Data Governance Lead

Pay: $60-70/hour W2. Our company offers our consultants a suite of benefits after a qualification period including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance. 100% remote role no expectation of onsite work Description • The Data Governance Lead is responsible for establishing and operationalizing governance standards across the data ecosystem, with a strong emphasis on Databricks and Unity Catalog as foundational components of the platform. • This role focuses on unifying fragmented data sources into a consistent, well-managed environment and partners closely with data engineering, platform teams, product teams, and business stakeholders to define policies, frameworks, and best practices that ensure compliance, security, and high data quality. Key Responsibilities • Develop and own the data governance framework, including policies, standards, metadata strategy, and data stewardship processes. • Lead governance across cloud and analytics platforms with priority on Databricks and Unity Catalog, followed by AWS data services and Dataiku. • Define catalog structure, classification models, tagging, and access rules across multiple business domains. • Implement metadata management, lineage tracking, and data quality controls to improve trust and usability. • Drive unification of data across fragmented systems by designing scalable models, harmonized definitions, and reusable governance patterns. • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance (e.g., PII, GxP, HIPAA where applicable). • Oversee data access controls, entitlements, and policy enforcement across analytic environments. • Establish processes for issue management, remediation, and continuous improvement. • Mentor data stewards and support adoption of governance standards across business teams. • Support platform modernization and enable analytics, AI/ML, automation, and self-service use cases. Required Skills & Experience • 7+ years in data governance, data management, or enterprise data architecture. • Hands-on expertise with Databricks and Unity Catalog (catalog design, access policies, lineage, classification/tagging) as the primary platform requirement. • Experience with AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, IAM). • Experience with data governance workflows, tooling, and model management. • Strong understanding of MDM, metadata management, and data quality frameworks. • Proven success governing data across fragmented systems, complex pipelines, and multi-cloud or hybrid environments. • Familiarity with data privacy and compliance (PII, PHI, GxP, GDPR, etc.). • Ability to work across business and technical teams, influence without authority, and build alignment. • Excellent communication skills, with ability to translate governance concepts for non-technical audiences. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in life sciences, healthcare, or regulated industries. • Background with product-oriented data platforms or customer-facing data services. • Knowledge of workflow tools (Jira, Confluence) and governance platforms (Collibra, Alation, data.world preferred but not required). • Certifications in Databricks, AWS, or data governance frameworks. Who We Are: The Fountain Group is a nationwide staffing firm with over 80 Fortune 100-500 clients. Since 2001, TFG has maintained a consistent standard of excellence, and our work is broadly recognized every year through numerous industry performance awards. Our success is a team effort. Browse our website below for additional information on our company. The Fountain Group 3407 W Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Tampa, FL 33607 “We work in Life Sciences, Clinical, Engineering, IT, and more. Above all, we specialize in people.” By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Privacy Policy