Data Governance Specialist

We’re looking for a Data Governance Specialist to join one of our Data Governance & Data Management teams. You’ll help establish and maintain the policies, standards, and processes that ensure data is accurate, trusted, secure, and well-managed across the organization. You’ll work closely with business stakeholders, Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Engineers, and BI teams to improve data quality, metadata management, lineage, and compliance.

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.

Work model

Full remote. We trust you to deliver, wherever you work best from.

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲

• University degree in Computer Science, Economic Informatics, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Business Intelligence, or related roles.

• Good understanding of Data Governance principles, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.

• Experience working with business glossaries, data catalogs, or metadata repositories.

• Understanding of data lineage and enterprise data flows.

• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience documenting business processes, standards, and governance procedures.

𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲

• Experience with Data Governance tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Informatica, Alation, or Atlan.

• Familiarity with data quality tools and metadata management platforms.

• Knowledge of GDPR and data privacy principles.

• Experience in Banking, Retail, Insurance, or Telco industries.

• SQL knowledge and understanding of relational databases.

• DAMA CDMP certification or other Data Management certifications.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸

• Passionate about improving data quality and governance.

• Strong ownership and attention to detail.

• Comfortable collaborating with both business and technical teams.

• Organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.

• Focused on continuous improvement and promoting best practices.

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲

IDS Consulting — a team of data people who genuinely love what they do. For 14+ years, we’ve been the go-to consultants for BI and Data Warehousing, partnering with enterprise clients across Banking, Retail, and Telco in Romania and Europe.

Our expertise extends across Data Management, Data Governance, Business Intelligence, and Advanced Analytics, helping organizations build trusted, well-governed data ecosystems.

Our promise is short and to the point: We always deliver. Expert Data Services.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

• 14+ years of expertise in Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Governance, and Data Management.

• A team of data specialists who learn from each other every day.

• Real projects, real impact—you’ll help enterprise organizations establish trusted, high-quality data foundations.

• A culture that pushes you to grow, mentors you when you need it, and trusts you to deliver.

Sound like your kind of place? We’d love to meet you.