NEOGOV · 6 hours ago
Data Governance Specialist (Senior Consultant) / 60014487
Richland County, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelNEOGOV is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to serve as a subject matter expert on enterprise-wide data. The role involves supporting the development and implementation of the agency's data and analytics strategy, improving data quality, and strengthening data governance practices across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Creates and maintains documentation that improves data understanding and governance consistency
Collaborates with data stewards, subject matter experts (SMEs), and other key stakeholders to create and maintain business glossaries and data dictionaries
Documents metadata including definitions, lineage, and business rules using agreed-upon formats
Develops standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data requests and governance processes
Maintains the Data Governance SharePoint site and other repositories, and ensures site documents are up-to-date and accessible to appropriate stakeholders. Updates documentation as systems and business rules evolve
Supports agency teams with data definitions and documentation requests
Maintains data-related policy documents
Supports development of agency data governance frameworks and stewardship practices across SCDHHS. This includes assisting with creating and implementing governance and stewardship processes, workflows, and tools across business areas
Supports day-to-day execution of agency data governance frameworks and stewardship practices across SCDHHS
Supports data documentation and governance coordination. This includes coordinating and scheduling governance meetings, preparing agendas, and documenting meeting outcomes. Tracks governance decisions, data issues, and action items in shared repositories. Supports data stewards in documenting and implementing definitions and business rules. Follows escalation procedures to route issues to the appropriate governance group(s)/stakeholder(s)
Supports secure, compliant, and appropriate access to agency data systems and analytics environments
Coordinates and processes data access requests through Service Manager, Jira, and other ticketing systems. This includes reviewing and coordinating approvals for access requests for data platforms, dashboards, and analytics tools. Removes or modifies user access when contracts end or roles change. Tracks and maintains shared logs of user access approvals and removals
Collaborates with Office of Cybersecurity, Privacy, Legal, Procurement, and other key stakeholders to ensure data sharing compliance with applicable policies, laws, and regulations. This includes coordinating data sharing with external partners and ensuring appropriate legal and contractual agreements are in place to allow for data access to be granted to users
Supports updates to access workflows in ticketing systems as maturity grows and new needs arise. Supports development of data access policies, such as role-based access or data access approval policies
Collaborates with Office of Cybersecurity, Privacy, Legal, Procurement, and other key stakeholders to develop new data-sharing agreements (DSAs), business associate agreements (BAAs), MOUs, and related approvals. Ensures agreements include appropriate legal, privacy, security, and data use language. Reviews incoming agreements for completeness and alignment with data governance policies prior to routing to other stakeholders for reviews and approvals
Coordinates routing of agreements for review and approvals. Maintains centralized agreement documentation and shared logs
Tracks existing agreements, renewals, and request statuses in a centralized repository
Communicates agreement status updates to requesters and stakeholders
Supports investigation and documentation of data anomalies and quality concerns
Performs root-cause reviews of data anomalies and access issues
Troubleshoots impacts of data issues within BI tools and systems
Documents data-related issues and resolutions
Collaborates with analytics, IT, and business teams to investigate data quality concerns
Tracks recurring issues and contributes recommendations for prevention
Builds data governance adoption and supports stakeholders through effective communication and guidance. Provides guidance, training, and technical assistance across the agency on governance processes, workflows, access steps, tools, and documentation
Supports stakeholders in navigating governance tickets and approval processes
Creates governance job aids and reference materials
Supports onboarding for governance processes
Communicates governance updates to stakeholders
Performs other assigned duties
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in public health, healthcare administration, or a data or computer science-related field and experience in telecommunications, data management, governance and/or information technology
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered with prior State Human Resources approval
Sitting or standing for long periods of time: Yes
Lifting: Yes, Lifting Amount: 35lbs
Benefits
Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children.
15 days annual (vacation) leave per year.
15 days sick leave per year.
13 paid holidays.
State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs.
Health insurance; which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits.
Dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.
Retirement plan options; including defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program; which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.
Tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
Founded in 1999
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
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CEO
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