Data Transformation & Governance Lead for M&A Integrations

Grant Thornton (US); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Data Transformation & Governance Manager to lead governance across acquisition integrations and data transformation initiatives. The role focuses on embedding standards, ownership, and compliance in data migration and analytics enablement.

The candidate will oversee unstructured and structured data estates, drive data quality, and coordinate with legal, risk, and business teams to ensure secure, compliant data usage at scale.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in data governance, data transformation, or related roles.
• Experience governing unstructured and structured data across multiple sources.
• Familiarity with retention, privacy, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Apply and extend enterprise data governance frameworks to acquisitions.
• Embed governance into data transformation initiatives across migration, modernization, and analytics.
• Maintain a view of the full data estate and catalog content by category and ownership.

Skills

Data governance

Data transformation

Data quality

Privacy & compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Snowflake

Power BI

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Data Transformation & Governance Manager to lead governance across acquisition integrations and data transformation initiatives. The role focuses on embedding standards, ownership, and compliance in data migration and analytics enablement.

The candidate will oversee unstructured and structured data estates, drive data quality, and coordinate with legal, risk, and business teams to ensure secure, compliant data usage at scale.