Lead Data Governances Architect

Capgemini • Dallas, TX

5d

About The Position

We are in search of a highly experienced Data Governance Architect with 10-15+ years of experience in Governance organization and resource model setup, as well as expertise in implementing MDM, DQ, and Data Catalog solutions. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in building strategies, along with excellent oral and written communication skills. The responsibilities include designing and configuring tools on SaaS platforms, defining Critical Data Entities, prioritizing Use Cases, ensuring business requirements are met, collaborating with technical architects, establishing Data Governance framework and policies, and working with data stewards to standardize, match, and merge business rules.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in Data Governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models
• Proven experience in establishing and maintaining Data Governance Run Books
• Ability to define and manage Critical Data Entities, Attributes, and Relationships
• Experience working with Data Stewards to define ownership, stewardship, and accountability models
• Expertise in Master Data Management (MDM) concepts, architecture, and implementations
• Strong understanding of Data Quality (DQ) concepts, methodologies, and best practices
• Hands-on experience designing and configuring Data Quality rules for standardization, matching, merging, and validation
• Experience implementing and managing Data Catalog solutions and metadata management
• Ability to define data quality metrics, thresholds, monitoring, and remediation processes
• Experience identifying, defining, and prioritizing business use cases for data governance and MDM
• Ability to translate business requirements into governance rules, policies, and technical solutions
• Strong understanding of end-to-end solution lifecycle management
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills across business and IT teams
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams including business users, architects, and developers
• Strong communication, documentation, and presentation skills for governance strategies and outcomes
• Experience setting up Data Governance organizations, operating models, and resource structures
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to define data governance roadmaps
• Ability to drive governance adoption through change management and communication strategies
• Experience designing and configuring SaaS-based data governance and MDM tools
• Strong background in Data Modeling and collaboration with MDM Solution Architects
• Experience working with Enterprise and Technical Architects for solution design and implementation
• Ability to ensure technical solutions align with business and governance requirements

Responsibilities

• Designing and configuring tools on SaaS platforms
• Defining Critical Data Entities
• Prioritizing Use Cases
• Ensuring business requirements are met
• Collaborating with technical architects
• Establishing Data Governance framework and policies
• Working with data stewards to standardize, match, and merge business rules

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees