Senior Data Governance Specialist – Collibra / Capital Markets

Type: Full time / Permanent

Location: Fully Remote with 1 day/week onsite in Toronto included

? Overview

- Our client is seeking a Senior Data Governance Specialist with deep Collibra, Data Lineage, Data Quality, and Capital Markets experience.
- This is a hands-on role focused on tracing critical data end to end from regulatory, risk, and finance reports back to the original point of origin , identifying Critical Data Elements (CDEs), evaluating data quality controls, and maintaining technical lineage in Collibra.

?️ What You'll Be Doing

- Trace data supply chains and lineage end to end from reporting outputs to point of origin.
- Identify and define Critical Data Elements (CDEs) .
- Reconstruct data transformations and resolve lineage gaps and conflicting sources.
- Evaluate Data Quality controls , including control design and operating effectiveness.
- Build and maintain technical lineage in Collibra .
- Work hands-on with Collibra technical lineage, Harvester, Edge, workflows, validation, and REST APIs .
- Partner with business, technology, risk, and governance stakeholders to remediate data issues.
- Support automation and AI-assisted approaches to lineage and Data Governance.

? Desired Experience





- 8+ years in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Architecture, or Enterprise Data Management.
- Deep hands-on Collibra experience, including technical lineage, Harvester, Edge configuration, workflows, and REST API integrations.
- Proven experience tracing Data Lineage / Data Supply Chains to point of origin .
- Experience identifying and defining Critical Data Elements (CDEs) .
- Experience evaluating Data Quality control design and operating effectiveness .
- Strong Capital Markets knowledge, including trade lifecycle, front-to-back flows, market/reference data, risk aggregation, and regulatory reporting.
- Strong SQL skills and experience working in large, regulated financial institutions.
- Python experience is valuable.

? Nice to Have

- Databricks / Unity Catalog.
- Python and data automation.
- LLM, Generative AI, or Agentic AI development.

? Ideal Profile

- A senior, hands-on Data Governance / Data Lineage specialist who combines deep Collibra expertise with Capital Markets knowledge and can independently trace complex data flows across multiple systems rather than working within a single application boundary.

📌 Senior Data Governance Specialist – Collibra / Capital Markets (Toronto)
🏢 Syndesus
📍 Toronto