Data Governance Lead

Role Description

Prominence Advisors is actively seeking a Data Governance Lead to join our team. The Data Governance Lead is a strategic consulting leader responsible for helping healthcare organizations establish, operationalize, and mature enterprise Data Governance capabilities that enable trusted, reliable, and actionable data across the organization.

This role partners with executive leaders, business stakeholders, and technical teams to embed governance into organizational processes, modern technology platforms, analytics delivery, AI initiatives, and enterprise operating models.

As a trusted advisor, you will lead complex client engagements from strategy through execution, helping organizations establish governance operating models, stewardship programs, decision-making frameworks, and sustainable governance practices that improve organizational effectiveness and support digital transformation.

Beyond project execution, you will cultivate long-term client relationships, identify opportunities to expand governance capabilities, and contribute to the continued growth and innovation of Prominence's Data Governance practice.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in enterprise Data Governance with strong healthcare industry knowledge, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to bridge executive leadership, business operations, analytics teams, and technology organizations.

• Lead enterprise Data Governance engagements for healthcare organizations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams.
• Facilitate governance councils, steering committees, executive workshops, and strategic planning sessions.
• Guide clients in developing governance strategies that align with organizational priorities and measurable business outcomes.
• Develop and grow long-term client relationships by identifying opportunities to expand governance capabilities beyond initial project engagements.
• Lead the integration of Data Governance across the entire data lifecycle—from platform configuration and data acquisition through data product development, analytics execution, AI initiatives, and ongoing operational management.
• Bridge development teams, architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to ensure governance is embedded into enterprise processes rather than operating as a separate function.
• Champion governance as an enabler of innovation by integrating governance practices into technology implementation, analytics delivery, and organizational decision-making.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Analytics, Information Management, Healthcare Operations or related disciplines.
• Experience leading enterprise Data Governance initiatives.
• Experience consulting with healthcare organizations (provider, payer, or life sciences).
• Strong knowledge of enterprise Data Governance and Information Management disciplines including:
• Data Governance Frameworks
• Data Quality
• Metadata Management
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Data Stewardship
• Data Lineage
• Data Catalogs
• Business Glossaries
• Reference Data Management
• Data Lifecycle Management
• Experience facilitating executive-level governance councils, steering committees, and strategic workshops.
• Experience establishing enterprise governance operating models and organizational adoption strategies.
• Strong project, stakeholder, and organizational change management skills.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Requirements

• Experience with governance platforms such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or Atlan.
• Familiarity with modern cloud data platforms including Microsoft Fabric, Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability and standards including Epic, FHIR, HL7, and enterprise healthcare data domains.
• Experience supporting Healthcare Operations initiatives, including governance of clinical, operational, quality, financial, and performance data used to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Experience implementing AI Governance frameworks or supporting responsible AI initiatives.
• Experience leading enterprise data modernization initiatives, cloud migrations, or analytics transformations.
• Experience developing enterprise data literacy, governance adoption, or organizational change management programs.
• Experience with regulatory frameworks including HIPAA and healthcare privacy requirements.
• DAMA CDMP certification or other relevant governance certifications.

Benefits

• Competitive Salaried and Hybrid Compensation Plans
• Health Care Plan (Medical, HSAs, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Dependent & Health Savings Accounts
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off (Vacation/Sick & Public Holidays)
• Training & Development Fund
• Work From Home
• Charitable Giving to Causes You Believe In