Assistant Director (Data Governance & Transformation)
Core
Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive data governance frameworks and enterprise-wide data policies to align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
Role type
Assistant Director, Data Governance & Transformation
Builds
Enterprise data governance frameworks, data standards, and policies for the Singapore Food Agency
Domain
Public sector / Government / Data Governance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Data governance policy development, stakeholder management, data architecture collaboration, data auditing, risk assessment, data standards definition, master data management, metadata management, process improvement
Preferred skills
Data protection law interpretation, cross-functional collaboration, education program delivery, data optimization, cloud platform implementation, Agile methodologies
Technologies
Microsoft Purview, Azure Data Catalog, Hadoop, Spark, Azure, AWS, GCP, SQL, Python, R
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain data governance policies aligned with Whole-of-Government directives; Support the Data Governance Steering Committee and Data Stewardship Teams; Coordinate data sharing initiatives within the organisation and with external partners; Develop and deliver targeted education programmes on data governance; Monitor and report data governance metrics to senior management; Collaborate on data architecture and infrastructure; Conduct regular data audits and risk assessments; Identify opportunities for data optimisation and implement solutions to enhance data quality
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
