Data Engineering, Management & Governance Manager

1000 Accenture LLP Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Data Engineering, Management & Governance Manager to own the technical integrity and delivery of strategic AI insights platforms that translate enterprise data into measurable business value. This role sits at the intersection of data architecture, AI platform engineering, and business value realization.

You will design and maintain intelligent data platforms that ingest, model, and govern enterprise data across distributed environments — integrating AI capabilities with

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in data architecture, AI platform delivery, or enterprise data engineering.
• Experience architecting data fabric solutions with data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, and automated data integration.
• Hands-on proficiency with cloud data platforms and end-to-end data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver enterprise data fabric solutions across on-premises and multi-cloud environments.
• Build and maintain strategic AI insights platforms with controlled releases and schema evolution.
• Integrate AI insights platforms with enterprise systems (Salesforce, Palantir Foundry) and cloud data platforms for real-time workflows.
• Govern data quality, security, access, and metadata lineage to ensure trust and explainability.
• Enable business value by translating requirements into reusable data assets, templates, and reference architectures.

Skills

Data architecture

AI platform delivery

Cloud data platforms

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure Synapse Analytics

BigQuery

Job description

We Are The beginning of a new Data & AI decade that will reshape work and society has begun. Accenture is stepping boldly into this future with a clear strategy and purpose: to help clients optimize and reinvent their business with data & AI — backed by a $3B investment and commitment to our people to do industry-defining work. With over 45,000 professionals dedicated to Data & AI, Accenture’s Data & AI organization brings together our Experienced Innovation, Strategic Investment, Exceptional Talent, and Power Ecosystem automation.

We are seeking a Data Engineering, Management & Governance Manager to own the technical integrity and delivery of strategic AI insights platforms that translate enterprise data into measurable business value. This role sits at the intersection of data architecture, AI platform engineering, and business value realization. It combines the rigor of a data fabric architect with the commercial instincts of a strategic AI platform builder. You will design and maintain intelligent data platforms that ingest, model, and govern enterprise data across distributed environments — integrating AI capabilities, connecting to systems like Salesforce and Palantir Foundry, and enabling coverage and conversion metrics that drive sales and operational decisions. You will serve as the technical authority on data quality, ontology design, platform versioning, and integration engineering and ensure the platforms your team builds remain trustworthy, scalable, and impactful over time. You Are An Enterprise AI Value Engineer who combines data architecture depth with AI platform engineering capability. You bring: Credentials — a proven track record of delivering enterprise data and AI platforms — from strategic architecture through production deployment — in complex client or enterprise environments. Capability — hands‑on proficiency across data fabric design, cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery), pipeline engineering, and AI‑integrated analytics solutions. Commercial Acumen — the ability to connect the tool, the data, and the business — designing platforms that power whitespace identification, KPI measurement, and revenue growth insights. Connections — trusted advisor presence with client architects and leaders — able to shape reference architectures, facilitate design sessions, and communicate technical solutions to non‑technical stakeholders. Content — a systems‑builder mindset — able to instrument, version, govern, and maintain platforms so they deliver durable value without accumulating technical debt.

Travel may be required for this role. 0 to 100% depending on client and business needs.

In This Role You Will:

• Architect & Deliver Enterprise Data Fabric Solutions Design enterprise data fabric solutions that deliver unified, intelligent, automated access to distributed data across on‑premises and multi‑cloud environments. Integrate data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, cataloguing, and automated data integration into a connected data layer that powers analytics and AI. Define reference architectures, integration patterns, and governance frameworks that scale across the enterprise and remain maintainable over time. Apply data mesh and data product operating models to support self‑service consumption, real‑time data delivery, and decentralized data ownership.
• Build & Maintain Strategic AI Insights Platforms Own the technical build, versioning, and ongoing maintenance of strategic AI insights platforms, managing releases, schema evolution, and platform integrity over time. Find, ingest, and clean new data sources, expanding platform coverage as new whitespace opportunities, accounts, or market segments are identified. Design data models and ontologies that structure whitespace and pipeline data so it is queryable, consistent, and ready to feed downstream AI and analytics workflows. Instrument platforms to enable automated coverage and conversion metric extraction, moving from manual survey‑based measurement to reliable, system‑generated KPIs.
• Integrate AI & Enterprise Systems Connect AI insights platforms to enterprise systems including Salesforce CRM, Palantir Foundry, and other source systems — enabling automated cohort tagging, pipeline tracking, and KPI measurement to flow end‑to‑end. Integrate cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery) with AI/ML pipelines and analytics workflows to power intelligent automation and decision support. Design and implement API and streaming architectures that support real‑time data delivery and event‑driven AI platform workflows. Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines and metadata lineage solutions that keep data flowing reliably and traceably across the enterprise data estate.
• Govern Data Quality, Security & Access Own data quality governance and establish data validation, monitoring, and remediation practices that keep platform inputs trustworthy over time. Handle account and client data responsibly, implementing security, access controls, and data governance practices appropriate for sensitive pipeline and market penetration data. Maintain metadata lineage and cataloguing so data provenance is auditable and platform outputs are explainable to business and technical stakeholders alike. Proactively identify and address data quality risks that could degrade platform reliability or undermine the business value case over time.
• Enable Business Value & Client Advisory Engage client data architects and business leaders as a trusted technical advisor — facilitating design thinking sessions, shaping solution architectures, and aligning platform capabilities to business outcomes. Translate business requirements, such as whitespace identification, account penetration measurement, and revenue growth targeting, into platform data models and AI‑powered workflows. Partner with pursuit teams and business stakeholders to shape architectures and delivery models for major data modernization and AI value programs. Build reusable data assets, pipeline templates, and reference architectures that accelerate delivery across future client engagements.
• Drive Continuous Platform Innovation Research and evaluate emerging cloud data platforms, data fabric technologies, and AI integration patterns to continuously advance the technical quality of delivered solutions. Apply modern streaming, API, and event‑driven architecture patterns to expand platform capabilities and reduce latency in data delivery. Contribute thought leadership on enterprise data fabric, AI‑integrated data platforms, and whitespace value engineering to internal communities and client engagements.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in the following:

• Data architecture, enterprise data engineering, or AI platform delivery.
• Architecting data fabric solutions — including data virtualization, active metadata management, knowledge graphs, and automated data integration.
• Cloud data platforms: Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery, or equivalent.
• Data integration, ETL/ELT pipelines, and metadata and lineage tooling.
• Designing API and streaming architectures for real‑time data delivery.
• Enterprise CRM or operational platform integration (Salesforce preferred) in the context of data engineering or AI platform delivery.

Professional Skills Requirements:

• Cloud Data Platforms: Snowflake (including Cortex AI, Snowpark), Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Google BigQuery.
• Data Fabric & Integration: Data virtualization, active metadata management, knowledge graphs, automated data integration, and data cataloguing (e.g., Informatica, Alation, Collibra, or equivalent).
• Pipeline Engineering: ETL/ELT design and delivery using tools such as dbt, Apache Spark, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, or equivalent.
• Data Modeling & Ontology: Dimensional modeling, graph data modeling, ontology design, and schema evolution for AI‑ready data platforms.
• Streaming & API Architecture: Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, AWS Kinesis, REST/GraphQL API design, and event‑driven integration patterns.
• Enterprise System Integration: Salesforce (data integration and pipeline tagging), Palantir Foundry, or equivalent enterprise platforms.
• AI/ML Platform Integration: Connecting data platforms to AI/ML workflows, vector databases, RAG pipelines, and analytical AI models.
• Data Governance & Quality: Metadata lineage, data quality monitoring, access control frameworks, and audit logging for sensitive enterprise data.
• Analytics Enablement: Instrumentation of platforms for automated KPI extraction, coverage metrics, and conversion measurement.
• Security & Access Management: Data security best practices, role‑based access control, and governance in regulated or sensitive data environments.
• Programming: Python and/or SQL proficiency for pipeline development, data transformation, and platform automation.

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Hands‑on experience applying data mesh and data product operating models in enterprise delivery contexts.
• Cloud or data platform architecture certifications: Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud (data engineering or AI/ML specializations preferred).
• Direct experience in Oil & Gas, energy, utilities, or industrial sectors — particularly with OT data environments, time‑series data, or sector‑specific AI use cases.
• Experience with Palantir Foundry data modeling, ontology design, or pipeline development.
• Familiarity with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or enterprise delivery frameworks at scale.
• Experience contributing to open‑source data platform or AI engineering projects, or published thought leadership in enterprise data architecture.
• MBA or advanced graduate degree in a technical or business discipline.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/30/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Annual Salary Range

• California $94,400 to $293,800
• Colorado $94,400 to $253,800
• Connecticut $94,400 to $253,800
• District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300
• Illinois $87,400 to $253,800
• Maine $80,400 to $216,200
• Maryland $94,400 to $253,800
• Massachusetts $94,400 to $270,300
• Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800
• New York $87,400 to $293,800
• New Jersey $100,500 to $293,800
• Ohio $87,400 to $235,000
• Virginia $87,400 to $270,300
• Washington $100,500 to $270,300

About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired. If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs such as for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 [phone] or send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Opportunity Statement Accenture is an EEO andAffirmative Action Employer of Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.

California requires additional notifications for applicants and employees. If you are a California resident, live in or plan to work from Los Angeles County upon being hired for this position, please click here for additional important information.

Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.

Bring your incredible skills and join our global team of innovators. We come together from different backgrounds across the world and work with the latest technologies to create value and growth for our clients. With us, you’ll continue to learn and grow so you can advance in your career. Your personal dreams and ambitions are just as important to us; that’s why we offer support any way we can—when you thrive, we all thrive.

Explore your next step at Accenture