Data Governance Lead

Cloud Analytics Technologies, LLC; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics firm in Kansas City is seeking a data governance professional to develop and manage their enterprise data governance framework. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience, especially with Databricks and AWS data services, to lead data governance across various platforms. Responsibilities include implementing metadata management, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Excellent communication skills are essential for translating complex concepts to non-technical audiences. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for mentorship and innovation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data governance or management.
• Hands-on expertise with Databricks and Unity Catalog required.
• Experience with AWS data services like S3 and Glue.
• Strong understanding of MDM and metadata management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own enterprise data governance framework.
• Lead governance across cloud and analytics platforms.
• Implement metadata management and data quality controls.
• Partner with teams to ensure compliance and security.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Enterprise data architecture

Databricks

Unity Catalog

AWS data services

Metadata management

Data privacy compliance

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Collibra

Alation

data.world

Job description

Overview

Develop and own the enterprise data governance framework, including policies, standards, metadata strategy, and data stewardship processes. Lead governance across cloud and analytics platforms with priority on Databricks and Unity Catalog, followed by AWS data services and Dataiku. Define catalog structure, classification models, tagging, and access rules across multiple business domains. Implement metadata management, lineage tracking, and data quality controls to improve trust and usability. Drive unification of data across fragmented systems by designing scalable models, harmonized definitions, and reusable governance patterns. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance (e.g., PII, GxP, HIPAA where applicable). Oversee data access controls, entitlements, and policy enforcement across analytic environments. Establish processes for issue management, remediation, and continuous improvement. Mentor data stewards and support adoption of governance standards across business teams. Support platform modernization and enable analytics, AI/ML, automation, and self-service use cases.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years in data governance, data management, or enterprise data architecture.
• Hands-on expertise with Databricks and Unity Catalog (catalog design, access policies, lineage, classification/tagging) as the primary platform requirement.
• Experience with AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, IAM).
• Experience with data governance workflows, tooling, and model management.
• Strong understanding of MDM, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Proven success governing data across fragmented systems, complex pipelines, and multi-cloud or hybrid environments.
• Familiarity with data privacy and compliance (PII, PHI, GxP, GDPR, etc.).
• Ability to work across business and technical teams, influence without authority, and build alignment.
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to translate governance concepts for non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in life sciences, healthcare, or regulated industries.
• Background with product-oriented data platforms or customer-facing data services.
• Knowledge of workflow tools (Jira, Confluence) and governance platforms (Collibra, Alation, data.world preferred but not required).
• Certifications in Databricks, AWS, or data governance frameworks

Equal Opportunity Employer

CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract