Senior Data Governance Architect & Value Realization

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.; Metairie (LA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. is seeking a Principal Data Governance Specialist to lead enterprise data governance, quality, and stewardship across IT and business teams. You will implement governance policies, data ownership, metadata management, and measurement of data value realization in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

The role drives adoption, enables analytics, and ensures data is trusted, secure, and aligned to business outcomes through a scalable governance framework.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in data governance, data management, information management, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex data governance initiatives and working across technical and business teams.
• Master’s degree in Information Management, Business Administration, or related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and operationalize the enterprise data governance framework, operating model, and governance roadmap established by the Senior Manager, Data Governance & Value Realization.
• Establish and implement policies, standards, and processes for data quality, stewardship, ownership, metadata, and lifecycle management.
• Define and operationalize data ownership and stewardship responsibilities across business domains.
• Implement and support enterprise data quality initiatives, including monitoring, remediation, and issue management processes.
• Implement and administer data cataloging, metadata management, classification, lineage, and business glossary capabilities.
• Implement governance controls supporting regulatory, contractual, and cybersecurity requirements including ITAR, NIST, and applicable data protection standards.
• Partner with Architecture, Engineering, Analytics, and AI teams to embed governance standards into enterprise solutions.
• Establish governance metrics and reporting to monitor adoption, compliance, and business value.
• Support measurable value realization for data initiatives through adoption tracking, ROI analysis, and operational impact measurement.
• Facilitate governance councils, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional alignment.
• Support change management and organizational adoption of governance practices.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and subject-matter expertise to governance and data stewardship resources as the function matures

Skills

Data governance

Data catalog

Microsoft Purview

Azure data ecosystem

Regulated environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Management/Information Systems/Business/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Data governance platforms

Job description

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. is seeking a Principal Data Governance Specialist to lead enterprise data governance, quality, and stewardship across IT and business teams. You will implement governance policies, data ownership, metadata management, and measurement of data value realization in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

The role drives adoption, enables analytics, and ensures data is trusted, secure, and aligned to business outcomes through a scalable governance framework.