Data Quality & Governance Lead

Shift 1 (United States of America)

We are seeking a Data Quality & Governance Lead to take ownership of enterprise-wide data quality, governance frameworks, and compliance initiatives. This role is responsible for ensuring that our data assets are accurate, reliable, and well-managed, enabling better business decision-making and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in data governance strategy, data quality assurance, metadata management, and regulatory alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Quality & Management:

• Lead data quality initiatives to monitor, clean, and enhance enterprise data assets.
• Implement data profiling, cleansing, and validation processes to improve accuracy and consistency.
• Define and track key data quality metrics (DQMs) and establish data issue resolution protocols.
• Work closely with data engineering teams to ensure effective data lineage and metadata management.
• Work closely with business teams to oversee global data quality reporting and remediation efforts.

Data Governance & Strategy:

• Develop and implement a data governance framework to ensure data integrity, compliance, and usability across the organization.
• Define and enforce data policies, standards, and best practices to drive consistency and accountability.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to establish data ownership and stewardship processes.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) in the BI function.

Technology & Tools Implementation:

• Leverage data governance tools such as Collibra, Informatica, Alation, or Microsoft Purview to manage data catalogs, lineage, and policies.
• Integrate automation and AI-driven solutions for data quality monitoring and anomaly detection.
• Advocate for a modern data architecture strategy that enables self-service analytics while maintaining governance controls.
• Design, develop, and execute enterprise training programs on data governance, as well as data tools such as PowerBI to foster a culture of data driven decision making.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in data governance, data quality, or data management roles.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA DMBOK, DCAM).
• Proficiency in PowerBI, SQL, data profiling tools, and metadata management platforms.
• Experience working with enterprise data lakes, warehouses, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance standards (GDPR, CCPA, SOX, etc.).
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into data governance initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and change management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in Data Governance (CDMP, DCAM, Collibra Ranger, etc.).
• Experience in master data management (MDM) and data stewardship.
• Background in business intelligence, analytics, or data engineering.

Skills:

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience implementing change, understanding of change management principles.

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Who we are: 

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.

EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.  Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us @recruitingaccommodations@hillenbrand.com .  In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.  At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".