As a Data Management Principal specializing in metadata management & data catalog solutions, you will lead small, collaborative teams to design and deliver enterprise-wide data catalog solutions. You will be responsible for understanding the client’s current environment, technical and business challenges, and data governance/management maturity. By assessing the current state, you can propose solutions which incorporate technology, ways of working, data literacy, governance, and change.

What You’ll Do

• Use your existing knowledge and experience with metadata management & data catalog technologies and leading practices to evaluate existing solution implementations, provide alternatives/trade‑offs, and recommend technical/functional areas to raise the client’s metadata management maturity.
• Own the creation and execution of the enterprise metadata strategy and roadmap; define the target architecture, and integration patterns across the ecosystem.
• Lead cross-functional teams to implement, configure, and operationalize enterprise data catalog solutions, accountable for the delivery of the solution to the client
• Communicate delivery progress tailored to key stakeholders including C-suite, serving as point of contact for issues and resolving risks as needed
• Build trusted relationships across the client organization; navigate constraints and escalate appropriately.
• Contribute to thought leadership (reference architectures, accelerators, case studies) and strategic pursuits.
• As time allows, you will participate in pre-sales activities including helping define an approach to solving a prospect’s technical challenges and helping the business development team estimate and plan projects to address those challenges.
• Support and guide team members in the following activities:
• Configure and enhance enterprise data catalogs in alignment with data governance frameworks to enable users to discovery, trust, and understand data (Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Microsoft Purview; Snowflake Horizons, Databricks Unity Catalog as needed).
• Ingest technical metadata and lineage from data platforms, ETL/ELT tools, and reporting tools; able to support ingestion of sources through native connectors and custom integrations.
• Develop and maintain APIs and connectors for synchronization across data platforms, including integrations with data quality, master data management (MDM), and access governance technologies (e.g., Collibra DQ, BigID, Immuta) and enterprise SSO/LDAP.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish stewardship models and governance processes.
• Customize governance workflows, lineage tracking, and business glossary features to meet client-specific needs.
• Design user experiences within catalog solutions to search, browse, and access data, often tailoring personas experiences to analysts, engineers, and stewards.
• Develop adoption playbooks, enablement materials, and KPIs; deliver training and office hours to drive usage.
  

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years in data/analytics with 5+ years leading metadata programs; ownership of complex solution outcomes.
• Expertise with operating models, ROI/value measurement, and executive stakeholder management.
• Experience applying AI/agents to metadata curation and governance at scale.
• Contributions to playbooks/accelerators and pre‑sales solutioning.
• Hands‑on configuration and administration of Collibra/Alation/Atlan/Purview; experience with taxonomy, glossary, stewardship workflows.
• Working knowledge of technical metadata ingestion and integration across cloud data platforms and ETL/ELT tools.
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, scripting (Python, JavaScript), and data integration tools
• Ability to communicate across perspectives and encourage clear decision‑making with teams and clients.
• Provide high‑quality written and visual communications tailored to cross-functional teams including business, technical, and governance teams.
  
  

Tools & Technologies

• Catalog & Metadata: Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Microsoft Purview, Secoda, Informatica IDMC, Snowflake Horizons, Databricks Unity Catalog, AWS Glue, GCP Dataplex
• Lineage & Observability: MANTA, OpenLineage, Monte Carlo (lineage signals), Databricks lineage, Purview lineage
• Privacy & Access: BigID, Immuta
• Data Platforms & Integration: GCP, AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databrick and modern data architectures
• Productivity: Power BI, Tableau, Looker; Jira, Confluence; Git/GitHub/Azure DevOps
  
  

Preferred Certifications

• Collibra Ranger/Solution Architect, Alation badges, Atlan badges, Microsoft Purview
• Informatica EDC/IDQ, Apache Atlas/Open Metadata practitioner
• DAMA CDMP; cloud data certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  
  

Work Model

Hybrid and client-facing, with travel based on engagement needs. Up to 25 - 50% travel

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Compensation And Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $122,000 to $200,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.