Data Consultant

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Data Governance Analyst - Onsite for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Chicago, IL, Denver, CO or Washington, DC. This is a 12+ months contract opportunity.
This role will support the Global Information Security Data Governance team, providing governance oversight for how data is requested, sourced, shared, provisioned, and consumed. The analyst will manage Data Use Governance requests from intake through final disposition, evaluating business use cases and coordinating with data providers and consumers.
Responsibilities:

• Provide governance oversight for how data is requested, sourced, shared, provisioned, and consumed across applications, reports, analytics, APIs, event streams, AI/ML solutions, and other business and technology processes
• Manage Data Use Governance requests from intake through final disposition and publication
• Evaluate business use cases, identify appropriate and authoritative data sources, and determine applicable agreement and governance requirements
• Coordinate with data providers and consumers, facilitate required approvals, and confirm that supporting metadata, lineage, Data Quality controls, security requirements, and governance evidence are complete
• Analyze both business and technical information, challenge incomplete or unclear requests, and translate complex data flows into clear governance requirements and documented decisions

Requirements:

• 5 or more years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Risk, Data Architecture, or a related discipline
• 5 or more years of direct, hands-on experience in Data Use Governance, data-sharing governance, data-access governance, or a comparable data-consumption governance function
• Demonstrated experience evaluating business use cases and determining the data, sourcing, approval, metadata, control, and evidence requirements needed to support an approved use
• Experience working directly with upstream data providers and downstream data consumers to document and govern data-sharing relationships
• Experience coordinating governance decisions across business, technology, security, risk, architecture, and data-management stakeholders
• Experience identifying governance gaps, documenting findings, assigning remediation actions, and tracking actions through closure
• Self-directed, accountable, and comfortable working with limited supervision
• Able to exercise sound judgment when requirements or responsibilities are unclear
• Skilled at asking detailed follow-up questions and identifying gaps that may not be apparent to requestors
• Able to communicate effectively with both senior business stakeholders and highly technical teams
• Collaborative and service-oriented while maintaining appropriate governance independence
• Highly organized and capable of maintaining accurate records across a high-volume workload

Desired skills:

• Experience supporting Data Use Governance within an Information Security, Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, or other complex technology organization
• Knowledge of Data Management industry standards, best practices, data management policies, data standards, and governance operating models
• Experience governing data used in critical reporting, risk metrics, regulatory reporting, analytics, or operational decision-making
• Experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI data use reviews
• Experience with enterprise metadata repositories, data catalogs, data lineage tools, or registry solutions
• Experience with Jira, SharePoint, or comparable workflow and evidence-management tools
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Data-management or governance certification, such as Certified Data Management Professional, or comparable professional credentials

Pay range: $33.25 - $41.25 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

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Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.