Data Governance Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Assist in the establishment and enhancement of the enterprise data governance framework.

• Contribute to the creation and upkeep of data governance policies, standards, procedures, and operating models.

• Organize governance councils, stewardship forums, working groups, and meetings related to governance.

• Monitor governance initiatives, decisions, action items, risks, and remediation of issues.

• Foster awareness and adoption of governance practices across business and technology teams.

• Identify and document Data Owners and Business Data Stewards.

• Facilitate onboarding and training activities for stewardship.

• Define governance roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and accountability expectations.

• Coordinate stewardship activities across various data domains and business functions.

• Escalate unresolved issues related to ownership, accountability, and stewardship.

• Support the development of business glossaries, data dictionaries, governance metadata, metadata standards, workflows, and quality expectations.

• Oversee metadata collection and validation activities.

• Track metadata completeness and compliance with governance standards.

• Advocate for the effective use of enterprise data catalog capabilities.

• Assist in the formulation of data quality policies, standards, metrics, and controls.

• Facilitate the identification, prioritization, escalation, and resolution of data quality issues.

• Monitor data quality trends, root causes, corrective actions, and performance metrics.

• Support privacy, records retention, data classification, data protection, risk management, audits, and compliance reviews.

• Maintain governance documentation and provide audit evidence.

• Collaborate with stakeholders in business, technology, analytics, security, privacy, legal, compliance, and risk.

• Communicate governance standards, expectations, and program objectives effectively.

• Create training materials, guidance documents, and governance communications.

• Promote adoption through education and engagement with stakeholders.

• Define and monitor governance KPIs and stewardship performance indicators.

• Generate governance dashboards, management reports, and executive summaries.

• Assess governance maturity and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Report governance risks, trends, and adoption metrics to leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Business, Information Systems, Data Management, Analytics, Computer Science, or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

• CDMP or a similar data management certification is preferred.

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in data governance, data quality, metadata management, business analysis, risk management, compliance, records management, or a related area.

• Experience applying privacy laws such as GDPR and/or CCPA in a corporate context.

• Familiarity with governance and catalog platforms such as Informatica Data Catalog, Informatica CDGC, Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, or comparable tools.

• Proficient in SQL for extracting, auditing, and analyzing data sets.

• Knowledgeable about DAMA-DMBOK principles and best practices in governance.

• Understanding of metadata management, business glossaries, data catalogs, and data lineage concepts.

• Strong skills in stakeholder management and facilitation.

• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication abilities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to influence others without direct authority.

• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.

• Ability to document policies, standards, procedures, and governance requirements clearly and consistently.

• This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship, including H-1B, TN, and E-3.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual success-sharing bonuses or commission plans based on individual performance.

• Annual leave.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Referral bonuses.

• Competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

• Hybrid or remote work schedules as business needs allow and in compliance with local regulations.

• Support and resources for colleagues with disabilities.