We are seeking a seasoned leader to drive our enterprise-wide Data Governance strategy and implementation. This role will establish robust governance frameworks, ensure data quality and compliance, and foster a data-driven culture across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead adoption of the Data Governance Framework, policies, and standards.
- Drive initiatives to improve data quality, consistency, security, and compliance.
- Facilitate Data Governance Committee meetings and provide oversight to senior leadership.
- Define enterprise-wide data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models.
- Oversee metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, and lifecycle management.
- Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Technology, and business teams to embed governance controls.
- Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and internal standards.
- Champion governance awareness, training, and onboarding programs.
- Monitor KPIs and report governance performance to senior management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Data Management, or related field (Master's preferred).
- 10+ years in Data Governance/Data Management, with 5+ years in leadership.
- Strong knowledge of governance frameworks, metadata, lineage, and master data management.
- Experience with tools such as Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or Alation.
- Background in banking/financial services regulations is highly desirable.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.
- Certifications such as CDMP, DAMA, DCAM, or COBIT.
- Experience in digital transformation or enterprise data modernization.
- Knowledge of data privacy and risk governance in financial services.
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