Grants Data Governance Lead

Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Office of Grants Management, seeks a Grants Systems Data Governance Manager to lead data governance and quality assurance across all DHS grant activities, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliance with federal and state rules.

You will collaborate with program, fiscal, and IT partners to define data standards, metadata, lineage, and data sharing practices, supporting audit readiness and evidence-based decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing, and managing relational databases.
• Experience building data governance structures, including policy and process improvement.
• Experience ensuring data quality and security in line with program rules and directives.
• Experience participating in strategic initiatives related to data governance or data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain an agencywide data governance framework for DHS grant systems, including metadata management and master data standards.
• Collaborate with program, fiscal, and IT partners to ensure interoperability and strong internal controls.
• Lead compliance and data quality initiatives, coordinating cross-divisional governance efforts.
• Provide guidance and training to staff on data entry, management, and retention practices.

Skills

Relational databases

Data governance

Data quality & security

Policy & process improvement

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

SQL Server

ETL/ELT techniques

Job description

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Office of Grants Management, seeks a Grants Systems Data Governance Manager to lead data governance and quality assurance across all DHS grant activities, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliance with federal and state rules.

You will collaborate with program, fiscal, and IT partners to define data standards, metadata, lineage, and data sharing practices, supporting audit readiness and evidence-based decision making.