Senior Data Governance Lead – TSMO Data

Mindlance; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance is seeking an Expert Data Manager to lead the data governance framework for the DOT TSMO Technology Program. The role will establish, implement, and oversee policies, standards, and lifecycle management for real-time and historical transportation data, including sensor feeds and ITS data.

Responsibilities include data quality assurance, metadata management, security, and cross-functional collaboration with IT, OT, and program management to maximize data value and ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience establishing data governance frameworks and roadmaps.
• Ability to define data quality metrics, profiling, and lineage.
• Knowledge of NT-CIP, GTFS, and spatial data standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish governance framework: define and implement strategy, roadmap, and charter in alignment with DOT policies.
• Policy creation: draft, implement, and enforce data policies for creation, ingestion, storage, retention, and disposal.
• Data lifecycle management: define real-time vs historical archiving requirements.
• Data quality, metadata, and standards: establish quality metrics, profiling, and a data catalog with lineage.
• Metadata management: maintain a business glossary and ownership definitions.
• Standardization: ensure NT CIP, GTFS, and spatial data standards compliance.
• Security, privacy, and compliance: establish privacy protocols and access controls; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Stakeholder collaboration: lead Data Stewardship Committee; draft MOUs with providers; provide training.
• Technology and integration: evaluate governance tools; collaborate with IT and GIS for integration into data warehouses, cloud platforms, and GIS.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata management

Policy development

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

NTCIP

GTFS

Spatial data standards

Job description

Mindlance is seeking an Expert Data Manager to lead the data governance framework for the DOT TSMO Technology Program. The role will establish, implement, and oversee policies, standards, and lifecycle management for real-time and historical transportation data, including sensor feeds and ITS data.

Responsibilities include data quality assurance, metadata management, security, and cross-functional collaboration with IT, OT, and program management to maximize data value and ensure compliance.