Data Governance Specialist

Data governance & policies

• Support the definition, implementation, and continuous improvement of the organization’s Data Governance framework.
• Develop and maintain data governance policies, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to promote consistent data management processes.
• Define roles and responsibilities for Data Owners, Data Stewards, and other governance stakeholders.
• Ensure governance processes are aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the adoption of data governance across projects and business initiatives.

Metadata & data catalog

• Maintain business and technical metadata within the enterprise data catalog.
• Ensure business definitions, technical metadata, and ownership information remain accurate and up to date.
• Support the documentation of critical data elements, business glossaries, and metadata standards.
• Collaborate with technical teams to maintain data lineage between source and target systems.
• Improve metadata quality and promote consistent documentation practices.
• Support users in navigating and understanding enterprise data assets.

Data quality & data integrity

• Define and maintain data quality rules, controls, and validation processes.
• Monitor data quality metrics and investigate data quality issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and coordinate remediation activities with business and technical teams.
• Support implementation of automated data quality monitoring.
• Track data quality improvements and report governance KPIs.
• Promote continuous improvement of data quality across the organization.

Data lineage & traceability

• Document and maintain end-to-end data lineage across enterprise systems.
• Analyze data flows and identify dependencies between applications, databases, and reporting solutions.
• Support impact analysis for system changes affecting data assets.
• Ensure transformation rules and data movements are properly documented.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers and Solution Architects to maintain accurate lineage information.
• Contribute to governance standards for metadata and lineage management.

Compliance & data risk

• Support compliance with internal policies and external regulations related to data management.
• Identify governance risks related to data quality, ownership, accessibility, and security.
• Participate in governance reviews and data audits.
• Collaborate with Security, Risk, and Compliance teams where required.
• Support implementation of data classification and data protection standards.
• Contribute to governance reporting and audit readiness activities.

Stakeholder collaboration & support

• Partner with business teams, Data Owners, Data Stewards, and technical teams to improve data governance maturity.
• Facilitate governance workshops and support governance initiatives.
• Provide guidance on metadata, data quality, and governance best practices.
• Support users in understanding governance processes and data standards.
• Contribute to governance documentation, training materials, and knowledge sharing.