Senior Associate, Data Transformation, Governance

Grant Thornton (US)

. Support and maintain enterprise data governance frameworks for acquired-company integration .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • United StatesSenior💰 $104,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data governance frameworks, data quality management, and data integration practices, with a strong focus on compliance and documentation. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance data stewardship and governance processes.

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Data GovernanceData Quality ManagementData IntegrationRecords ManagementData Privacy Compliance

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Hard Skills

Data TransformationData ManagementData CatalogingMetadata ManagementData LineageData Quality ToolsIssue TrackingRetention PracticesGoverned Data DeliveryData Analytics

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsDocumentation SkillsCommunication SkillsFacilitation Skills

Tools & Technologies

MDM PlatformsData Quality ToolsWorkflow ToolsMetadata Management PlatformsLineage Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Data Governance CertificationPrivacy CertificationRecords Management CertificationSecurity CertificationProject Management Certification

Industry Keywords

Data Governance FrameworksData StewardshipLegal HoldRetention CategoriesClient-Confidential Material

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support and maintain enterprise data governance frameworks for acquired-company integration
Embed governance requirements into migration, integration, modernization, archival, reporting, and analytics initiatives
Build and maintain inventories of structured and unstructured acquired-company data and content
Catalog content by category, sensitivity, ownership, business purpose, and disposition
Prepare handling recommendations for tenant consolidation, application, service management, and end user technology teams
Review unstructured and semi-structured content for regulated, privileged, personal, and client-confidential material
Track data owners, stewards, approvals, retention categories, legal holds, disposal timing, and exceptions
Support data quality, standardization, source-to-target mapping, lineage, reconciliation, issue resolution, and readiness activities
Maintain catalog and business glossary entries, stewardship materials, metadata, definitions, and ownership documentation
Support adoption and rollout of data governance technologies and validate tool outputs
Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Risk, Compliance, Security, IT, data platform teams, vendors, and implementation partners
Prepare governance reports, metrics, dashboards, status updates, meeting materials, and issue logs
Facilitate cross-functional working sessions and document governance decisions
Identify opportunities to improve governance work products, data quality controls, stewardship routines, metadata practices, and transformation delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ 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
Experience supporting data governance activities within data migration, integration, modernization, archival, analytics, or large-scale transformation programs
Exposure to governing unstructured and semi-structured content alongside structured data
Working knowledge of records retention practice, including retention categories, retention triggers, disposal timing, and disposal evidence
Understanding of legal hold and preservation obligations
Working knowledge 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 documenting data quality rules, profiling outputs, remediation actions, reconciliation activities, issue tracking, and readiness metrics
Familiarity with data catalogs, metadata management platforms, lineage tools, MDM platforms, data quality tools, workflow tools, or data issue management capabilities
Understanding of privacy, classification, access management, masking, retention, and internal policy controls
Ability to work with business and technology stakeholders and translate governance concepts into practical documentation
Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder follow-up skills
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
Experience supporting merger, acquisition, divestiture, or acquired-company technology and data integration initiatives preferred
Certifications in data governance, privacy, records management, security, project management, or cloud and data preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work location, weekly schedule, and flex time off options
Work-life integration options
Personalized and comprehensive benefits
Potential eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance
Hybrid work model with flexibility to work at a GT office or client site
Reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants with disabilities