Data Governance/Risk Manager – Data Risk & Third-Party Integration

PINNACLE GROUP (Pinnacle Technical Resources); Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Híbrido; USD 75.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Pinnacle Group (Pinnacle Technical Resources) in Richmond, VA is seeking a Data Governance/Risk Manager to assess data risk across operational and analytical data flows, third-party integrations, and downstream consumption. The role collaborates with business, technology, data, and risk teams to understand evolving data architecture and develop risk assessments and mitigations.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in data governance, data risk, or technology risk, experience with data

Formación

• Background in data management, data risk, governance, or technology risk.
• Experience with data migrations and conversions.
• Strong analytical judgement and ability to communicate risk clearly.

Responsabilidades

• Assess data risks across operational and analytical data flows.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand data architecture and integrations.
• Identify new data risks from migrations, third-party services, and evolving data architectures.
• Evaluate access controls and risk mitigation for data across users, systems, vendors.
• Review third-party data sharing for overexposure and insufficient controls.
• Document risk assessments, findings, mitigation strategies, and remediation.
• Translate technical concepts into executive-level risk summaries.

Conocimientos

Data governance

Data risk

Technology risk

Data migrations

Executive communication

Descripción del empleo

Data Governance/Risk Manager – Data Risk & Third-Party Integration
Engineering | Engineering Richmond , Virginia Contract Oct 8, 2026

Data Governance/Risk Manager – Data Risk & Third-Party - W2 only
Location: Richmond VA - Hybrid onsite

Job Description

• Job description mutually determined by Manager and - could be equivalent to Dir/Sr Director role.

Role Description

Data Risk Manager to support a large-scale business and technology integration by assessing data risk across operational and analytical data flows, third-party integrations, data mitigations, and downstream consumption The role will partner with business, technology, data, and risk stakeholders to understand evolving data architecture, identify new or changing data risks, evaluate the sufficiency of data management controls and validation activities, and support development of risk assessments and mitigation strategies.

The ideal candidate would have

• Strong background in data management, data risk, data governance, or technology risk.
• Experience with data migrations/conversions
• Knowledge of data governance and control concepts
• Strong analytical judgement and ability to work effectively in evolving environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly with experience translating data concepts into risk assessments and/or executive summaries

Key Responsibilities

• Assess data risks across operational and analytical data flows, including data entering, moving through, and leaving enterprise systems.
• Partner with Business, Technology, Data, Risk, and Governance stakeholders to understand data architecture, integrations, migrations, conversions, and downstream consumption pipelines.
• Identify new and changing data risks resulting from business and technology integrations, data migrations, third-party services, and evolving data architectures.
• Evaluate data access controls and risk mitigation measures to ensure users, systems, vendors, and third parties have access only to the data required for legitimate business purposes.
• Assess third-party data risk, including how external vendors receive, access, process, transfer, and consume organizational and customer data.
• Review third-party and downstream data-sharing arrangements to identify potential overexposure of data, excessive access, inappropriate data consumption, or insufficient controls.
• Evaluate the design and sufficiency of data management, data governance, access, and technology controls and identify control gaps requiring remediation.
• Perform or support independent validation of data controls and mitigation activities to determine whether identified risks have been appropriately addressed.
• Assess risks associated with data migrations and conversions, including data movement between legacy, target, third-party, and downstream systems.
• Develop and document data risk assessments, control evaluations, findings, mitigation strategies, and remediation recommendations.
• Apply strong analytical judgment to assess risk in an evolving integration environment where data architecture, processes, and controls may continue to change.
• Translate complex technical and data concepts into clear risk assessments, findings, recommendations, and executive-level summaries for business and risk stakeholders.

Note

Pay Range: $75- $80
Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.
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