Information Technology Data Governance Project Manager

Job Role:- Information Technology Data Governance Project Manager

Duration 12+ Month (With the possibility of extension)

Location:- Santa Clara OR Austin, TX (Onsite)

Pay Rate:-$72.20 on w2

Data Governance Qualifications

• Prior work experience (at least 3 - 4 years) as a functional analyst in master data/data governance areas
• Experience coordinating integrations to other applications such as SAP ECC / MDG, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Hadoop, Workday, etc.
• Experience in data governance and standards management and data governance framework therefore implement and follow industry standards and best practices in data governance and management

Project management Qualifications

• Must have 3 - 4 years experience project managing IT projects in the data governance space, including minor enhancements, continuous improvement projects, and large projects
• Hands-on experience managing budgets ( especially large projects ), scope, timelines, project status reports, project deliverables (BRD, design doc, test plans, training, etc.), and technical resources
• Must be able to engage with the organization s formal SDLC Process teams and execute the related processes
• Must demonstrate capability to proactively follow-up and drive project issues to closure
• Must have experience promoting changes to production and associated methodology

Other Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate the implications of data changes and work alongside functional and IT teams to execute end to end implementations. Must be comfortable working in a matrix organization.
• Must be highly analytical: can breakdown issues, systemically think through an issue, and identify root cause
• Must be able to effectively understand business perspective, address their issues, and communicate well with business stakeholders
• Ability to learn quickly and must be a team player
• Self-starter and proactive, able to work independently and manage deliverables
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills: active listener and have ability to clearly communicate ideas, presentations and project statuses to different groups within the company ( IT and business, executives, data councils, Steering Committees )
• Must have excellent knowledge in using Microsoft products: Powerpoint, MS Projects, Excel, and Word

Strongly Preferred

• Certified in PMP, CMP, and/or Agile
  Have experience working with data governance tools such as Alation, Collibra and/or Informatica

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI technology is a plus