Data Governance, Senior Manager

Attain Partners; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Unlimited PTO

11 paid holidays

401(k) matching

Job summary

Attain Partners, a leading consulting firm in McLean, VA, is seeking a senior Data Governance leader to expand capabilities and grow Databricks partnerships. You will drive governance programs, design operating models, and lead client engagements across education, nonprofit, healthcare, and government sectors.

In this role, you will mentor teams, shape market offerings, and collaborate with sales to build a multi-million dollar Databricks opportunity pipeline while ensuring governance, metadata,

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading enterprise Data Governance initiatives.
• Experience designing governance operating models and data quality initiatives.
• Familiarity with Databricks Delta Lake, Spark, PySpark, and lakehouse concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise Data Governance engagements from strategy to implementation.
• Conduct governance maturity assessments and operating model design.
• Design governance frameworks, policies, and data ownership models.
• Lead metadata management, data cataloging, and lineage initiatives.
• Facilitate executive workshops and drive governance program adoption.

Skills

Data governance leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring teams

Business development

Solution design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/CS/Data Management/Business

Tools

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Collibra

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Attain Partners is an innovative consulting firm dedicated to disrupting the status quo to change the world and improve the lives of those we touch. From strategy to technology and everywhere in between, our experts use their unique skills to advance the important missions of education, nonprofit, healthcare, and state and local government clients.

People are at the center of all we do, and that’s why we empower career growth, provide industry-leading benefits packages, encourage a flexible work environment, and foster a culture of inclusion to support the needs of our team. We share a collective passion for our mission and our people. Guided by our seven core values, The Attain Way, our vision is the foundation of our culture—to be and attain the best.

Attain Partners is seeking a senior Data Governance leader to expand our Data Governance consulting capabilities and offerings while helping establish and grow strategic Databricks partnerships and solutions. This role is ideal for a consulting professional who has successfully led enterprise Data Governance programs, developed market-facing solutions, and helped scale Data Governance capabilities within a consulting organization.

This position combines three primary responsibilities:

Data Governance Capability & Offering Development

• Expand and scale Attain's Data Governance service offerings, methodologies, accelerators, intellectual property, and go-to-market solutions.
• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Data Governance capabilities, service offerings, and market positioning.
• Support business development efforts by participating in discovery sessions, solution design, proposal development, RFP responses, statements of work, and client presentations.
• Identify opportunities to expand client relationships, generate new business, and grow Data Governance-related revenue streams.
• Mentor consultants, architects, analysts, and project teams while helping develop internal capabilities and best practices.

Databricks Partnership & Solution Development

• Help establish, strengthen, and expand Attain's Databricks partnership strategy and ecosystem presence.
• Leverage industry relationships and partnership networks to identify alliance, business development, and growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with sales leadership to develop and maintain a $2M–$3M+ annual Databricks opportunity pipeline and sales target.
• Develop Data Governance-focused Databricks solutions and offerings, including governance, metadata, cataloging, lineage, data quality, Unity Catalog, and related Lakehouse governance capabilities.
• Advise clients on modern Data Governance architectures and governance enablement within Databricks and cloud-based data platforms.
• Collaborate with internal teams and technology partners to develop go-to-market offerings, solution accelerators, and service capabilities.
• Support internal training, mentoring, and capability development related to Data Governance and Databricks offerings.

Client Delivery Leadership

Key Responsibilities

Data Governance Capability & Offering Development

• Expand and mature Attain's Data Governance consulting capabilities, including service offerings, methodologies, frameworks, accelerators, templates, reusable intellectual property, and go-to-market solutions.
• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Data Governance capabilities, service offerings, and market positioning.
• Support business development efforts by participating in discovery sessions, solution design, proposal development, RFP responses, statements of work, and client presentations.
• Identify opportunities to expand client relationships, generate new business, and grow Data Governance-related revenue streams.
• Mentor consultants, architects, analysts, and project teams while helping develop internal capabilities and best practices.

