Data Governance Manager

The Data Governance & Management Lead is responsible for deploying and maintaining a robust data governance processes. This role ensures data integrity, quality, and accessibility across the organization, while implementing global standards and managing data confidentiality and access controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement data governance policies, processes and standards.
• Collaborate with data owners and stakeholders to ensure data quality and compliance, and confidentiality.
• Lead local data governance initiatives and projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and company policies.
• Monitor and enforce data governance policies and procedures.
• Conduct data quality assessments and audits to ensure reliable and high-quality data in the market.
• Identify, solve, and execute solutions to improve data reliability and quality.
• Work with Data Engineers and Data Scientists and other business and IT stakeholders to integrate data governance policies into data pipelines and models.
• Provide training and support to staff on data governance best practices.
• Utilize technologies such as Snowflake, Atlan, LeanIX, to manage and govern data.
• Report on data governance metrics and KPIs to senior management.

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of data governance principles (DAMA-DMBOK, ISO/IEC 38500, NIST AI RMF, NIST RDaaF, etc.).
• Hands-on experience in implementing solutions, rules, and processes to enhance data quality.
• Proficiency in data management tools and technologies such as Atlan and LeanIX.
• Experience with data quality management and data auditing.
• Experience with data visualization tools to monitor and report on data governance metrics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead and manage data governance projects.
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations and compliance requirements.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field.
• 10 years of experience (Minimum 2 years of experience in data management).
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with business, analytics, and IT stakeholders to solve problems and orchestrate data governance efforts.
• Certification in data governance or data management (e.g., DAMA, CDMP).
• Experience with data management tools.
• Familiarity with machine learning and AI applications in data governance.
• Strong project management skills.