Catalog Director

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In this role, you will provide technical leadership and oversight for enterprise data governance, catalog, metadata, lineage, and data-access capabilities across Vizient.

You will be responsible for the integrity, standardization, and technical governance of data by applying industry standards, developing mapping methodologies, and establishing consistent approaches for member and external data feeds.

You will define technical standards and platform solutions for metadata, data cataloging, lineage, classification, data quality, and access controls while partnering with the Chief Privacy Officer and other stakeholders to support data security and compliance with regulations such as HIPAA.

This role will lead technical data-governance architecture, platform adoption, cross-functional delivery, and the development of reusable standards that support trusted and secure data across the organization.

• →At least a high school diploma required; bachelor’s degree in technology, data management, computer science, or a related field preferred.
• →7 or more years of experience in data governance, data architecture, metadata management, data cataloging, data engineering, or related technology functions required.
• →Experience designing and implementing enterprise data catalogs, metadata, lineage, data-governance, or comparable platform capabilities required.
• →Strong architecture experience across technical metadata, data platforms, governance controls, integrations, data-access controls, and operating models required.
• →Ability to translate business and governance requirements into technical designs, standards, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans required.
• →Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives without relying solely on formal authority required.
• →Experience working with data engineering, cloud and platform operations, security, access governance, privacy, and business stakeholders required.
• →Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to executive and non-technical audiences required.
• →Demonstrated ability to establish reusable standards and drive adoption across multiple teams or business domains required.