Program Manager - Data Management and Governance

Description

The Program Manager – Data Management and Governance leads the strategic implementation of enterprise data-governance and data-management capabilities across a large public-sector health program. This role stands up a functioning Data Governance Board, drives stewardship and policy adoption, sequences and delivers the Data Management Strategy (DMS) roadmap, and operationalizes metadata practices. It is not a developer role—it requires a strategic implementation specialist who intuitively understands data governance and data management and can convert plans into working processes, artifacts, and measurable outcomes. Executive presence is essential: the PM must brief and influence senior agency leadership, navigate differing viewpoints, and drive decisions in high-visibility forums. Regular onsite participation in Albany, NY (or frequent travel) is expected for key meetings.

Essential Duties

• Governance Board Launch & Operations: Plan and facilitate the Governance Board kickoff; craft agendas and materials; track actions/decisions; coordinate communications and follow-through across leadership.
• Data Stewardship Operating Guide: Define TOM-aligned stewardship roles, processes, tools, and training; deliver enablement materials for stewards and stakeholder groups.
• Policy & Standards SOPs: Draft and prioritize policies/SOPs; document core standards; establish channels for communication/education; monitor adoption and compliance across stakeholders and vendors.
• DMS Action Plan & Roadmap: Bundle actions (4–5 groups) by dependency/practice area; assign owners; elaborate plans using a portfolio framework; sequence a time-phased roadmap based on resources, budget, impact, and priority.
• BEDG Charter Update: Revise the charter to reflect the implemented organization structure and operating model.
• Metadata Management Toolkit: Research needs/scope; propose structure, process, and tools; deliver templates, SOPs, and training; define user requirements for future metadata tooling; align integration paths with MES governance.
• Program Leadership & Delivery: Direct day-to-day work across a small pod (˜4); manage RAID items; run multiple parallel initiatives without micromanagement; ensure tangible adoption (not just artifacts).
• Executive Engagement: Prepare and deliver briefings; drive decisions; build consensus; maintain clear decision logs and KPIs for transparency.
• Microsoft-First Execution: Work in Microsoft 365/SharePoint/Excel environments; formulate pragmatic technology recommendations (e.g., catalog/lineage/DQ platforms) for future procurement.

Requirements

• Executive presence: Confident with senior leadership; facilitates contentious discussions, frames trade-offs, and secures decisions in public-sector settings.
• Strategic implementation (not programming): Converts strategy into operating routines, artifacts, and measurable outcomes; comfortable drafting policies, SOPs, charters, and playbooks.
• Hands-on data governance & management: Proven experience operationalizing stewardship, policy/standards,metadata/catalog/lineage, and DQ processes at scale.
• Program/portfolio leadership: RAID management, dependency mapping, critical-path control, and benefits tracking.
• Stakeholder orchestration & change enablement: Clear, concise communication; training/enablement creation; adoption monitoring and remediation.
• Domain familiarity: Healthcare/Medicaid concepts (claims, eligibility, enterprise data flows) sufficient to collaborate with SMEs.
• Tooling fluency: Microsoft 365/SharePoint; ability to specify requirements for catalog/lineage/DQ platforms (e.g., Purview/Collibra/Alation) without being a developer.
• Documentation excellence: Polished deliverables; precise decision and action logs; KPI definition for governance effectiveness.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10 years leading data-governance/data-management programs with demonstrable hands-on delivery (beyond advisory).
• Prior success launching governance boards, stewardship models, policies/standards, and metadata/DQ capabilities in regulated or public-sector environments.
• Preferred certifications: PMP, DAMA CDMP (or equivalent); healthcare privacy/security or platform certificates a plus.

Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions

These physical demands must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to communicate, remain in a stationary position, and utilize technology tools such as a laptop computer for extended periods of time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Briljent is a solutions-based company. Solutions come from creative ideas; ideas come from being creative with differences. Briljent believes collaboration and perspective are critical to the success of the company. Employment at Briljent is based on merit and professional qualifications. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.