Data Governance Consultant

Vaco Recruiter Services; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco Recruiter Services is seeking a Data Governance Consultant to join on a 6‑month contract in Birmingham, AL. The role focuses on expanding an enterprise data governance program, improving data quality, governing processes, and master data across the organization.

The ideal candidate partners with business stakeholders, leads governance discussions, documents standards, and drives adoption of best practices. This is a business-facing, collaborative role requiring onsite presence.

Qualifications

• Experience with Data Governance and Data Quality initiatives.
• Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM), metadata, data catalogs, or data lineage.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience creating governance documentation, standards, or policies.
• Comfortable presenting to leadership and facilitating meetings.
• Ability to influence business teams and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and IT teams to improve data governance and data quality
• Lead meetings with data owners, stewards, and business stakeholders
• Develop data governance standards, policies, and documentation
• Support data catalog, metadata, and data dictionary initiatives
• Identify recurring data quality issues and recommend long-term solutions
• Help define data ownership, stewardship, and governance processes
• Train and educate business users on governance best practices
• Facilitate governance councils and cross-functional working sessions

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership meetings

Process improvement

Tools

Snowflake

Tableau

Oracle EDM

EDMCS

Job description

Data Governance Consultant (Contract)

Location: Birmingham, AL (Onsite Required)
Duration: 6 Month Contract

Overview

We're looking for a Data Governance Consultant to help expand an enterprise data governance program. This is a highly collaborative, business-facing role focused on improving data quality, governance processes, and master data across the organization.

The ideal candidate has experience partnering with business stakeholders, leading discussions around data governance, documenting standards, and driving adoption of best practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and IT teams to improve data governance and data quality
• Lead meetings with data owners, stewards, and business stakeholders
• Develop data governance standards, policies, and documentation
• Support data catalog, metadata, and data dictionary initiatives
• Identify recurring data quality issues and recommend long-term solutions
• Help define data ownership, stewardship, and governance processes
• Train and educate business users on governance best practices
• Facilitate governance councils and cross-functional working sessions

Qualifications

• Experience with Data Governance and Data Quality initiatives
• Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM), metadata, data catalogs, or data lineage
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience creating governance documentation, standards, or policies
• Comfortable presenting to leadership and facilitating meetings
• Ability to influence business teams and drive process improvements

Nice to Have

• Snowflake or Snowflake Horizon
• Oracle EDM / EDMCS
• Tableau
• Experience implementing or supporting enterprise data governance tools

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for someone who can bridge the gap between business and technology, someone who can build relationships, lead conversations, improve data quality processes, and help establish scalable governance practices across the organization.

Benefits

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.

Salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.