Job Description
- Develop & implement governance frameworks
- Design enterprise-wide data governance strategies, policies, and procedures (including standards for data quality, lineage, stewardship, and metadata)
- Define roles & stewardship structures
- Expertise in tools such as Informatica Axon, Collibra, Azure Purview, and Alation to drive metadata management, lineage, and stewardship.
- Proven ability to align governance strategies with platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, and Azure Synapse, embedding governance into Agile and CI/CD workflows
Establish and manage roles (e.g., data owners, stewards) and facilitate governance councils or committees
- Ensure data quality & protection
Monitor data accuracy, completeness, and consistency; implement controls, profiling, and remediation routines .Enforce policies aligned with regulations like GDPR, CCPA, SOX, and HIPAA; conduct audits to maintain compliance .Educate teams across the organization on governance practices through workshops, documentation, and training .Work with IT and platform teams to embed metadata, lineage, and governance rules into data systems and toolsDefine and track governance KPIs, report on initiatives, and recommend improvements .In larger organizations, oversee Data Governance Officers or stewards—handling hiring, mentoring, performance, and assigning oversight dutiesRequired Skills & CompetenciesTechnical Skills
- Oversee compliance & risk
- Promote data literacy & culture
- Integrate governance into systems
- Measure & report progress
- Lead & manage teams (senior level roles)
- Data governance & quality tools: Familiarity with Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Great Expectations, Soda, or dbt careers.bbc.co.uk+1hatch.team+1.
- Metadata, lineage & cataloging: Strong capability to manage metadata, classify data, and maintain lineage .
- SQL / scripting: Advanced SQL; scripting (Python/Shell) for automation jobs-redefined.co.
- Cloud/data platforms: Experience with cloud storage/catalogs (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and MDM careers.bbc.co.uk.
- Regulatory knowledge: Awareness of GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, ISO, COBIT, and other governance frameworks tealhq.com
Soft and Managerial Skills
- Strategic & analytical mindset: Ability to align governance with business strategy and solve data challenges systematically
- Communication & stakeholder management: Convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences, build executive buy-in, resolve issues, and lead committees aipathly.com.
- Leadership & change management: Guide teams, drive culture change, mentor stewards, and enact enterprise-level initiatives .
- Risk & compliance oversight: Identify, assess, and mitigate data risks; react to audits or compliance reviews .
- Attention to detail & ethical awareness: Maintain data accuracy and uphold confidentiality and ethical standards
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Rs150,000.00 - Rs350,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person