Data Transformation & Governance Associate

Grant Thornton; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan eligibility

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking an Associate for Data Transformation & Governance. The role spans governance, data quality, and classification across structured and unstructured data, supporting acquired-company data integration. You will work with governance leads, data stewards, and IT teams to ensure migration readiness and compliance.

The position emphasizes documentation, inventory, ownership tracking, and evidence collection to support enterprise governance expectations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data quality, data integration, or related roles.

Responsibilities

• Help maintain data governance documentation for acquired-company integration and stewardship trackers.
• Support governance activities for data transformation initiatives including data migration, integration, archival, and analytics enablement.
• Assist in building the data estate inventory across structured and unstructured data sources.
• Record content attributes (category, sensitivity, ownership) and keep entries current as discovery progresses.
• Prepare summaries of content categories for migration planning and integration.
• Assist with review of unstructured content for regulated, privileged, personal, and client-confidential material.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Data integration

Privacy & compliance

Project coordination

Unstructured content

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IS/CS/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Snowflake

Power BI

ServiceNow

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking an Associate for Data Transformation & Governance. The role spans governance, data quality, and classification across structured and unstructured data, supporting acquired-company data integration. You will work with governance leads, data stewards, and IT teams to ensure migration readiness and compliance.

The position emphasizes documentation, inventory, ownership tracking, and evidence collection to support enterprise governance expectations.