Data Governance Program Manager/Operations Support (remote)
About The Position
Knowledge Services is seeking a remote Data Governance Program Manager/Operations Support for a 12-month project (potential for extension) in support of the State of North Dakota. Local hybrid candidates are preferred, but remote applicants will be considered. This role provides tactical coordination and operational support to ensure Data Governance (DG) pilots, intake processes, standards rollouts, and DG-related project work are conducted more efficiently across business, IT, and program stakeholders. The role will also work with North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) to ensure alignment with statewide data governance efforts, policies, and standards.
Requirements
- 5-10 years' experience with program coordination, governance operations, data management, or business operations
- Strong documentation, tracking, and follow-up skills
- Ability to coordinate across business and IT stakeholders
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
- Bachelor's degree in a related field such as computer science
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Health and Human Services, public sector, or large enterprise environments
- Experience supporting modernization, reporting, data governance, or standards related initiatives
- Familiarity with dashboards, data inventories, business glossaries, metadata, data quality tracking, SQL or data queries
- CDMP, PMP, or equivalent data governance/project management certification
- DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
- DCAM Certification
- PMP or CAPM
Responsibilities
- Coordinate pilot implementation across programs
- Support governance intake workflows and follow-up actions
- Track checklist compliance, onboarding progress and standards adoption
- Support modernization projects with embedded Data Governance guidance
- Maintain documentation, reporting, meeting notes, and action items tracking
- Coordinate with data stewards, business teams, IT and project stakeholders
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
