Enterprise Data Governance Leader

Accenture PLC; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Data Strategy & Governance Manager to design and operationalize enterprise governance frameworks. You will translate data strategy into governance models, author data policy, and drive cataloging and lineage tooling across a regulated enterprise.

Travel may be required; you will lead cross-functional governance workstreams, manage data owners and stewards, and ensure regulatory and privacy alignment across client engagements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in data management, governance, or data strategy in an enterprise setting.
• Minimum 5 years designing and operationalizing governance frameworks and operating models.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on data cataloging and lineage tooling experience.
• Minimum 5 years high-value consulting or equivalent lead-workstream experience.
• Minimum 3 years working with regulatory and privacy requirements in data contexts.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 12 years of work experience if no degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data governance design across ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata, and policy enforcement.
• Translate data strategy into adoptable governance operating models for analytics and AI.
• Establish governance structures: councils, classification, and access policies, with clear accountability.
• Drive governance tooling adoption: cataloging, lineage, data quality tooling; ensure real adoption.
• Ensure regulatory and privacy alignment across client industries.
• Manage governance workstreams, collaborations, and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Data governance

Data strategy

Policy writing

Stakeholder management

Data cataloging

Regulatory compliance

Cloud data environments

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Data Strategy & Governance Manager to design and operationalize enterprise governance frameworks. You will translate data strategy into governance models, author data policy, and drive cataloging and lineage tooling across a regulated enterprise.

Travel may be required; you will lead cross-functional governance workstreams, manage data owners and stewards, and ensure regulatory and privacy alignment across client engagements.