Data Governance Implementation consultant

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Implement and operationalize enterprise data governance frameworks and standards.
• Configure and manage Informatica Axon, Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC), and Informatica Data Quality (IDQ).
• Translate governance policies into actionable workflows, stewardship processes, and governance controls.
• Establish and maintain business glossaries, metadata repositories, data lineage, and data quality governance processes.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data owners, stewards, and technology teams to embed governance in daily operations.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, governance forums, and working sessions.
• Develop and maintain governance policies, standards, procedures, operating models, and implementation roadmaps.
• Monitor governance adoption, data quality metrics, and compliance with governance requirements.
• Recommend practices for metadata management, data cataloging, lineage, and data quality management.
• Support organizational change management for data governance initiatives.

Required skills and experience

• 5–8 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or related disciplines.
• Hands-on implementation experience with Informatica Axon, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC), and Informatica Data Quality (IDQ).
• Strong understanding of metadata management, business glossary management, data lineage, data quality governance, and data stewardship models.
• Experience implementing governance workflows and operating models within large enterprises.
• Ability to convert governance requirements into practical and scalable solutions.
• Experience working with cross-functional business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong documentation, reporting, and workshop facilitation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication capabilities.

Preferred qualifications

• Understanding of DAMA-DMBOK principles and industry-standard data governance frameworks is preferred.
• Arabic proficiency, spoken and written, is preferred.
• Experience supporting enterprise-wide data transformation or data management programs is preferred.
• Relevant certification in Data Governance, DAMA, Informatica, or related disciplines is preferred.