Data Governance - Lead Consultant - Manager

Data Governance Lead Consultant 

Enable governed, high-quality, and trusted data assets to support analytics, compliance, and operational processes across modern data platforms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Data Governance & Stewardship




• Implement governance operating models including stewardship roles, issue management, and control frameworks


• Operationalize governance through catalog, lineage, and workflow tools




• Metadata & Data Catalog


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  • Define standards for business and technical metadata across platforms
  
  
  • Integrate metadata across ETL, BI, and data platforms for traceability
  
  
  
  


• Data Quality Management


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  • Define rules, scorecards, and monitoring mechanisms for data quality
  
  
  • Implement validation controls across ingestion and transformation pipelines
  
  
  
  


• Data Security & Compliance


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  • Implement data classification, masking, and access control mechanisms
  
  
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements
  
  
  
  


• Data Lifecycle & Operations


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  • Define retention, archival, and purge policies aligned to regulatory and business requirements
  
  
  • Ensure data lifecycle controls are enforced across data platforms
  
  
  
  


• Delivery & Stakeholder Management


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  • Act as lead consultant for data governance workstreams within programs.
  
  
  • Support tool evaluation and guide implementation teams.
  
  
  
  

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or enterprise data programs.


• Proven experience implementing data governance frameworks, stewardship models, and operating procedures.


• Hands-on experience with data governance and catalog tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica Axon/EDC, Alation, Microsoft Purview)


• Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage, and data quality management practices


• Experience defining data policies, standards, and controls aligned to regulatory and compliance requirements


• Familiarity with data privacy, security, and regulatory frameworks impacting data (e.g., GDPR)


• Ability to engage with business, data office, and technology stakeholders to drive adoption of governance practices


• Exposure to industry data domains/models (financial services, energy & utilities preferred)

International travel in the region (up to 40%) is required.