Data Governance Specialist

Experience

• Experience in implementing Data Governance Framework in large, complex organizations.
• Familiarity with data governance industry frameworks and variations for cloud data management and governance
• Working experience in public sectors is a plus.
• Understanding of organizational change management and Data Ops in relationship with data governance
• Deep understanding of the design principles of one or many commercial data governance toolsets such as Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Talend including their intended usage and limitations.
• Familiarity with IBM Cloud Pak for Data and associated IBM Data Governance toolkit is a plus.

Implement data governance framework, ensuring policies, procedures, and practices meet both business and regulatory requirements. Guide engineers and technical team with the right inputs needed to achieve a functional data governance process. Ability to identify process limitations and proactively recommending solution measures and best practices to prevent such issues from occurring in a production situation.

• Define and implement the data governance strategy and roadmap.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure adherence to governance standards.
• Oversee integration of data catalog, quality, and lineage tools.
• Ensure compliance with public sector regulations and security standards (including minimum category 2 clearance).

• 10+ years in data governance, with a proven track record in large-scale projects.
• Deep expertise in data governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Talend).
• Experience working in regulated environments, preferably within the public sector.
• Prior exposure to IBM Cloud Pak for Data is advantageous.