Enterprise Data Governance & Strategy Lead

Accenture PLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

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 data governance frameworks. You will translate data strategy into governance models adopted by business and tech stakeholders, author policies, and drive cataloging and lineage tooling across a regulated enterprise.

Lead governance workstreams, define data classification and access policies, and ensure regulatory alignment. Travel may be required up to 80% depending on client needs and engagements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in data management, governance, or data strategy.
• Experience designing and operationalizing governance frameworks.
• Hands-on data cataloging and lineage tooling experience.
• High-value consulting or leading workstreams.
• Experience with regulatory and privacy requirements in data context.
• 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 strategy into adoptable governance operating models for analytics and AI.
• Establish governance structures, councils, and data classification policies.
• Drive tooling adoption for cataloging, lineage, and data quality.
• Ensure regulatory and privacy alignment for client industry.
• Manage delivery across cross-functional teams and data owners.

Skills

Data governance

Data strategy

Data management

Policy enforcement

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree (bonus)

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Microsoft Purview

Job description

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

Lead governance workstreams, define data classification and access policies, and ensure regulatory alignment. Travel may be required up to 80% depending on client needs and engagements.