Data Governance Lead

About Role

Employment Type: Remote

Working Hours: 11AM - 8PM

Experience: 8+ Years

Role summary

• Defines and runs the data governance and data management framework, moving the organization toward a federated, domain-oriented data mesh with trusted, discoverable data products.The client platformis based on Microsoft Azure and Fabric, with Microsoft Purview for governance.

Responsibilities

• Design governance policies,standards and roles (data owners, stewards, governance council)
• Operationalize data mesh: domain boundaries, data product standards, data contracts, federated governance
• Implement and driveadoption of the data catalog(Microsoft Purview preferred): glossary, ownership, lineage, classification
• Lead domain modeling(conceptual and logical, alignedwith domain-driven design)
• Design dimensional models:star schemas, conformeddimensions, slowly changing dimensions
• Define data quality rules and KPIs, and the master and reference data approach
• Run maturity assessments and workshops; coach data ownersand stewards

Requirements

• 8+ years in data management, including hands-on governance programs and enterprise data models
• Strong knowledge of data mesh and federated governance
• Hands-on with an enterprise catalog(Purview, Collibra, Alation or Informatica)
• Expert in dimensional and domain modeling,using tools such as Erwin, ER/Studioor SqlDBM
• Working knowledgeof cloud data platforms (Fabric,Synapse, Databricks or Snowflake) and the medallion architecture
• Strong SQL and stakeholder communication skills in English

Nice to have

• DAMA CDMP or DCAM certification
• Logistics, ports or supply chain experience
• Familiarity with NDMO standards and PDPL; Arabicis a plus

Important Note: Please send your CVs to jobs@funavry.com. Clearly indicate the job title “Data Governance” in your email subject. Our job selection process is extremely competitive. We do not reply to the application emails, and we only get back to the candidates selected for the interview process. Salaries are extremely competitive, and the work environment is exemplary! Best of luck!