Required Skills/Experience

• Hands-on experience with Alation or similar data governance/catalog tools (Collibra, OvalEdge, etc.).
• Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage, and data quality principles.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure, and modern data stack ecosystems.
• Proficiency with Agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence).
• 6+ years in data management, data governance, or product ownership roles.
• Strong communication, requirements gathering, and stakeholder management abilities.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the product roadmap for Alation data catalog initiatives.
• Align catalog capabilities with enterprise data strategy and business objectives.
• Work with data stewards, analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and drive catalog enhancements.
• Serve as the primary bridge between business and technical teams, ensuring effective communication and alignment.
• Create and manage a prioritized product backlog, writing clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Drive the adoption of metadata standards, data lineage, stewardship, and governance best practices using Alation.
• Ensure catalog content is accurate, current, and compliant with governance and policy requirements.
• Promote data literacy through training, documentation, onboarding, and internal advocacy.
• Define and track KPIs for catalog adoption, data quality improvements, and governance maturity.
• Collaborate with data engineers and architects to integrate Alation with enterprise data sources (Snowflake, AWS, pipelines using AWS Glue, etc.).
• Support automation of metadata ingestion, lineage extraction, and policy enforcement.
• Identify cost-effective improvement opportunities and recommend scalable solutions.
• Partner with Automation SME Lead to enhance team skills and maintain adherence to company policies.
• Develop and refine internal processes to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.
• Escalate unresolved customer or operational issues to the Manager as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SQL and data modeling.
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
• Background in financial services, asset management, or other regulated industries is a plus.

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