Senior Principal, Data Quality

Go2Group LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 165,312 - 220,416; Full time

Job summary

A mid-sized consulting firm is seeking a Senior Data Quality Leader in New York City. The role involves managing data quality initiatives and requires deep expertise in data quality and stakeholder management. Ideal candidates will have strong project leadership experience and familiarity with modern DQ tools. This is a contract position paying $120–160/hr, with potential FTE conversion, and involves a hybrid work structure.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on data quality experience (beyond governance).
• Proven project leadership; ability to handle senior personalities.
• Experience in large, complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead an enterprise-level data quality workstream with executive visibility.
• Own project timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communication.
• Manage the full data quality lifecycle: profiling, rules, cleansing, root cause, remediation.

Skills

Project Leadership

Data Quality Expertise

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Purview

Dataplex

Informatica

Talend

Job description

This range is provided by Go2Group LLC. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$120.00/hr - $160.00/hr

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Principal / Manager – Data Quality

Our client, a mid-sized and forward-thinking consulting firm (named to Forbes’ Best Management Consulting Firms for 15 consecutive years), is expanding its 160-person Data Analytics & AI practice. They combine deep industry expertise with modern technology to drive meaningful, long-term transformation for their clients.

Role Overview

Our client is supporting a large enterprise organization and is seeking a Senior Data Quality Leader to partner closely with a newly hired Chief Data & AI Officer. This is a high-visibility role requiring exceptional stakeholder management, communication finesse, and the ability to lead complex data quality initiatives across a large, matrixed environment.

• Start: As early as November 2025, goes through all of 2026
• Duration: 6–8 months before FTE conversion or contract extension
• Type: Full-time contract (40 hrs/week)
• Location: Onsite 2–3 days/week in downtown Manhattan
• Rate: $120–160/hr+ (potentially more for direct alignment)
• Industry: Ideal candidate comes from the IT Consulting industry (highly regulated industries such as Utilities, Financial Services, Healthcare are acceptable)

Top Priorities

• Project Leadership: Manage timelines, deliverables, and senior stakeholder communication.
• Data Quality Expertise: Deep understanding of the DQ lifecycle — profiling, cleansing, data lake quality, root-cause analysis, and source remediation.
• Tooling (Nice to Have): Experience with Purview or Dataplex preferred; open to Ataccama, Informatica, Talend, or similar; upskilling supported.

What You’ll Do

• Lead an enterprise-level data quality workstream with executive visibility.
• Own project timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communication.
• Manage the full data quality lifecycle: profiling, rules, cleansing, root cause, remediation.
• Guide or oversee DQ tooling implementations (Purview, Dataplex, Ataccama, Informatica, etc.).
• Collaborate with analysts, SMEs, and a broader delivery team.

What You Need

• Strong hands-on data quality experience (beyond governance).
• Proven project leadership; ability to handle senior personalities.
• Experience in large, complex enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with modern DQ tools (Purview, Dataplex, Ataccama, Informatica, etc.).

Nice to Have

• Experience in regulated industries (utilities, healthcare, financial services).
• Prior consulting background.
• Experience with frameworks like Great Expectations or Soda.

Why This Role

• Long-term program with continuity through 2026+ and ability to convert FTE with a rapidly growing firm
• Direct access to and partnership with a C-suite data leader.
• Highly supportive team environment.
• Competitive NYC-aligned compensation.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Consulting and Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services

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