Manager, Data Governance

Manager, Data Governance

As the world's leading change and transformation consultancy, we're helping businesses move from strategy to reality by taking a pragmatic and practical approach to build solutions that last. We're seeking a Manager, Data Governance in Atlanta, GA in Tech & Data to help us take vision to value and create lasting impact.

SUMMARY: We are seeking a Data & Analytics Manager to lead and deliver data-driven solutions that support business objectives and drive organizational growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analysis (including the ability to visualize insights), data governance, data management, project management, and stakeholder engagement, with proven experience in implementing data initiatives across multiple business domains.

YOU WILL:

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of data analytics solutions to support business strategy and decision-making.
• Manage and mentor a team of data analysts and specialists, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Oversee data collection, cleansing, transformation, and visualization processes to ensure data accuracy and usability.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements, define KPIs, and deliver actionable insights.
• Develop and deploy data governance and data management concepts, frameworks and operating models.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to activate and use data management tools (i.e. data catalogs, data quality and data profiling).
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytical models using industry-standard tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, SQL).
• Ensure data governance, quality, and compliance with relevant regulations and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in data processes, methodologies, and technologies.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and support data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in data and analytics.

IDEALLY, WE'D LIKE:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or related roles.
• Proven experience managing data projects and leading teams.
• Strong proficiency with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI).
• Experience with data governance, data quality, and data management best practices, frameworks, tools and platforms (experience with GCP, Azure, and AWS related data management and governance tools a plus).
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex data concepts into actionable business insights.
• Experience in Public Sector, Retail, Life Sciences, Financial Services and/or other industries.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position. North Highland is an equal opportunity employer, and we adhere to all applicable laws and regulations to ensure a fair and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We handle all information in accordance local privacy standards and maintain strict confidentiality.