Data Transformation & Governance Lead

Grant Thornton; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton seeks a Data Transformation & Governance Manager to lead governance for acquired-company data integration, ensuring quality, metadata, and compliant use across migrations and analytics. The role collaborates with data owners, stewards, and IT teams to define scope, ownership, and standards for data readiness.

The position emphasizes governance across unstructured and structured content, retention, and defensible disposal while guiding transformation initiatives and compliance

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in data governance, transformation, management, quality, integration, or related roles.
• Experience applying governance to migration, modernization, archival, analytics, or large-scale programs.
• Experience governing unstructured content alongside structured data.
• Familiarity with retention & legal hold concepts within governance.

Responsibilities

• Embed governance into data transformation initiatives, including migration, modernization, and analytics enablement.
• Maintain a full view of the data estate across acquisitions and classify content by category and ownership.
• Advise on data handling during migration, archiving, and is appropriate for future use while ensuring compliance.
• Produce executive dashboards and governance reporting to communicate risks and value from governance activities.

Skills

Data governance

Data transformation

Data management

Data quality

Data integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

Data catalog

Metadata management

Lineage tools

MDM platforms

Job description

Grant Thornton seeks a Data Transformation & Governance Manager to lead governance for acquired-company data integration, ensuring quality, metadata, and compliant use across migrations and analytics. The role collaborates with data owners, stewards, and IT teams to define scope, ownership, and standards for data readiness.

The position emphasizes governance across unstructured and structured content, retention, and defensible disposal while guiding transformation initiatives and compliance