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Introduction

As a Senior Data Governance Consultant, you will lead initiatives to ensure that organizational data is accurate, consistent, secure, and compliant with regulatory requirements. You will work closely with business leaders, IT teams, and data stewards to define, implement, and enforce data governance policies, standards, and best practices. This role is key to enabling data-driven decision-making and improving data quality across the enterprise.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

  • Data Governance Strategy & Framework

    • Define, implement, and maintain enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, and standards.

    • Develop data governance roadmaps aligned with business strategy and regulatory requirements.

  • Data Quality & Compliance

    • Monitor and improve data quality, consistency, and completeness across systems.

    • Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and internal policies.

  • Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

    • Partner with business units, IT, and data stewards to enforce governance policies and resolve data-related issues.

    • Act as a subject matter expert in data governance and promote a culture of data ownership and accountability.

  • Data Stewardship & Metadata Management

    • Support the establishment and management of data stewardship roles and responsibilities.

    • Oversee metadata management and ensure proper documentation of data assets.

  • Tools & Technology

    • Evaluate, implement, and optimize data governance tools and platforms.

    • Support integration with data catalog, data quality, and master data management solutions.

  • Continuous Improvement

    • Identify opportunities to enhance data governance maturity.

    • Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data management.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

DAMA-DMBOK Certification

Data Quality frameworks and methodologies

Collibra/Informatica Axon or similar DG tools

SQL for quality analysis

MDM processes

Business Process Modeling - BPMN

Preferred technical and professional experience

CDMP Certification

Informatica Data Quality

Talend Data Preparation

PowerBI for DQ dashboards

GDPR/compliance regulatory experience

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

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