Data Transformation & Governance Expert (Senior Associate)

Grant Thornton (US); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Data Transformation & Governance Senior Associate to join the GTech team in a role focused on embedding governance, quality, and standards into transformation initiatives for acquired-company data. You will help ensure data accuracy, security, and ready analytics across migration planning and integration efforts.

The position emphasizes governance, data cataloging, and stakeholder collaboration, with a hybrid work model and clear ownership documentation across data

Qualifications

• 4+ years in data governance, transformation, or related enterprise tech roles.
• Experience supporting data governance in migration, modernization, or analytics programs.
• Knowledge of unstructured content governance, retention, and access controls.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise data governance for acquired-company integration.
• Embed governance requirements into data transformation and migration activities.
• Build and maintain data estate inventory across content types.
• Catalog content by category, ownership, and purpose; update discovery progress.
• Prepare handling requirements for data owners, external sharing, and approvals.
• Document retention periods, triggers, and disposal timing.

Skills

Data governance

Data transformation

Data management

Data quality

Privacy & compliance

Analytics & reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems/Data Analytics/CS/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Snowflake

Power BI

ServiceNow

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Data Transformation & Governance Senior Associate to join the GTech team in a role focused on embedding governance, quality, and standards into transformation initiatives for acquired-company data. You will help ensure data accuracy, security, and ready analytics across migration planning and integration efforts.

The position emphasizes governance, data cataloging, and stakeholder collaboration, with a hybrid work model and clear ownership documentation across data