discoverable and properly described.
- Support data classification and documentation efforts.
Business Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to understand data needs and challenges.
- Facilitate discussions around data definitions, ownership, and quality issues.
- Support stewardship meetings and governance working sessions.
- Serve as a trusted advisor for data management best practices.
Continuous Improvement
- Promote adoption of data governance and stewardship practices.
- Recommend improvements to data processes and standards.
- Support the ongoing maturity of the organization's data governance program.
- Contribute to stewardship documentation, procedures, and training materials.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Data Stewardship, Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data Management, or related disciplines.
- Experience defining and maintaining business data definitions and metadata.
- Experience identifying and resolving data quality issues.
- Strong understanding of data governance, stewardship, metadata, and data quality concepts.
- Experience working with business and technical stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability to translate business requirements into data standards and definitions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or similar data governance platforms.
- Familiarity with business glossaries, data catalogs, and metadata management.
- Experience supporting data quality initiatives and stewardship programs.
- Knowledge of DAMA DMBOK or similar governance frameworks.
Employee Type:
FullTime
Remote:
Yes
Location:
Glen Allen, VA, US
Job Type:
Internal
Date Posted:
July 28, 2026
Pay Range:
$130,000 - $150,000
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