About the position
Responsibilities
• Use your existing knowledge and experience with metadata management & data catalog technologies and leading practices to evaluate existing solution implementations, provide alternatives/trade‑offs, and recommend technical/functional areas to raise the client's metadata management maturity.
• Own the creation and execution of the enterprise metadata strategy and roadmap; define the target architecture, and integration patterns across the ecosystem.
• Lead cross-functional teams to implement, configure, and operationalize enterprise data catalog solutions, accountable for the delivery of the solution to the client.
• Communicate delivery progress tailored to key stakeholders including C-suite, serving as point of contact for issues and resolving risks as needed.
• Build trusted relationships across the client organization; navigate constraints and escalate appropriately.
• Contribute to thought leadership (reference architectures, accelerators, case studies) and strategic pursuits.
• Participate in pre-sales activities including helping define an approach to solving a prospect's technical challenges and helping the business development team estimate and plan projects to address those challenges.
• Support and guide team members in configuring and enhancing enterprise data catalogs in alignment with data governance frameworks.
• Ingest technical metadata and lineage from data platforms, ETL/ELT tools, and reporting tools.
• Develop and maintain APIs and connectors for synchronization across data platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish stewardship models and governance processes.
• Customize governance workflows, lineage tracking, and business glossary features to meet client-specific needs.
• Design user experiences within catalog solutions to search, browse, and access data.
• Develop adoption playbooks, enablement materials, and KPIs; deliver training and office hours to drive usage.
Requirements
• 10+ years in data/analytics with 5+ years leading metadata programs; ownership of complex solution outcomes.
• Expertise with operating models, ROI/value measurement, and executive stakeholder management.
• Experience applying AI/agents to metadata curation and governance at scale.
• Contributions to playbooks/accelerators and pre‑sales solutioning.
• Hands‑on configuration and administration of Collibra/Alation/Atlan/Purview.
• Working knowledge of technical metadata ingestion and integration across cloud data platforms and ETL/ELT tools.
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, scripting (Python, JavaScript), and data integration tools.
• Ability to communicate across perspectives and encourage clear decision‑making with teams and clients.
• Provide high‑quality written and visual communications tailored to cross-functional teams.
Nice-to-haves
• Collibra Ranger/Solution Architect, Alation badges, Atlan badges, Microsoft Purview certifications.
• Informatica EDC/IDQ, Apache Atlas/Open Metadata practitioner certifications.
• DAMA CDMP; cloud data certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Benefits
• Meaningful time off and paid holidays.
• Parental leave.
• 401(k) with a match.
• Highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage.
• Adoption and fertility assistance.
• Short/long-term disability.
• Yearly $350 reimbursement account for well-being-related expenses.
• Discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
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