Atlan Data Governance Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Atlan Implementation: Lead Atlan implementation, configuration, and adoption across multiple business domains, establishing governance standards and measurable outcomes.
• Business Glossary Architecture: Design and implement enterprise business glossaries, standardized definitions, taxonomies, and business-to-technical metadata mappings.
• Data Catalog & Lineage: Mature existing data catalog and lineage capabilities, improving data discovery, traceability, metadata quality, and governance effectiveness.
• Data Deduplication & Harmonization: Drive initiatives to identify duplicate data assets, standardize definitions, and harmonize data across enterprise systems.
• Databricks Unity Catalog & Ontology: Apply expertise in Unity Catalog, semantic modeling, and ontology concepts to evaluate future governance architecture and potential platform transitions.
• Governance Leadership: Establish data stewardship frameworks, ownership models, governance workflows, and cross-functional accountability.
• Measurable Business Outcomes: Develop implementation roadmaps, KPIs, and success metrics demonstrating governance adoption, catalog maturity, and tangible business value.

Required Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience leading enterprise Atlan implementations, including business glossary, data catalog, lineage, and metadata management.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Atlan governance capabilities across multiple business domains.
• Strong expertise in data deduplication, standardization, and harmonization.
• Deep understanding of Databricks Unity Catalog and Ontology, including their capabilities for enterprise data governance and future-state architecture.
• Experience establishing enterprise data governance and stewardship frameworks.
• Proven ability to translate governance strategies into actionable deliverables and measurable business outcomes.
• Strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on implementation experience with Databricks Unity Catalog and ontology-based solutions.
• Experience evaluating or migrating enterprise data catalog and governance platforms.
• Experience in regulated industries, particularly healthcare, financial services, or insurance.
• Experience leading Data Stewardship teams.