Data Governance Lead

Role & responsibilities

• Looking for a Data Governance expert for the development of a metadata management system solution. Should be able to streamline the curation of metadata with custom scripts to upload available metadata to the API to achieve a deeper understanding of their catalog content and user base using custom dashboards to track adoption.
• Responsible for the implementation and oversight of the Companys data management goals, standards, practices, process, and technologies.
• Experience in establishing data connections for relevant schemas, defining data stewards role & responsibilities for the scope of the data catalog.
• Define roles and responsibilities related to data governance and ensure clear accountability for stewardship of the company’s principal information assets
• To properly onboard the data catalog, you should be able to conduct a data domain team assessment, discover the availability & completeness of each team’s metadata, and develop a process for working with and onboarding data domain teams.
• Be the point of contact for Data Governance queries, including escalation point for client concerns.
• Coordinate the resolution of data integrity gaps by working with the business owners and IT.
• Ability to work in an agile environment with an iterative approach to development.

Preferred candidate profile

Must have total 6+ yrs. of IT experience and 4+ years' experience in Data Cataloging & Data Governance projects.

Programming skills (sufficient to write SQL queries to validate test results in DW database).

Proficient in SQL, Python, and must have strong understanding of databases and data structures.

Experience with Application programming interface (API) development skills, essential in developing & running API scripts across multiple devices, databases, and servers, working with REST, and open API technologies.

Proficient in working with Enterprise Data Catalog software like Alation, Collibra etc.

Experience with dashboarding of reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau etc.) is a plus.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to set priorities and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Experience in metadata management - Business Glossary, Lineage, data dictionaries, ETL is essential.

Ability to work independently and productively under pressure.

Strong organizational skills and decision-making ability