Senior Data Architecture & Metadata Governance Consultant

Rippling; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Eclipse Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Consultant focused on Data Architecture and Metadata Management to partner with a leading financial services client in New York City. You will shape enterprise data solutions, drive governance programs, and collaborate with business and technology teams to deliver executive-ready architecture artifacts.

The role requires 8+ years in data management, data architecture, or governance within regulated environments, with hands-on Collibra or similar

Qualifications

• 8+ years of consulting or industry experience in enterprise data management, data architecture, metadata management, or data governance.
• Experience delivering enterprise data initiatives within financial services or regulated industries.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise metadata and governance platforms such as Collibra or similar solutions.
• Understanding of Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Lakehouse architectures, and cloud data management principles.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data architecture initiatives supporting strategic business and regulatory programs.
• Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned with business capabilities and enterprise objectives.
• Lead metadata management and data governance initiatives, including business glossary development, data lineage, stewardship models, ownership frameworks, and enterprise data catalog implementation.
• Partner with business, technology, architecture, analytics, and regulatory stakeholders to translate complex data concepts into practical business solutions and executive recommendations.
• Conduct current-state assessments, develop future-state roadmaps, and produce executive-ready architecture documentation and client deliverables.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure enterprise data architecture aligns with business requirements and technology platforms.
• Support enterprise regulatory, risk, and compliance initiatives through effective data architecture, metadata management, and governance practices.

Skills

Business Architecture

Metadata Management

Data Governance

Data Modeling

Data Stewardship

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Collibra

Snowflake

Databricks

Kafka

Talend

Erwin

ER/Studio

Job description

Eclipse Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Consultant focused on Data Architecture and Metadata Management to partner with a leading financial services client in New York City. You will shape enterprise data solutions, drive governance programs, and collaborate with business and technology teams to deliver executive-ready architecture artifacts.

The role requires 8+ years in data management, data architecture, or governance within regulated environments, with hands-on Collibra or similar