NEW JOB OPENING
ENTERPRISE DATA & AI GOVERNANCE CONSULTANT (STATE GOVERNMENT)
IN NASHVILLE, TN, USA!

 

Date Posted: 09/29/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 508377
Industry: Government/Staffing
Job Title: Enterprise Data & AI Governance Consultant (State Government)
Job Location: Nashville, TN, USA, 37243
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Hybrid schedule to be discussed in interview
Shift: Monday-Friday (8:00 AM-4:30 PM) 7.5 hours per day
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 14
Min Hourly Rate($): 50.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 65.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: AI, AI Models, Data Cataloging, Data Governance, Data Governance Implementation, Data Governance Transition/Setup, Metadata
Experience Desired: Develop practical data governance strategies, implementation plans, training plans, communications (5 yrs); Translate complex data governance, data management, metadata, data quality, privacy, AI governance (5 yrs); Apply change management practices to support adoption of new roles, responsibilities, processes (5 yrs); Data ownership, data stewardship, metadata, data catalogues, data quality, data lifecycle management (5 yrs)
Preferred Certifications/Licenses: CDMP, Prosci/Change Management, PMP, CISA, CIPM

**C2C is not available**

 

Job Description
Preferred Certification:
• Relevant certifications are desirable but not required, such as CDMP, Prosci/Change Management, PMP, CISA, CIPM, or related credentials

Required Skills:
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings with business, technology, privacy, security, legal, compliance, and executive stakeholders
• Develop practical data governance strategies, implementation plans, training plans, communications, and adoption materials
• Translate complex data governance, data management, metadata, data quality, privacy, and AI governance concepts into plain language
• Build trust with agency stakeholders and guide groups toward decisions, documented actions, and measurable progress
• Apply change management practices to support adoption of new roles, responsibilities, processes, and governance behaviours
• Develop business value cases for data governance initiatives
• Support governance documentation aligned to frameworks, policies, procedures, standards, controls, and audit expectation
• Understand data governance operating models, data ownership, data stewardship, metadata, data catalogues, data quality, data lifecycle management, data sharing, and data risk management
• Work independently while coordinating with the Enterprise Data Governance Manager, Data Governance Analyst, and agency stakeholders
• Produce clear, professional, executive-ready written products

Preferred Skills:
• Experience supporting data governance, data management, enterprise information management, organizational change management, training, or stakeholder engagement programs
• Experience working with state government, local government, public-sector programs, or highly regulated environments
• Familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK, data stewardship, metadata management, data quality management, data classification, data lifecycle management, and data governance maturity models
• Familiarity with AI governance concepts, responsible AI principles, or frameworks such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
• Experience developing and delivering training, workshops, presentations, job aids, communications, and adoption campaigns
• Experience supporting governance councils, committees, working groups, or cross-functional decision-making bodies
• Experience with enterprise data catalog, metadata, business glossary, data inventory, issue tracking, collaboration, or knowledge management tools

Job Overview:
The Enterprise Data Governance Consultant will support the client’s Center for Enterprise Data & Analytics (CEDA) in expanding enterprise data governance services, AI data preparations, training, communications, stakeholder engagement, and agency implementation support. This contractor position will work under the direction of the Enterprise Data Governance Manager helping agencies and departments establish, mature, and sustain data governance programs.
The role supports Tennessee’s enterprise approach to managing data as a strategic asset, improving trusted data use, reducing risk, enabling secure data sharing, and increasing efficiency through standardization. The State’s Enterprise Data Governance Program is built around a coordinated Framework, Guidebook, and Playbook that define the “why,” “what,” and “how” of statewide data governance implementation.
This position is intended for a consultant with strong public-sector facilitation, AI governance, change management, training, communications, and data governance implementation skills. The consultant will help translate governance concepts into practical agency actions, including data strategy development, governance meeting facilitation, stakeholder engagement, maturity assessments, implementation planning, training delivery, and program communications.

Job Responsibilities:
AI Governance, Privacy, Risk, and Compliance Support:
• The contractor will help agencies incorporate responsible AI, privacy, security, and compliance considerations into data governance practices
• Support agency awareness of AI governance concepts, including ethical, transparent, explainable, accountable, and human-reviewed use of data and AI-enabled systems
• Help document AI-related data use cases, data sources, stewardship responsibilities, risk considerations, and governance checkpoints
• Coordinate with appropriate privacy, security, legal, records, and compliance stakeholders when governance activities involve sensitive, confidential, regulated, or high-risk data
• Facilitate agency exploitation of AI technologies to establish practitioners to automate and/or streamline data governance practices and artifacts
• Reinforce requirements for data classification, access management, data minimization, authorized use, retention, and secure data sharing
• Support documentation of data-related risks, issues, policy exceptions, remediation actions, and audit evidence
• Promote appropriate safeguards for protected or regulated data, including HIPAA, FERPA, CJIS, IRS Pub. 1075, PCI, FTI, PII, and other applicable standards when relevant to agency operations

Data Governance Strategy and Agency Engagement:
• The contractor will help agencies align data governance activities to business value, mission priorities, compliance needs, and statewide data strategy
• Support agency data governance planning, including charters, roadmaps, operating models, stakeholder maps, and implementation plans
• Assist agencies in defining data governance scope, ownership, roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and engagement processes
• Help identify agency value-based business needs, data pain points, data quality risks, and opportunities for improved data sharing and reuse
• Support agency maturity assessments and develop practical work plans to close governance gaps
• Translate technical data governance concepts into plain-language guidance suitable for executives, business program staff, data stewards, and operational teams
• Promote consistent use of Tennessee’s eight core data governance elements: Organization, Policies, Procedures, Standards/Definitions, Architecture, Data Admin/Controls, Metrics/Reporting, and Audits

Data Governance Implementation Support:
• The contractor will support agency use of statewide data governance tools, templates, and documentation practices
• Help agencies complete governance artifacts such as RACI charts, business glossaries, data dictionaries, data inventories, data issue logs, policy/procedure mappings, stewardship plans, and governance roadmaps
• Support documentation of data domains, data owners, data stewards, business definitions, data flows, data quality rules, risks, controls, and metrics
• Assist agencies with Playbook-aligned implementation activities and evidence gathering for audit readiness
• Coordinate with the Data Governance Analyst on catalog, metadata, data classification, lineage, and related documentation needs
• Support agency use of governance metrics and maturity indicators to monitor progress and demonstrate business value
• Maintain organized repositories of governance artifacts, meeting records, training materials, communications, and implementation evidence

  • **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

  • **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

 

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