- The Data Governance Lead is responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, security, compliance, and effective data lifecycle management across the organization.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, data owners, IT teams, and leadership to promote data-driven decision-making and regulatory compliance.

- Governance Framework
- Develop and implement enterprise data governance strategies, policies, and standards.
- Establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models.
- Define and maintain data governance operating models and processes.

- Data Quality Management
- Implement data quality frameworks, metrics, and monitoring processes.
- Identify and resolve data quality issues across systems.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives for data accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
- Data Catalog & Metadata Management:
- Manage enterprise data catalog and metadata repositories.
- Ensure proper classification, documentation, and lineage of critical data assets.
- Promote data discoverability and usability across business functions.
- Compliance & Risk Management:
- Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements such as GDPR, CCPA, SOX, HIPAA, or industry-specific regulations.
- Collaborate with Security and Compliance teams to establish data protection controls.
- Conduct governance audits and risk assessments.

- Stakeholder Collaboration




- Partner with business units to define critical data elements and governance requirements.
- Facilitate Data Governance Council meetings and steering committees.
- Train and educate stakeholders on governance practices and policies.
- Reporting & Monitoring:
- Develop governance KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards.
- Track governance maturity and compliance metrics.
- Provide periodic updates to senior leadership.

- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Business Analytics, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, or related disciplines.
- 3+ years of experience leading governance initiatives.
- Strong understanding of data management frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK.
- Experience with Data Governance and Data Catalog tools such as Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Microsoft Purview, etc.
- Knowledge of data warehousing, Master Data Management (MDM), and metadata management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

- Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in a relevant field.
- CDMP (Certified Data Management Qualified) certification.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
- Experience in Agile project delivery environments.
- Key Skills / Technical Skills:

- Data Governance

- Data Quality Management

- Metadata Management

- Data Lineage

- Master Data Management (MDM)
- Microsoft Purview / Collibra / Informatica

- SQL

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