Data Governance Lead / Data Steward
About the role
The Data Governance Lead / Data Steward will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the governance operating model for trusted master data within the organization. This includes defining roles, decision rights, and stewardship workflows, as well as facilitating the nomination and onboarding of Data Owners and Stewards. The role involves creating and maintaining registers for attribute authority and data ownership, coordinating business glossary and critical data element definitions, and defining data quality KPIs and governance reporting. The position requires strong facilitation and executive communication skills, and the ability to translate governance principles into practical operational processes. The company is an award-winning software product engineering firm with a global client base and a focus on AI-driven innovation and digital transformation.
Must have
- 5+ years data governance/MDM governance experience.
- Strong knowledge of Data Owner/Steward operating models.
- Experience in Exception-based stewardship workflow design and configuration.
- Survivorship rule documentation and version control experience
- Attribute authority, DQ governance and decision-management experience.
- Experience in Data quality KPI framework design, integrated into existing business reporting cycles
- Strong facilitation and executive/business communication.
- Ability to turn governance principles into workable operational processes
Nice to have
- Profisee stewardship exposure.
- Purview/catalog experience.
- Global/regional governance programme experience
Technologies
- MDM
Highlights
This is a 2-year contract, part-time role with a hybrid work arrangement. Working days are Monday to Friday, with 4-hour workdays. Strong English communication skills (minimum 8/10 proficiency) are required.
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