Professional Resume Template for

Data Governance Manager

Jonathan K. Sterling

Dallas, TX

(214) 555-0143

jonathan.sterling@email.net

linkedin.com/in/jonathan-sterling | github.com/jsterling-data | jsterlingdata.io

Professional Summary

Systems-oriented Data Governance Manager with 6 years of experience designing enterprise data governance programs, metadata management repositories, and data quality standards. Expertise includes managing data compliance audits (GDPR, CCPA), cataloging over 450,000 data elements, and leading data stewardship committees of up to 14 members. Successfully reduced data integration error rates by 34% and accelerated data retrieval workflows by 27% through Collibra and Informatica implementations. Proficient with Collibra, Informatica Data Quality, Alation, dbt, SQL, and Snowflake.

Work Experience

Data Governance Manager — Aether Analytics Corp

Austin, TX | January 2024 – Present

  • Formulated and deployed an enterprise data governance framework across 4 business units, reducing data compliance audit preparation time by 32%.
  • Led a cross-functional stewardship council of 15 members to define 450+ critical data elements (CDEs) and establish their corresponding metadata lineage in Collibra.
  • Designed automated data quality checks that analyzed 12M+ daily transactional records, decreasing critical data anomalies and duplicates by 28%.
  • Partnered with Security teams to implement role-based access control (RBAC) policies, reducing unauthorized data access incidents to zero over 18 months.

Senior Data Governance Analyst — Meridian Health Group

Dallas, TX | August 2020 – December 2023

  • Mapped data lineage for 8 legacy databases migrating to Snowflake, ensuring 99.98% data accuracy post-migration and saving $120,000 in redundant storage costs.
  • Drafted and standardized 14 data quality policy documents, training 180+ business users on metadata tagging standards to reduce data entry errors by 22%.
  • Conducted monthly data quality audits on customer master databases containing 3.5M records, resolving 94% of identified data integrity issues within 14 business days.
  • Implemented Alation data catalog for 6 department portals, increasing self-service data discovery speed by 41% across the organization.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems

Oakland Ridge University · Dallas, TX · 2020

Skills

Data governance frameworks, Metadata management, Data lineage mapping, Data stewardship, Data quality profiling, GDPR & CCPA compliance, MDM (Master Data Management), Role-based access control (RBAC), Collibra, Alation, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC), Snowflake, SQL, dbt, Tableau

Projects

Enterprise Data Catalog Deployment

Role: Lead Data Governance Specialist

Tools: Collibra, Alation, Snowflake, SQL

Directed the cataloging of 450,000+ data elements from 12 database sources, establishing 100% lineage visibility and reducing data search time by 41% for 180+ analysts.

CCPA Compliance & Data Privacy Alignment

Role: Data Governance Manager

Tools: OneTrust, Informatica EDC, SQL, Jira

Designed a PII discovery workflow that scanned 18M+ consumer profiles, reducing compliance exposure by 100% and accelerating data subject access requests (DSAR) by 55%.

Certifications

  • Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) - Practitioner (2023)
  • Data Governance and Stewardship Professional (DGSP) (2021)

Additional information

  • Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
  • Professional Memberships: DAMA International (Dallas Chapter), Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM)
  • Availability: 3 weeks notice

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$110,000

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$165,000

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$135,000

Growth Outlook:

The demand for Data Governance Managers in the United States is growing rapidly, driven by the expansion of cloud data warehousing, heightened regulatory compliance pressures (GDPR, CCPA), and the emergence of enterprise AI. As organization-wide data maturity becomes a competitive differentiator, Data Governance Managers are critical for establishing trust, quality, and data safety. Employment in this sector is projected to grow by 14% over the next decade.

14% growth over 10 years

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Proven track record of designing data governance frameworks and data stewardship policies || Hands-on experience with metadata management and data cataloging tools like Collibra, Alation, or Informatica || Working knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and data protection practices

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