Data Governance Specialist: Policy, Quality & Stewardship

CSpring; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CSpring is a data-focused consulting firm seeking a governance specialist to operationalize policies, manage metadata, and coordinate data-sharing obligations. You will work with data owners, stewards, and program directors to ensure adherence to governance standards and drive data-driven decision making.

Ideal candidates have experience with Informatica EDC, strong integrity, and the ability to navigate cross-divisional relationships in a fast-paced environment, based in the Indianapolis area.

Qualifications

• Experience using Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, or similar (2 years)
• Demonstrated integrity and strong work ethic (2 years)
• Ability to manage relationships across agency divisions (2 years)
• Ability to align priorities with strategic initiatives (3 years)
• Ability to identify root causes and make timely decisions (3 years)
• Excellent critical thinking, time management, and communication skills (4 years)
• Ability to take critical feedback and adjust approaches (3 years)
• Proficient in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a professional setting (4 years)
• Must live locally in the Indianapolis area

Responsibilities

• Support data governance by operationalizing policies and SOPs, maintaining metadata and Dataset Reference Sheets.
• Coordinate with Legal on Data Sharing Agreements, retention, and destruction obligations; track timelines and SLA adherence.
• Help data stewards develop and maintain data dictionaries and lead data stewardship initiatives.
• Identify and document technical metadata sources and business enrichment requirements; maintain catalog fields and Dataset Reference Sheets.
• Draft and update data quality rules tied to critical data elements; track data quality issues and metrics.
• Develop and operationalize agency data governance policies and SOPs; maintain change logs and decision records.
• Translate policy into practical guardrails for analysts and stewards and serve as a resource for governance best practices.
• Deliver data literacy and governance training for agency staff and measure training effectiveness.
• Collaborate with data owners and program directors to align priorities and communicate governance topics to non-technical staff.
• Define KPIs and quality metrics and provide progress reports; explore new data-driven opportunities for efficiency.

Skills

Informatica EDC

Integrity

Relationship management

Project oversight

Decision making

Critical thinking

Time management

Communication

Data governance

Data stewardship

Data lineage awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

CSpring is a data-focused consulting firm seeking a governance specialist to operationalize policies, manage metadata, and coordinate data-sharing obligations. You will work with data owners, stewards, and program directors to ensure adherence to governance standards and drive data-driven decision making.

Ideal candidates have experience with Informatica EDC, strong integrity, and the ability to navigate cross-divisional relationships in a fast-paced environment, based in the Indianapolis area.