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Lead Consultant, Data Governance

Lovelytics
Arlington, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/18/2026
Lovelytics is a Databricks-focused data and AI consulting firm specializing in artificial intelligence, data management, and analytics solutions. Since partnering with Databricks in 2019, Lovelytics has experienced exponential growth, growing from 50 people to over 340 over the past 3 years. Lovelytics is a trusted partner for many of the most high-profile enterprise clients in Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Retail & CPG, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Financial Services.

We’re building a new data governance capability for one of our impressive clients and we’re looking for a Data Governance Lead Consultant who can drive the delivery of professional services including the creation and management of metadata management and data quality solutions. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys digging into data, asking the right questions, and translating business needs into world-class data governance solutions.

You’ll work closely with data owners and stewards, data governance leaders, business users, and technical stakeholders to help ensure that the new data capabilities are designed and built to deliver superior business value.

This role is not open to sponsorship at this time

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the data governance team to meet with business stakeholders across departments and understand current governance requirements capabilities and assist in designing and operationalizing new capabilities
  • Assist in delivering the deployment of data governance operating models and processes
  • Create and deliver change management and training materials
  • Assist in the deployment of technical solutions including Databricks Unity Catalog and other data catalog and quality toolsets
  • Drive the creation and implementation of governance policies and procedures
  • Help improve internal documentation standards and support clear communication between business and technical teams

Our Ideal Candidate's Skills and Experiences:

  • 3–5 years of experience delivering data management or data governance solutions, preferably in data lakehouse environments
  • Proficiency in data governance capabilities as defined by the DAMA-DMBOK
  • Strong skills in data governance toolsets like Atlan, Databricks Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, or Anomalo
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
  • Experience with data projects (ETL, data modeling, reporting) is a plus, but deep engineering experience is not required
  • Familiarity with Databricks

What We Promise You:

  • Exciting projects with great clients in varying departments and verticals across the world
  • The ability to work closely with experienced data governance and data management leaders and quickly grow and expand your skillset
  • The ability to work closely with all sizes of companies, ranging from Fortune 100 to small local businesses
  • A workplace where you are encouraged to challenge the status quo and develop new technologies, methodologies, and processes
  • A diverse team consisting of data gurus, experience seekers, and entrepreneurial minds that are always pushing to be better

Lovelytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means you don’t have to worry about whether your application process will be fair. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.

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