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Karla Kirton

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Senior Staff Customer Engagement Manager at Alation
📍 County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Karla is a Senior Staff Customer Engagement Manager at Alation, specializing in data governance, architecture, and strategy, with a focus on financial services. A recognized thought leader on implementing data products, she leverages her technical and business expertise to drive value. People who have worked with her describe her as a "multi-dimensional" leader and mentor.

Outside of her deep expertise in the data world, Karla appears to have a creative hobby in crocheting, having shown interest in various patterns for baby clothes and accessories.

Interesting fact: Despite her career as a high-level data expert, Karla holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Northumbria University.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Senior Staff Customer Engagement Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Data Product Strategy
She has authored articles on the common mistakes organizations make when implementing data products and how to avoid them to ensure they deliver business value.
Data Governance
Her role at Alation and professional focus involves helping organizations unlock data value through strategic governance, metadata management, and aligning frameworks with business outcomes.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Senior Staff Customer Engagement Manager
Alation
10-2024 - 11-2025
Staff Customer Engagement Manager
Alation
5-2023 - 10-2024
Lead Solutions Architect
NatWest
1-2022 - 5-2023
Data Architect
Blockdaemon
7-2021 - 1-2022
Solutions Architect
Ebury
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Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Northumbria University
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