Manager, Data Transformation – Governance

Grant Thornton (US)

. Apply and extend enterprise data governance frameworks to acquired-company integration .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $136,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data governance frameworks, data quality management, and compliance with privacy regulations. Proficient in managing data integration, migration, and retention processes while ensuring alignment between business and technology teams.

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Data GovernanceData Quality ManagementData IntegrationRecords ManagementData Privacy Compliance

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Hard Skills

Data MigrationData StewardshipData ProfilingData CatalogingData LineageRetention SchedulingDefensible DisposalData Quality RulesMetadata ManagementData Classification

Soft Skills

Project ManagementStakeholder EngagementChange ManagementFacilitationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft PurviewCollibraInformaticaAlationSnowflakePower BIServiceNowData Quality ToolsMDM PlatformsWorkflow Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Data Governance CertificationPrivacy CertificationRecords Management CertificationProject Management CertificationCloud Certification

Industry Keywords

Enterprise Data GovernanceData TransformationComplianceAudit StandardsGlobal Enterprise Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudInformaticaServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Apply and extend enterprise data governance frameworks to acquired-company integration
Embed governance requirements into migration, integration, modernization, archival, reporting, and analytics enablement activities
Establish a full data-estate view for each acquisition, covering structured and unstructured content
Catalog acquired-company content by category, sensitivity, ownership, business purpose, and disposition
Advise technology teams on migration, archival, preservation, and disposal decisions
Assess content for regulated, privileged, personal, and client-confidential material and define handling requirements
Identify accountable data owners and obtain documented approval for new or materially changed data use
Manage external sharing and third-party access approval paths
Classify data against retention requirements, establish retention periods and triggers, and coordinate defensible disposal
Confirm and track legal and business holds
Account for jurisdictional privacy, data residency, and statutory retention differences
Define data quality rules, profiling, remediation, reconciliation, and quality gates
Standardize definitions, formats, critical data elements, metadata, lineage, and ownership expectations
Maintain data catalogs and business glossaries
Support data consumers and manage stewardship activities
Support adoption and rollout of governance technologies and work with IT, platforms, and vendors
Operationalize privacy, security, classification, access, masking, retention, and disposal controls
Monitor governance performance and produce executive-ready dashboards and reports
Facilitate cross-functional governance sessions and support source-to-target mapping, lineage, reconciliation, issue resolution, and integration readiness
Improve governance processes, quality controls, stewardship, metadata, automation, reporting, and delivery repeatability

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in data governance, data transformation, data management, data quality, data integration, records and information management, data privacy and compliance, analytics, or related enterprise technology roles
Demonstrated experience applying data governance principles to data migration, integration, modernization, archival, analytics, or large-scale transformation programs
Experience governing unstructured and semi-structured content alongside structured data, including mail, file storage, collaboration platforms, and service management records
Working knowledge of records retention practice, including retention scheduling, record category definitions, retention triggers, and defensible disposal
Familiarity with legal hold and preservation obligations
Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, data ownership, data stewardship, critical data elements, data quality management, metadata, lineage, catalog and glossary practice, retention, and governed data delivery
Experience defining and managing data quality rules, profiling activities, remediation plans, reconciliation processes, issue tracking, and readiness metrics
Familiarity with data governance technologies such as data catalogs, metadata management platforms, lineage tools, MDM platforms, data quality tools, workflow tools, or data issue management capabilities
Working knowledge of data protection and compliance requirements, including privacy, classification, access management, masking, retention, and internal policy controls
Familiarity with retention and documentation requirements arising from professional standards in an audit, tax, or advisory environment, or comparable regulated setting
Ability to partner with business leaders and drive alignment across business and technology teams
Strong project management, change management, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication, and executive reporting skills
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
Relevant data governance, privacy, records management, security, project management, or cloud and data certifications preferred
Preferred experience in professional services, consulting, accounting, or complex global enterprise environments
Preferred experience with Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Snowflake, Power BI, ServiceNow, or comparable technologies
Preferred experience with enterprise-scale retention, classification, eDiscovery, archival, legacy system decommissioning, governance playbooks, stewardship models, scorecards, dashboards, vendors, and cross-border data handling

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work location, weekly schedule, and flex time off options
Work-life integration options
Personalized and comprehensive benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance programs
Employee assistance program
Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to plan terms and eligibility
In-person attendance at least three days per week at a GT office or client site