Bridget L. Height-Williams

About Bridget L. Height-Williams

Strategic and analytical, data‑driven professional with 20+ years of experience uniting business and data strategies to strengthen governance, compliance, and enterprise performance. Deep expertise in operationalizing data governance frameworks, defining and enforcing CDEs, metadata, lineage, and data quality standards, and automating data quality practices to deliver trusted, decision‑ready data. Adept at process optimization, documentation, and cross‑functional collaboration within Agile and Six Sigma environments. Recognized for translating complex datasets into actionable insights and bridging business strategy with technical execution to drive sustainable data governance maturity at scale.SKILLS & CORE COMPENTENCIESData Governance & Compliance: Policy Design • Metadata Management • Governance & Standards • Enterprise Data Stewardship (technical & business) • Data Quality & Tech • Business Rule EnforcementAnalytics & Insights: Data Mining • Dashboards • Visualization • Exception-Based Reporting • KPI Dev • Data Profiling & Auditing • Stakeholder & Executive Engagement • Business Analysis Business & Process Analysis: Requirements Gathering • Process Reengineering • Change Management • Root Cause Analysis • ERP Integration Support • User Training & Support • Continuous ImprovementProject Leadership: Agile & SAFe Methodologies • Full Lifecycle Execution • Six Sigma • PMP • Relationship Building Tools & Technologies: SQL User • Tableau • Collibra • Demand Planning •Microsoft Suite • ERP Systems • JIRA • Visio • Purview • Ataccama

Experience

1. Sr Data Steward

   Ahold Delhaize USA

   Sep 2024 — Present · Salisbury, NC, US

   Contracted to support the Retail Spine Project by ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and usability of enterprise data through data quality leadership, metadata management, governance enforcement, and regulatory compliance.• Develop Data Discovery, Data Catalog, and Business Glossary documentation to support governance standards through research and partnering closely with IT, SMEs, and key business stakeholders.• Define, govern, and enforce critical data elements, business definitions, ownership, and data standards across ERP and analytics platforms.• Lead data quality initiatives using Atacama and Purview, conducting data profiling, validation, and remediation.• Enforce metadata and lineage standards within enterprise data catalogs, improving data discoverability and compliance.• Partner with IT, data engineering, and business stakeholders to resolve complex data issues and align enterprise data models.• Support ERP integration and migration initiatives, ensuring source-to-target accuracy, reconciliation, and lineage.

Education

• North Carolina State University

  Master's degree, Master of Management in Sports (MPRTM)

• North Carolina Central University

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance

Skills

• Social Media
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Strategic Planning
• Budgets
• Staff Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Data Analysis
• Team Building
• Process Improvement
• Contract Negotiation
• Product Development
• Analysis