Data Governance Senior

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

Our Perks:

• Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Mental health coverage
• Quarterly Wellness stipend
• Fertility benefits
• Complete list of benefits here

CLA is growing and seeking to hire an experienced Data Governance Senior to join our talented Information Technology team. The position offers growth, flexibility and a collaborative work environment.

This role leads data governance initiatives and ensures data quality and compliance.

How you'll create opportunities in this Data Governance Senior role:

• Lead the implementation of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Monitor data quality and ensure adherence to data governance practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address data quality and data governance issues and implement solutions.
• Manage data governance projects and initiatives.
• Build and maintain data dictionaries, data rules, and metadata repositories.
• Facilitate data governance training and awareness programs.
• Support business data stewards in defining business glossaries and taxonomy/hierarchies
• Provide guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Create metrics and KPIs to measure governance program success.

What you will need:

• 4 years of relevant experience required.
  • Experience in data governance or data management preferred.
• Experience with Data Governance tools such a Colilbra, Informatica Axon, Ataccama, Microsoft Purview.
• Bachelor's degree or a combination of relevant experience and training may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field is preferred

Certifications / Licenses:

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) preferred

Technical Competencies:

• Familiarity with data governance tools and technologies.
• Experience with Data Governance tools such as Colilbra, Informatica Axon, Ataccama, Microsoft Purview.
• Experience with data profiling, cleansing, and monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of privacy, and security, and other regulatory requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, SOX, etc. regulations and their impact on data governance.
• Experience with data architecture, data modeling, crosswalks, and mappings.
• Familiarity with Azure, AWS, or GCP data services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Snowflake).
• Proficiency in SQL to query, review, and validate data.
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, policies, and best practices (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK), data stewardship, and ownership models.

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Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

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