Client Delivery & Program Leadership

• Lead enterprise Data Governance engagements from strategy through implementation, serving as a trusted advisor to executive, business, and technology stakeholders.
• Conduct governance maturity assessments, current-state evaluations, target operating model design, roadmap development, and implementation planning.
• Design and implement enterprise Data Governance operating models, including governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, governance councils, data ownership models, stewardship programs, and accountability structures.
• Lead initiatives related to metadata management, data cataloging, data lineage, data quality, master data management, and related governance capabilities.
• Facilitate executive workshops and stakeholder sessions to drive alignment, adoption, organizational change, and governance program success.
• Ensure governance programs align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and enterprise data management strategies.

Databricks Partnership & Solution Development

• Help establish, strengthen, and expand Attain's Databricks partnership strategy and ecosystem presence.
• Leverage industry relationships and partnership networks to identify alliance, business development, and growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with sales leadership to develop and maintain a $2M–$3M+ annual Databricks opportunity pipeline and sales target.
• Develop Data Governance-focused Databricks solutions and offerings, including governance, metadata, cataloging, lineage, data quality, Unity Catalog, and related Lakehouse governance capabilities.
• Advise clients on modern Data Governance architectures and governance enablement within Databricks and cloud-based data platforms.
• Collaborate with internal teams and technology partners to develop go-to-market offerings, solution accelerators, and service capabilities.
• Support internal training, mentoring, and capability development related to Data Governance and Databricks offerings.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading enterprise Data Governance initiatives, programs, or consulting engagements.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Data Governance operating models, governance frameworks, stewardship programs, policies, standards, metadata management, lineage, and data quality initiatives. Strong understanding of industry frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK and DCAM is preferred.
• Familiarity with Databricks technologies and architectures such as Delta Lake, Spark, PySpark, ETL/ELT frameworks, and Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) architecture patterns.
• Experience building, scaling, or leading consulting capabilities, service offerings, solutions, or business functions.
• Experience leading client engagements, facilitating executive workshops, and serving as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting business development efforts, including proposal development, RFP responses, solution design, and client presentations.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud data platforms, enterprise data architecture principles, and Lakehouse architecture concepts.
• Experience working with Databricks, including governance-related capabilities such as Unity Catalog, solution development, partner ecosystems, or alliance relationships.
• Experience with Data Governance technologies such as Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Microsoft Purview, Databricks Unity Catalog, or similar metadata, cataloging, lineage, and data quality platforms.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Bachelor’s in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Business, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Databricks certifications and/or experience working directly with Databricks partnerships and alliance programs.
• Experience developing and managing strategic technology partnerships.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary consulting teams.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships with clients
• Experience supporting sales and business development
• Position requires flexibility to travel periodically based on business and client needs

Why This Opportunity?

This role offers a unique opportunity to expand Attain's Data Governance offerings, shape Databricks-enabled solutions, and help grow strategic technology partnerships within the firm's Data Services & Analytics practice. The successful candidate will influence service development, drive business growth, lead high-impact client engagements, develop new revenue opportunities, and help position Attain as a trusted provider of modern Data Governance solutions.

Additional Information

Attain Partners values your mental, emotional, and physical health and wellbeing. Our comprehensive benefits package starts on your first day of employment and includes benefits such as:

• Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage, HSA and FSA accounts, life and disability insurance, fertility and family planning benefits, and employee assistance and discount programs
• 11 paid federal holidays and flexible unlimited time off (UTO)
• Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
• Flexible career paths – our career tracks provide advancement, mobility, and flexibility as you continue to grow with us
• A healthy environment where we value unique experiences, and care about everything that makes you, you.

Attain Partners is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Individual compensation will be commensurate with experience, education, and skills.

Attain Partners is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The individual base salary for this position is unique to each candidate and will be commensurate with experience, education, and skills. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Interested in this position but the compensation isn’t quite right? Let us know your expectations, and we’ll see if we can make it happen based on your qualifications.

Salary Range: $170,000 USD - $215,000 USD

Attain Partners is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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