Data Governance Analyst (Business Facing)
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About the Role
Socium is looking for a Data Governance Analyst for a 12-month rolling contract in Abu Dhabi. The role involves implementing enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, driving data quality initiatives, and engaging with business stakeholders.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Implement and embed enterprise wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls
- Drive data quality initiatives including issue management, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and ongoing monitoring
- Engage with business stakeholders to define critical data elements, business glossaries, data standards, and governance processes
- Manage data related risks, regulatory requirements, compliance obligations, and data privacy considerations
- Support regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and governance assessments
- Produce governance reporting, KPIs, scorecards, regulatory submissions, and executive level updates
- Represent the organisation during regulatory engagements, audits, and governance reviews
Requirements
- 8–15 years' experience within Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Master Data Management, or Enterprise Data Office functions
- Proven experience implementing and embedding enterprise wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls
- Strong understanding of Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, Data Accountability, and governance operating models
- Experience driving data quality initiatives, including issue management, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and ongoing monitoring
- Proven ability to engage with business stakeholders to define critical data elements, business glossaries, data standards, and governance processes
- Experience managing data related risks, regulatory requirements, compliance obligations, and data privacy considerations
- Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage, data cataloguing, and information management best practices
- Experience supporting regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and governance assessments
- Ability to confidently engage with regulators, auditors, risk, compliance, and senior business stakeholders on data governance matters
- Experience producing governance reporting, KPIs, scorecards, regulatory submissions, and executive level updates
Full Job Posting
Location & Contract
- Location: Abu Dhabi Onsite
- Contract Duration: Initial 12 months rolling contract
Qualifications
- 8–15 years' experience within Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Master Data Management, or Enterprise Data Office functions.
- Proven experience implementing and embedding enterprise wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls.
- Strong understanding of Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, Data Accountability, and governance operating models.
- Experience driving data quality initiatives, including issue management, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and ongoing monitoring.
- Proven ability to engage with business stakeholders to define critical data elements, business glossaries, data standards, and governance processes.
- Experience managing data related risks, regulatory requirements, compliance obligations, and data privacy considerations.
- Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage, data cataloguing, and information management best practices.
- Experience supporting regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and governance assessments.
- Ability to confidently engage with regulators, auditors, risk, compliance, and senior business stakeholders on data governance, data quality, lineage, and control related matters.
- Experience producing governance reporting, KPIs, scorecards, regulatory submissions, and executive level updates.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across business, technology, risk, and compliance functions.
Ideal Experience
- Business facing Data Governance professional capable of representing the organisation during regulatory engagements, audits, and governance reviews.
- Comfortable challenging stakeholders, driving accountability, and influencing governance outcomes across multiple business functions.
- Able to translate complex data governance and regulatory requirements into practical controls, processes, and business outcomes.
- Strong communicator with the credibility and confidence to engage with regulators, executive leadership, risk, compliance, and technology teams.
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