Data governance lead (1.5 months contract, immediate joiner)

Full-Time

About The Role

Data Governance Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Review & Validate Existing Deliverables: Assess current data governance operating model, policies, and technical documentation to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and improvement areas
• Refinement & Finalization: Enhance and complete governance artifacts, ensuring alignment with best practices, client requirements, and regulatory expectations
• Policy & Standards Consolidation: Finalize enterprise data policies, procedures, and standards across data lifecycle domains (quality, sharing, modeling, compliance, AI governance)
• Tooling Review & Documentation: Validate configuration and usage of governance tools (e.g., metadata catalog, classification, lineage), and complete supporting technical documentation
• Adoption Readiness: Refine training materials and support onboarding of data stewards to ensure practical usability and adoption of governance frameworks
• Quality Assurance & Handover: Ensure all deliverables are coherent, implementable, and packaged for stakeholder sign-off and operational rollout

Expected Outputs

• Finalized data governance operating model and role framework
• Completed and quality-assured data policies and procedural standards
• Reviewed and documented governance tooling setup
• Refined data stewardship training and onboarding materials

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience in finalizing and operationalizing governance frameworks (not just designing from scratch).
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, data quality management, and data stewardship.
• Experience with regulatory requirements and data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage large-scale projects.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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