Senior Data Governance Specialist – Collibra / Capital Markets

Type: Full time / Permanent (4 days remote + 1 day onsite in Downtown Toronto)

? 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.
- Work Remotely with 1 day onsite!

?️ 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