United States onlyPublic Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in three Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.
This role leads cross-functional efforts to establish and mature enterprise data quality practices as part of broader data governance initiatives. It focuses on implementing standards, rules, and monitoring to ensure data is accurate, consistent, complete, and trusted across systems. The position partners closely with security, compliance, and application owners to address integrity gaps, support stewardship, and drive continuous quality improvement. It also promotes data literacy and fosters a quality-first culture through training and strategic engagement.Duties & Responsibilities
Leads the Data Quality Workgroup, with a strong focus on data quality frameworks. Provides input and strategic recommendations to mature data quality posture across domains and systems.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams and the COO team to define and implement data quality best practices, standards, metrics, and controls. Ensures accuracy, consistency, completeness, integrity, and trust in enterprise data assets through data quality rules and monitoring processes.
Partners with Enterprise Architecture to establish and maintain clear ownership, stewardship, and accountability structures across corporate data systems, with an emphasis on safeguarding data quality throughout the lifecycle.
Designs and operationalizes processes that ensure data completeness and validity—including robust data acquisition, capture, validation, and profiling mechanisms—across systems and integrations.
Works with functional application owners, InfoSec, and GRC to implement controls and safeguards that ensure ongoing data integrity. Leads data integrity gap analyses and facilitates remediation strategies.
Assesses existing data infrastructure to identify opportunities for improving data quality in SaaS platforms and enterprise systems. Recommends scalable solutions that deliver accurate, complete, and timely information.
Conducts proactive and reactive data quality reviews, identifying anomalies, missing values, duplication, and other issues. Develops and manages remediation plans, including root cause analysis and continuous quality improvement efforts.
Contributes to governance and architecture forums (e.g., Data Quality, Integration, Stewardship, Architecture) to ensure cohesive management of data quality and alignment with broader data governance and enterprise architecture goals.
Promotes data literacy and stewardship, building a quality-first culture by developing training, onboarding, and awareness programs focused on data ownership, quality expectations, and issue resolution workflows.
Stays current with industry best practices and emerging technologies in data quality management, data governance, master data management (MDM), data observability, and related domains.
Other duties as assigned—may include responsibilities in enterprise architecture, business process architecture, information architecture, and support for EA tooling. All efforts should reinforce data quality as a foundational pillar.
The above is intended to describe the general contents and requirements of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all duties, responsibilities or skills of personnel so classified.
Compensation:
Compensation for roles at Public Consulting Group varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by applicable law, PCG provides a reasonable range of compensation for this role. In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role, including medical and dental care benefits, 401k, PTO, parental leave, bereavement leave.
Required Skills
Proficiency with data governance processes, tools, and frameworks (e.g., DAMA, DMBOK).
Knowledge of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and best practices.
Familiarity with data classification, access control, and data security principles.
Experience in documenting data dictionaries, metadata, and data lineage.
Experience in implementing data quality controls, data audits, and remediation plans.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5+ years of experience working as an Information Architect, Data Architect, Data Governance Analyst or in a similar role with a focus on data governance, data stewardship, data literacy, master data, metadata management, and data quality.
Certifications in data governance or data management (e.g., DGSP, CDMP) are a plus.
Working Conditions
Office Setting: Remote work setting but 5-10 % of travel may be required for offsite meetings.
Compensation for roles at Public Consulting Group varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by applicable law, PCG provides the following reasonable range of compensation for this role: $125,500-$138,700
EEO Statement:
Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PCG, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PCG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PCG believes in health, equality, and prosperity for everyone so we can succeed in changing the ways the public sector, including health, education, technology and human services industries, work.
