Implementation Project Leader / Manager

Who is Trace3 ?

Trace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate.

Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it!

Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco.

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We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the “big picture.” We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems.

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JOB SUMMARY

The program is implementing Atlan as its enterprise data catalog and context layer, beginning with the Customer 360 domain. Core platform onboarding and several source connections are substantially complete. Atlan’s contracted role is primarily advisory. The program requires a partner-side leader who provides delivery capacity and technical execution to move the implementation from connected platforms to a usable, governed, and adopted catalog.

The Atlan Implementation Project Leader / Manager is the single accountable owner for execution. This is a hands-on delivery leadership role, not a pure coordination role. The successful candidate runs the integrated plan and RAID discipline while remaining close enough to the platform to personally unblock lineage, connector, and RBAC issues. The role will prepare and execute the rollout and establish a repeatable operating model that can be reused for future domains including Finance, Sales, and Marketing.

BUSINESS OUTCOMES

Establish Atlan as the trusted enterprise entry point for finding, understanding, and using governed data.

Create a unified metadata and governance foundation for the Customer 360 initiative.

Reduce manual stewardship effort through Context Agents and repeatable enrichment workflows.

Enable business users to discover certified assets while retaining broader visibility for designated roles.

Create a repeatable implementation pattern that can be reused across future domains.

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Program & Delivery Leadership

Own and maintain a single integrated delivery plan covering all remaining milestones, dependencies, and critical path activities.

Run the RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) as the authoritative program record.

Drive weekly planning and status cadences.

Serve as the named delivery owner bridging Atlan’s advisory engagement and the program’s in-tenant responsibilities.

Maintain a role matrix and escalation path to support timely decision-making.

Provide executive-ready status reporting to the DMO and program sponsors.

Technical Implementation

Direct and validate connector configuration across Snowflake, Salesforce, Domo, dbt, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle, with Okta for SSO.

Lead end-to-end lineage validation for Customer 360, including mapping resolution, defect triage, and documented test cases.

Troubleshoot platform, ingestion, and metadata issues hands-on.

Coordinate the Monte Carlo integration for data quality visibility.

Governance & Access Configuration

Complete RBAC and persona modeling, configuration, and testing.

Secure and document formal approval of access models.

Balance business-user discovery of certified assets against broader visibility requirements for designated roles.

AI / Context Agents & Metadata Curation

Configure Context Agent collections for automated metadata enrichment.

Tune enrichment outputs to an agreed acceptance standard.

Publish operating procedures for repeatable enrichment workflows.

Drive asset certification activities, including ownership assignment and glossary linkage.

Close metadata coverage gaps and report progress against targets.

Rollout, Enablement & Adoption

Build steward enablement materials and reusable guidance.

Develop and deliver rollout materials including training, demos, and launch communications.

Define adoption KPIs and dashboard reporting.

Execute operational handoff with a documented support model and roadmap recommendations.

Deliverables

Validated production-source inventory and connector configuration record.

End-to-end lineage validation report and remediation log.

Configured RBAC/persona model with approval evidence.

Configured Context Agent collections and supporting operating procedure.

Certified asset inventory with ownership and glossary links.

Steward enablement materials and reusable guidance.

Rollout package including training, demos, and launch communications.

Adoption measurement framework (KPIs and dashboards).

Closeout package including support model and roadmap recommendations.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

8+ years delivering enterprise data or analytics programs.

4+ years leading implementations as the accountable delivery owner.

Demonstrated experience implementing a modern data catalog or metadata management/governance platform; Atlan strongly preferred, with Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or Microsoft Purview also considered.

Hands-on working knowledge of Snowflake, Salesforce, dbt, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle.

Familiarity with Domo and Okta-based SSO.

Proven ability to validate and remediate data lineage across heterogeneous sources, including mapping resolution and defect triage.

Practical experience designing and configuring RBAC/persona-based access models and guiding them through security approval.

Strong data governance foundation, including stewardship models, business glossary management, asset certification, and metadata quality management.

Experience with integrated planning, RAID management, dependency tracking, and executive status reporting.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and executive stakeholders.

EDUCATION: Bachelors with 8+ or Master with 6+ Years of Experience

LOCATION: Remote

DURATION: 6 months

SALARY RANGE: $115 to $130 Per Hour

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

Remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.

Operate a computer, keyboard, and other office equipment using hands and fingers.

Communicate effectively in person, over the phone, and through electronic means.