Data Governance Specialist
Core
Define and enforce data policies, standards, and procedures to ensure data quality, privacy, security, and compliance across all data assets while managing governance platforms.
Role type
Senior Data Governance Specialist
Builds
Enterprise data governance framework, data catalog, metadata management, data quality, and data lineage tools
Domain
Financial Services / Data Governance & Risk Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Data governance frameworks, data quality management, metadata management, data lineage, regulatory compliance (GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA), data remediation, RBAC implementation, KPI development, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Data transformation leadership, new function establishment, tool evaluation, strategic problem solving
Technologies
Data lakes, data warehouses, databases, data governance platforms
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain comprehensive data governance framework; Set standards for data governance and quality; Provide expertise to strategic projects; Identify continuous improvement opportunities; Act as primary point of contact; Manage and maintain data catalog and lineage tools; Lead data remediation efforts; Implement and enforce data access policies; Research and propose new tools; Develop and track KPIs; Establish cross-functional partnerships; Collaborate with legal, compliance, and security units
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
