Change Lead Specialist - Data Governance (HYBRID)
Richmond, VA, VA
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Job Title: Change Lead Specialist - Data Governance (HYBRID)
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description:
Change Lead Specialist - Data Governance - aligned to the Transformation that Agency is on, Agency is looking to onboard a change specialist with a special focus on Data Governance Adoption & Implementation.
The role is multifaceted, involving responsibilities related to managing and overseeing changes within an organization's information technology systems and ensuring the proper governance and integrity of its data.
This position will ensure successful prioritizing, approval, scheduling, and execution of information technology changes and will ensure compliance with agency goals, objectives, policies and industry regulations regarding data security and data integrity. This includes :
Ensuring that changes are properly planned, documented, approved, and implemented to maximize benefits to the organization. They streamline the change process to maintain service continuity while delivering improvements. Establishing a definitive framework for managing change and data governance processes
Must possess the below knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Skills:
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description:
Change Lead Specialist - Data Governance - aligned to the Transformation that Agency is on, Agency is looking to onboard a change specialist with a special focus on Data Governance Adoption & Implementation.
The role is multifaceted, involving responsibilities related to managing and overseeing changes within an organization's information technology systems and ensuring the proper governance and integrity of its data.
This position will ensure successful prioritizing, approval, scheduling, and execution of information technology changes and will ensure compliance with agency goals, objectives, policies and industry regulations regarding data security and data integrity. This includes :
Ensuring that changes are properly planned, documented, approved, and implemented to maximize benefits to the organization. They streamline the change process to maintain service continuity while delivering improvements. Establishing a definitive framework for managing change and data governance processes
- Develop a change management plan for data initiatives
- Enable implementation of data governance policy and procedures by implementing communication planning for continuous improvement
- Manage changes to framework and process for data principles, including training and collaboration
- Facilitate changes to ensure compliance with privacy and security policies and regulations
- Collaborate with Data Governance Council stakeholders to define and monitor key performance indicators related to adoption and success of data governance
- Implementing process to ensure reliable testing and vetting of proposed changes
- Creating communication channels between necessary stakeholders
- Establishing effective approval processes
- Streamlining the entire change process, reducing service downtime while also delivering value to end users more quickly
- Managing client change requests and facilitating the Change Advisory Board
- Improving the quality and value of core data assets
- Developing long-term plans for data management infrastructures, procedures for data governance, storage and access
- Ensuring compliance with relevant agency policies, laws, regulations, industry standards regarding data security and integrity
Must possess the below knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Understanding of IT systems, cloud and data architectures, and technologies to oversee changes effectively
- A solid understanding and experience with change management principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices
- Strong knowledge of data governance principles, data literacy, data lifecycle, data quality, and data security practices
- Knowledge of various change models and frameworks
- Ability to plan a structured approach to change
- Risk management skills to identify potential issues and develop strategies to mitigate them
- Business acumen to develop a data governance model that ensures the data is secure and accessible when needed
- Data modelling and data architecture
- Familiarity with relevant industry regulations (such as HIPAA) and compliance requirements related to data governance
- Ability to align IT strategies with business objectives and long-term planning
- Skilled in accessing assessing risks related to IT change and data governance and implementing risk mitigation strategies
- Technical skills such as cloud, database/warehouse design, build and management
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to document procedures, policies, and change comprehensively
- Excellent active listening skills
Skills:
| Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| A solid understanding and experience with change management principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices | Required | 10 | Years |
| Strong knowledge of data governance principles, data literacy, data lifecycle, data quality, and data security practices | Required | 5 | Years |
| Familiarity with relevant industry regulations (such as HIPAA) and compliance requirements related to data governance | Required | 8 | Years |
| Skilled in accessing assessing risks related to IT change and data governance and implementing risk mitigation strategies | Required | 8 | Years |
| Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal | Required | 10 | Years |
| Ability to document procedures, policies, and change comprehensively | Required | 10 | Years |
| Business acumen to develop a data governance model that ensures the data is secure and accessible when needed | Required | 8 | Years |
| Minimum of 10 years of experience in the field of information technology with at least 5 years of LEAD Chg control and/or data governance experience | Required | 10 | Years |
| Understanding of IT systems, cloud and data architectures, and technologies to oversee changes effectively | Highly desired | 5 | Years |
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