Senior Consultant - Data Governance (Strategy Execution & Value Realization)

Inbox Business Technologies is seeking a seasoned Senior Consultant — Data Governance to manage the daily operations of governance, performance reporting, and benefits tracking within the data and AI vertical. This role supports a multi-vertical Strategy Execution & Value Realization Office by ensuring that strategic initiatives are consistently tracked, reported, and governed according to established standards. The successful candidate will play a critical role in maintaining alignment with the broader governance framework and providing visibility into portfolio progress and dependencies.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage governance processes, templates, and tools specific to the data and AI vertical, ensuring alignment with the overall governance office operating model.
- Conduct portfolio visibility and dependency mapping, identifying cross-vertical dependencies and escalating issues beyond the vertical’s authority.
- Track stage gates, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, quality, and change requests across strategic initiatives to maintain accurate delivery health status.
- Review solution designs for compliance with Enterprise Architecture standards, prepare documentation for Architecture Review Board sessions, and maintain architecture decision records.
- Develop and maintain KPI cascades, executive dashboards, portfolio reports, and scorecards for regular reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Monitor business value and outcomes against strategic and operational KPIs, support post-implementation reviews, and validate that initiatives deliver expected value prior to closure.
- Create and update governance templates, playbooks, and supporting tools, including administering the KPI cascade tool on a day-to-day basis.
- Assist with periodic maturity assessments of governance and portfolio management capabilities and support the implementation of agreed improvements.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Data Management, Information Systems, Business, or Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in data governance, portfolio or programme governance, or related advisory roles.
- Proven experience operating governance processes and managing portfolio/programme governance operations including change control.
- Skilled in building and maintaining KPI dashboards and portfolio reporting tools (e.g., Power BI or similar platforms).
- Familiarity with data governance fundamentals and enterprise architecture compliance review processes.
- Strong stakeholder coordination skills and ability to produce structured documentation.

Preferred Qualifications and Certifications

- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) from DAMA is preferred.
- Project management certifications such as PMP or PRINCE2 are considered a plus.
- Certification in BI platforms, for example, Power BI Data Analyst, is advantageous.

Inbox Business Technologies is committed to equal opportunity and inclusion. We provide fair consideration to all qualified applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or pregnancy. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where every team member is respected and empowered. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply and contribute their unique perspectives to our innovative and forward-thinking company culture.