Attain Partners · 2 months ago
Data Governance: Data Lead
McLean, VA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $160K/yrAttain Partners is an innovative consulting firm dedicated to improving the lives of those they touch. The Data Governance: Data Lead will develop and execute data governance strategies, ensuring data quality and compliance while coordinating between business stakeholders and technical teams.
ConsultingInformation Services
Responsibilities
Governance Framework Development: Own the creation and implementation of governance rules, standards, and processes to ensure data quality, accessibility, and compliance across systems
Workshop Facilitation: Lead targeted workshops with cross-functional teams to align on definitions of key entities such as Customer and Account, and to identify domain-level hierarchical relationships and downstream system dependencies
Metadata Management & Dictionary Design: Define metadata requirements and lead the creation of a centralized data dictionary. Align business and IT teams to populate and maintain key fields for high-priority domains (Customer, Account, Product, Financial)
Policy & Standards Definition: Establish and document naming conventions, data classifications, update frequency guidelines, and stewardship responsibilities
Collaboration with Data Stewards & SMEs: Engage data owners, business SMEs, and IT architects to capture, refine, and validate metadata and domain-specific definitions
Federated Model Enablement: Support the federated data model blueprint by ensuring consistent and governed data definitions that can scale across distributed systems
Enablement & Roadmap Planning: Participate in final presentations, roadmap definition sessions, and documentation hand-offs to ensure long-term sustainability of governance processes
Qualification
Required
Proven experience in data governance, data stewardship, or data management roles
Hands-on experience defining metadata models, domain ownership, and data governance RACI structures
Strong facilitation and communication skills to lead stakeholder workshops and resolve definitional conflicts
Familiarity with federated or distributed data architectures, including conceptual data modeling
Ability to document and communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail and documentation quality
Benefits
Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage, HSA and FSA accounts, life and disability insurance, fertility and family planning benefits, and employee assistance and discount programs
11 paid federal holidays and flexible unlimited time off (UTO)
Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
Flexible career paths – our career tracks provide advancement, mobility, and flexibility as you continue to grow with us
A healthy environment where we value unique experiences, and care about everything that makes you, you.
Company
Attain Partners
Based in McLean, Va., Attain Partners is a leading management and technology consulting firm delivering services and solutions to advance client missions across the education, nonprofit, healthcare, and state and local government landscapes.
Founded in 2009
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.25M2015-03-15Seed· $0.25M
Leadership Team
Greg Baroni
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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2025-05-07
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