Sr Consultant - Data Governance

Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role And Responsibilities

A Hakkoda Data Governance Analyst will work with data teams in the formation and execution

of data governance framework, policy, and standards. This role will help develop and

implement data governance principles within various business areas of our client organizations

in order to establish a unified, holistic approach to data governance and, ultimately, drive a high

level of data quality throughout the organization. Keys to success in this role are the ability to

build strong partnerships with business and IT stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have

professional data governance experience, strong business acumen, and will be able to leverage

these competencies to provide stewardship and oversight of critical data assets.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for people with experience designing and building enterprise data strategies for

implementation, integration and usage of data. The successful candidate will have experience

interacting with business and IT stakeholders to advance an organization's thinking of data

governance concepts, ability to explain the benefits of data governance policies and procedures

within the context of the business needs.

As of April 2025, Hakkoda has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated in the IBM organization. Your recruitment process will be managed by IBM. IBM will be the hiring entity.

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• 7 years of relevant data governance or data management experience (operating model,
  
  

master data, metadata, data quality, data modeling and data standards)

• 5 years experience leading the development of enterprise data governance
• Experience developing recommendations to improve accountability, quality, and
  
  

adherence to data policies, standards and quality improvement efforts.

• Experience in driving solution design and execution of data governance efforts that span
  
  

across business lines, technology, and platforms to address enterprise data needs

• Experience performing data audits, identifying data collection issues, suggesting
  
  

improvements and implementing fixes

• Experience defining and implementing data management frameworks that align with
  
  

overall business and technology strategies

• Experience with data governance and data quality tools such as Atlan, data.world,
  
  

Alation, Collibra, etc

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to create critical collaterals for client workshops and customer interactive sessions
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature
  
  

judgment

• Advanced English