Data Governance Consultant II

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow?  A  position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Data Governance Consultant II

Position Summary

Join Xcel Energy’s Customer Energy and Transportation Solutions in this new role as a Data Governance Consultant II. This person will be a critical addition to our Data & Analytics Team, developing strategic and tactical data governance plans for our customer program data. They will also work closely with our enterprise Data Governance Team to help maintain the effective maintenance and execution of the enterprise data strategy and governance processes. They will develop and drive practices for data management, assessment, and mitigation of data quality issues. Manage and analyze strategies designed to enhance data reliability, minimize redundancies, and support the end-to-end data lifecycle. Finally, they will facilitate the creation of key performance indicators utilized by business units and enterprise.

Essential Responsibilities

• Data Management: Coordinates regular reviews of Data Management processes and standards for multiple data domains. Identifies and evaluates options and opportunities for process and workflow improvements, as well as opportunities to capture new data requirements in alignment with new and existing application architecture. Recommends changes for appropriate governance/oversight of data. Assist with and drive the development of organizational governance, data quality, metadata and taxonomy policies, processes and procedures, business glossaries and enterprise data definitions.
• Data Governance: Analysis that facilitates the transformation of complex data governance needs into understandable and actionable standards and policies. Educate leaders on data governance concepts and best practices. Supports effectively operationalizing and sustaining data governance across the enterprise and multiple domains through collaboration with data owners, stewards, and analysts. Creates and maintains data governance processes, standards, and artifacts. Leads introduction of new data domains over time. Work effectively in a matrixed analytics organization.? Identify and coordinate resources (people, process, and technology) not in your chain of command.
• Data Quality: Drives alignment between data quality activities and business and Data Management strategies. Provides input on and implements a data curation and governance framework in line with the data strategy for specific types of data as appropriate. Analyzes data definitions, business processes and systems to identify and document inconsistencies in data and application utilization. Conducts root cause analysis to support issue resolution. Utilizes established data governance and data management techniques.
• Data Strategy: Support the enterprise vision and strategy for data usage, working with stakeholders to leverage data, technology, and process to support the strategic end to end data lifecycle. Establish strategy and governance related policy to drive consistently and alignment across the organization. Actively directs and champions the continuous improvement of data strategy and governance processes and workflows across the enterprise. Document, monitor, and proactively recommend improvements to processes and controls. Build requirements for, develop, and enhance automated processes that provide functional areas with efficient access to standards and policies.
• Training and Effective Communication: Develop and manage business relationships with associates and senior leaders in the Data division as well as across the organization. Communicate data strategy and management education and provides consultation on streamlining and efficiently improving processes. Train's data stewards, data analysts, super users, and other business area users on all changes to master data management processes, tools, and/or workflows. Drives effective change communication s throughout the business area and supports change adoption.
• Technology: Serve as a technical and functional data governance subject matter expert. Interfaces with IT Data partners/custodians to ensure requisite technological capabilities are designed and maintained to support Data Governance/Data Management standards and processes. Provides data technology consulting on Data Governance initiatives. Works with Data Stewards to capture and technology requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Data Management, Business Administration, IT or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Four to seven years expertise in data governance, data management, and data quality.
• Super user experience aligned to data management/data quality technologies.
• Strong data governance acumen.
• Capability to prioritize competing recommendations to further enterprise objectives and influence alignment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Process expertise across multiple data domains.
• Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution and issue remediation.
• Strong business process management experience.
• Gas and/or Electric Utility Industry experience preferred.
• Data Certification Preferred (CDMP) upon hire or to acquire within first year of employment.

Preferred Requirements

• Demonstrated advanced level of customer data experience.
• Demonstrated expertise with Salesforce.com SFDC.

 

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If you’re ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $95,200.00 to $135,200.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 06/01/25

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