Data Governance, Senior Manager

About this role

Attain Partners is an innovative consulting firm dedicated to disrupting the status quo to change the world and improve the lives of those we touch. From strategy to technology and ever y where in between, our experts use their unique skills to advance the important missions of education, nonprofit, healthcare, and state and local government clients.

People are at the center of all we do, and that’s why we empower career growth, provide industry-leading benefits packages, encourage a flexible work environment, and foster a culture of inclusion to support the needs of our team. We share a collective passion for our mission and our people. Guided by our seven core values, The Attain Way, our vision is the foundation of our culture—to be and attain the best.

Attain Partners is seeking a senior Data Governance leader to expand our Data Governance consulting capabilities and offerings while helping establish and grow strategic Databricks partnerships and solutions. This role is ideal for a consulting professional who has successfully led enterprise Data Governance programs, developed market-facing solutions, and helped scale Data Governance capabilities within a consulting organization.

This position combines three primary responsibilities:

Data Governance Capability & Offering Development

Expand and scale Attain's Data Governance service offerings, methodologies, accelerators, intellectual property, and go-to-market solutions.

Databricks Partnership & Solution Development

Help establish and expand Attain's Databricks ecosystem, develop Data Governance-focused offerings, and identify new revenue opportunities.

Client Delivery Leadership

Lead enterprise Data Governance engagements and serve as a billable leader delivering strategic client solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Data Governance Capability & Offering Development

• Expand and mature Attain's Data Governance consulting capabilities, including service offerings, methodologies, frameworks, accelerators, templates, reusable intellectual property, and go-to-market solutions.

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Data Governance capabilities, service offerings, and market positioning.

• Support business development efforts by participating in discovery sessions, solution design, proposal development, RFP responses, statements of work, and client presentations.

• Identify opportunities to expand client relationships, generate new business, and grow Data Governance-related revenue streams.

• Mentor consultants, architects, analysts, and project teams while helping develop internal capabilities and best practices.

Client Delivery & Program Leadership

• Lead enterprise Data Governance engagements from strategy through implementation, serving as a trusted advisor to executive, business, and technology stakeholders.

• Conduct governance maturity assessments, current-state evaluations, target operating model design, roadmap development, and implementation planning.

• Design and implement enterprise Data Governance operating models, including governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, governance councils, data ownership models, stewardship programs, and accountability structures.

• Lead initiatives related to metadata management, data cataloging, data lineage, data quality, master data management, and related governance capabilities.

• Facilitate executive workshops and stakeholder sessions to drive alignment, adoption, organizational change, and governance program success.

• Ensure governance programs align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and enterprise data management strategies.

Databricks Partnership & Solution Development

• Help establish, strengthen, and expand Attain's Databricks partnership strategy and ecosystem presence.

• Leverage industry relationships and partnership networks to identify alliance, business development, and growth opportunities.

• Collaborate with sales leadership to develop and maintain a $2M–$3M+ annual Databricks opportunity pipeline and sales target.

• Develop Data Governance-focused Databricks solutions and offerings, including governance, metadata, cataloging, lineage, data quality, Unity Catalog, and related Lakehouse governance capabilities.

• Advise clients on modern Data Governance architectures and governance enablement within Databricks and cloud-based data platforms.

• Collaborate with internal teams and technology partners to develop go-to-market offerings, solution accelerators, and service capabilities.

• Support internal training, mentoring, and capability development related to Data Governance and Databricks offerings.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading enterprise Data Governance initiatives, programs, or consulting engagements.

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Data Governance operating models, governance frameworks, stewardship programs, policies, standards, metadata management, lineage, and data quality initiatives. Strong understanding of industry frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK and DCAM is preferred.

• Familiarity with Databricks technologies and architectures such as Delta Lake, Spark, PySpark, ETL/ELT frameworks, and Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) architecture patterns.

• Experience building, scaling, or leading consulting capabilities, service offerings, solutions, or business functions.

• Experience leading client engagements, facilitating executive workshops, and serving as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.

• Experience supporting business development efforts, including proposal development, RFP responses, solution design, and client presentations.

• Strong understanding of modern cloud data platforms, enterprise data architecture principles, and Lakehouse architecture concepts.

• Experience working with Databricks, including governance-related capabilities such as Unity Catalog, solution development, partner ecosystems, or alliance relationships.

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