Data Governance Consultant (AI & Data)

Are you ready to be a part of the digital reinvention of industry and revolutionize your career?

In today’s world, business leaders want to rapidly and confidently reinvent to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value.

That’s where Accenture Strategy & Consulting - Data & AI comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client’s unique path to reinvention. You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients.

Strategy and Consulting is one of four services –the others are Song, Technology and Operations

WORK YOU’LL DO

As a Data Governance Consultant, you will work closely with our clients, leading and coaching cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimize data governance strategies that enable trusted, well-governed data. You will shape roadmaps and guide teams in the end-to-end delivery of data governance projects.

Our Services Include:

• Data Governance Frameworks: Develop governance approaches aligned with business priorities and regulatory needs.

• Data Catalog & Metadata Management: Design solutions to improve data discovery, understanding, and reuse.

• Data Quality Management: Create processes and controls for measuring, monitoring, and improving data quality.

• Operating Models & Stewardship: Define sustainable roles, responsibilities, and workflows across the organization.

Leading Responsibilities:

• Industry vendor certifications are desired (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, CNCF/Kubernetes or Databricks certifications); although not essential if you have demonstrable ability.

• 2+ years in data engineering, with a strong emphasis on cloud environments - AWS, GCP, Azure, or Cloud Native platforms.

• Microsoft Purview prior knowledge is considered a plus

• Profisee prior knowledge is considered a plus

• Analyze current data management and governance maturity levels, identify gaps, and propose actionable strategies for improvement.

• Develop and tailor governance operating models, policies, and data stewardship frameworks.

• Support data classification, lineage, and metadata management initiatives.

• Assist in designing and implementing data quality measurement and monitoring systems.

• Interview client stakeholders to understand pain points related to data ownership, access, and quality.

• Support business case creation and roadmap planning for data governance programs.

• Contribute to multi-disciplinary teams, providing expertise on data governance in architecture, processes, and operating models.

• Create innovative and differentiated offerings, staying relevant and in sync with market demand and technology evolution.

• Leveraging Accenture’s international assets and expertise to bring new ideas to clients.