Data Governance Team Lead
Core
Lead a Data Governance team to establish accountability, stewardship, and continuous improvement in data usage, positioning data as a strategic asset for decision-making.
Role type
Senior Data Governance Team Lead
Builds
Organizational data governance frameworks, policies, and data quality processes
Domain
Data Governance / Data Management
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Strategic roadmap planning, governance documentation management, stakeholder coordination, data process implementation, metadata management, data catalog management, GDPR compliance, data quality remediation, team coaching, performance management
Preferred skills
Professional certifications (CDS, CDMP, DGSP), experience with data warehouses and MDM solutions, ability to manage large datasets, analytical skills
Technologies
Data catalogues, data warehouses, MDM solutions
Responsibilities
Define strategic objectives and KPIs for the department, ensure governance documentation is current, coordinate with Data Quality Engineers and IT Architecture, implement data processes and guidelines, act as escalation point for data accuracy issues, maintain business metadata and reference data, support Data Catalogue implementation, promote data definitions through training, advise Security Team on data protection, report on governance maturity, set and monitor team targets, coach and develop team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership