Data Governance Lead, Data Products

Accenture Federal Services; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 108,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Data Governance Manager for Data Products to lead hands-on governance across the data lifecycle, ensuring trusted, discoverable, and well-governed data assets.

You will mentor junior analysts, collaborate with pipeline teams to bake governance into development, and maintain metadata standards and catalog quality for mission-critical data products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or data quality assurance.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise data cataloging and governance platforms (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlas, Purview).
• Deep understanding of data governance frameworks, metadata management, and data quality principles.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for data analysis and validation.
• Experience leading small teams or mentoring junior staff in a technical environment.
• US Citizenship (No Dual Citizenship).

Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation of data governance and data management policies across all data products.
• Oversee the day-to-day management of the enterprise data catalog (e.g., Collibra, Atlas), ensuring all data products are accurately registered with complete metadata and lineage.
• Define, implement, and monitor data quality rules and metrics for data products, ensuring they meet established SLAs.
• Collaborate with data pipeline teams to ensure governance is baked in from the start of the development lifecycle.
• Act as a key point of contact for data stewards and data consumers, helping to resolve data quality issues and improve data literacy.
• Mentor junior analysts on data governance principles, data quality best practices, and catalog management.
• Develop and maintain documentation for data standards, governance processes, and data product specifications.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Team leadership

US Citizenship

Data quality

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Atlas

Purview

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Data Governance Manager for Data Products to lead hands-on governance across the data lifecycle, ensuring trusted, discoverable, and well-governed data assets.

You will mentor junior analysts, collaborate with pipeline teams to bake governance into development, and maintain metadata standards and catalog quality for mission-critical data products.