Data governance lead (1.5 months contract, immediate joiner)
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Full-time
Contract duration:
1.5 months
Start date:
immediately
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced
Data Governance Lead
to support the finalization of enterprise data governance deliverables as part of an ongoing Data & AI transformation program.
The majority of governance frameworks, policies, and tooling designs are already developed; the consultant will be responsible for reviewing the current state, refining key artifacts, and ensuring they are complete, consistent, and ready for implementation and handover.
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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