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Data Governance Engineer (Remote) Job Opportunity at Vericast

Company Description

Harland Clarke, a Vericast business, is a premier marketing solutions company that drives profitable revenue growth for thousands of businesses. Our innovative solutions influence consumer purchasing and transaction behavior and engage with over 120 million households daily. We are recognized leaders in incentives, advertising, marketing services, transaction solutions, customer data, cross-channel campaign management, and intelligent media delivery. Learn more at and follow us on .

Job Description

The Data Governance (DG) Engineer at Vericast is passionate about data governance, privacy, and compliance. This role involves enabling a company-wide data governance program, improving processes for managing and protecting sensitive data, and ensuring adherence to data policies and regulatory requirements. Reporting to the Chief Privacy Officer, the DG Engineer will enhance data governance frameworks and collaborate with data stewards to optimize data use, management, and protection.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish scalable data governance capabilities, including building standards, creating data definitions and policies, and training stakeholders (20%).
• Manage the data governance program, involving data profiling, enforcing data quality rules, and cataloging data to maintain proper data lineage (20%).
• Develop and maintain enterprise data asset inventories, including data dictionaries, metadata, and data lineage information (15%).
• Expand data governance across various data stewards to ensure consistent processes and outcomes (10%).
• Collaborate with security, privacy, and compliance teams to align data governance with regulatory and organizational obligations (10%).
• Oversee the implementation and management of data governance platform technologies, such as Collibra (10%).
• Assist business owners in using data assets efficiently while maintaining compliance (5%).
• Manage external data requests, including privacy requests and regulatory inquiries, ensuring legal compliance (5%).
• Lead audits and monitor data usage to identify and address potential issues or breaches (5%).

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Science, Information Management, or a related discipline.

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in data analysis, data governance, or data management.
• Knowledge of industry-standard frameworks for data governance and quality, data architecture, and technology solutions.
• Proficiency in data query and transformation techniques and tools (e.g., SQL).
• Experience with data governance platforms such as Collibra.

Certifications & Licensures

Certification in data management and governance or privacy (e.g., DGSP, CDMP, CIPP, CDPSE) is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Exceptional communication and relationship skills.
• Leadership skills, including integrity and work ethic.
• Privacy skills with an understanding of evolving laws and regulations.
• Project management skills, including time management and organizational abilities.

This position is security sensitive and will involve handling critical and sensitive data. An intensive background review will be conducted.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $95,000 - $115,000 (dependent on skill level, cost of living, experience, and responsibilities).

Vericast offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, 401K with company match, generous PTO, life insurance, employee