Title: Data Governance Lead
Location: Remote Position
Duration: 12+ Month Contract
Responsibilities:
Data Governance Leadership & Framework
- Establish, implement, and continuously improve a data governance framework (policies, standards, roles, processes, decision rights) for program teams.
- Define governance operating model components such as data ownership, stewardship, and domain/accountability structures.
- Create and manage governance artifacts (e.g., glossary standards, naming conventions, documentation templates, lineage standards).
Collibra Administration & Adoption
- Lead program efforts to maintain and expand the Collibra data catalog, including onboarding new datasets, domains, and business terms.
- Configure and promote use of Collibra capabilities such as business glossary, data dictionary/metadata, lineage, workflow, and certification/curation.
- Develop documentation and enablement materials to drive consistent catalog usage by technical and non-technical users.
Metadata, Documentation, and Lineage
- Partner with data owners and SMEs to enhance data dictionary, business definitions, and technical metadata.
- Capture and maintain end-to-end data lineage across pipelines and systems to improve transparency, auditability, and trust.
- Establish processes for metadata quality checks and periodic review/certification of critical data assets.
Data Modeling & Modernization Support
- Design and develop conceptual, logical, and solution data models supporting operational systems and analytics platforms.
- Translate business requirements into robust data structures, relationships, and workflows to support reporting, operational use, and analytics.
- Analyze existing datasets and legacy schemas to guide data migration, rationalization, and application/service modernization efforts.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with product owners, developers, DevSecOps engineers, business analysts, and data engineers to ensure governance is embedded in delivery.
- Support solutioning efforts by aligning data modeling and governance practices to delivery roadmaps and release plans.
- Communicate governance decisions, standards, and progress to stakeholders, including leadership audiences.
Required Skills:
Bachelor s degree
Data Governance & Data Management
5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, metadata management, and/or data stewardship in complex organizations.
Demonstrated ability to define and operationalize governance processes (e.g., ownership, stewardship, approvals, issue management).
Collibra & Metadata Cataloging
Hands-on experience supporting or implementing Collibra (catalog/business glossary/metadata workflows), including onboarding datasets and maintaining documentation.
Strong understanding of metadata, including business metadata, technical metadata, and lineage concepts.
Data Modeling & Analysis
Proven experience creating conceptual, logical, and physical/solution data models.
Strong proficiency with SQL and ability to assess schemas, relationships, and data quality issues.
Ability to analyze and document legacy data structures to inform modernization and migration strategies.
Documentation & Stakeholder Enablement
Experience producing clear, standardized documentation for both technical and business audiences.
Ability to facilitate workshops/interviews with SMEs to capture definitions, rules, and lineage.
Preferred Skills
Experience with regulated environments (e.g., public sector, healthcare, financial, or other compliance-heavy domains).
Familiarity with data governance frameworks and best practices (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK concepts, domain-oriented governance approaches).
Experience integrating Collibra with data platforms/tools to automate metadata ingestion and lineage capture.
Knowledge of data quality tooling/practices (profiling, rules, scoring, remediation workflows).
Experience supporting data migration programs and modernization of legacy applications/services.
Certifications (optional): Collibra, CDMP, or comparable data management credentials.
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