Data Management Consultant

Sibitalent Corp; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibitalent Corp in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a senior data governance leader to design and govern the enterprise data foundation, KPI taxonomy, and AI readiness, partnering with data engineers, product and analytics teams. You will drive standards for Databricks Unity Catalog, data lineage, and master data governance across domains, enabling certified metrics and clear reporting structures.

The role emphasizes cross-functional influence, mentorship, and strong communication to advance governance

Qualifications

• Strong background in Data Governance, Data Management, or Data Architecture.
• Experience with Databricks, Unity Catalog, data lineage, and enterprise data platforms.
• Expertise in KPI framework design, metric governance, and data modeling.
• Experience establishing master data governance programs and enterprise data standards.
• Knowledge of AI/ML data readiness, data quality assessment frameworks, and analytics platforms.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed environment without direct authority.
• Strong communication, leadership, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise data foundation and KPI frameworks.
• Lead master data governance across product, supplier, customer, and compliance domains.
• Establish standards, policies and governance processes to improve data quality and AI-enabled discovery.
• Define metric certification requirements and governance procedures for reporting.
• Drive data readiness for AI initiatives and align metrics definitions and reporting standards across teams.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data architecture

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Data lineage

KPI framework design

Metric governance

Data modeling

Master data governance

AI readiness data governance

Analytics platforms

Cross-functional influence

Communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Data lineage

Enterprise data platforms

Job description

• Design, implement, and govern the enterprise trusted data foundation within Databricks, including Gold-layer data models, data quality controls, curated metrics views, and Unity Catalog lineage management.
• KPI Taxonomy & Performance Data Modeling
• Own and maintain the KPI taxonomy, establishing clear relationships between executive-level metrics, operational drivers, and root-cause indicators.
• Develop and govern the enterprise performance data model, providing standardized definitions, time grains, dimensional hierarchies, and reporting structures across all supply chain domains.
• Master Data Governance
• Lead master data governance initiatives across product, supplier, customer, and compliance domains.
• Establish standards, policies, and governance processes that improve data consistency, quality, and AI-enabled attribute discovery capabilities.
• Metric Certification & Standardization
• Define metric certification requirements and governance procedures for inclusion in official reporting.
• Develop standardized KPI calculation frameworks, including actuals versus targets, rolling averages, period-over-period comparisons, and statistical process control methodologies.
• Establish target and threshold management processes that support cascading business objectives, seasonal adjustments, and planning updates.
• AI Readiness & Cross-Functional Data Governance
• Lead enterprise Data Readiness for AI initiatives by developing assessment frameworks that evaluate completeness, accuracy, governance maturity, and automation readiness.
• Enable natural language access to certified metrics through platforms such as ThoughtSpot, AtScale, Power BI, Looker, Tableau, or similar technologies.
• Drive alignment on metric definitions, reporting standards, and measurement methodologies across business and technology teams.
• Serve as a data governance subject matter expert in architecture reviews and mentor analysts, data engineers, and BI developers to promote sustainable governance practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong background in Data Governance, Data Management, or Data Architecture.
• Experience with Databricks, Unity Catalog, data lineage, and enterprise data platforms.
• Expertise in KPI framework design, metric governance, and data modeling.
• Experience establishing master data governance programs and enterprise data standards.
• Knowledge of AI/ML data readiness, data quality assessment frameworks, and analytics platforms.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed environment without direct authority.
• Strong communication, leadership, and mentoring skills.