LRS Consulting Services is seeking a Data Governance Coordinator for an exciting contract to hire opportunity with our client.  LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong relationships with our clients keeps them turning to us to meet their IT consulting needs. Our contacts combined with your technical expertise equals career possibilities for you. So let’s get to work!

As a key member of the data team, the lead will be engaged in all enterprise data projects/initiatives to ensure data is accessible to those who need it and to help drive a data-driven culture of data literacy, security, and compliance. This position will be engaged with various stakeholder and have responsibilities for communication and reporting to senior leaders and the Company's Data Council.
Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a liaison between IT, legal, compliance, and business units. Participate in data related groups/committees (e.g. data privacy, data security, AI, etc.) and assist in development of related policies.
• Work closely with business units, IT, data stewards, and other stakeholders to ensure effective data governance practices.
• Conduct training sessions for leaders and employees on data governance principles and practices.
• Provide direction and support to data stewards, data owners and other staff to ensure data governance best practices are being followed.
• Develop metrics and reporting from various sources. Develop dashboards and visualizations for effective communication.
• Schedule and facilitate Data Council meetings, including preparing agendas, tracking and following up on action items.
• Ensure that data is accessible to relevant stakeholders by developing and maintaining data catalogs, metadata repositories, and data dictionaries.
• Manage a team of data professionals responsible for data analysis and quality assurance. Qualifications:
• Proven experience (5+ years) in data governance, data management, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience with data quality management, data stewardship, and data compliance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency with data governance tools and technologies (preferably Informatica).
• Large scale real world experience in data profiling and data analysis.

LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.

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