Senior Data Expert - Data Discovery & Governance

Job Title: Senior Data Expert – Data Discovery & Governance Duration: 3–4 Month Contract (Potential Extension) Type: Remote / Project-Based Job Summary: Seeking a senior Data Expert with strong experience in data discovery, classification, cybersecurity, data protection, governance, and lifecycle management . The consultant will lead enterprise data discovery and classification initiatives, evaluate data security/governance tools, and support Collibra integration . Key Responsibilities: Lead data discovery, inventory, classification, and governance initiatives. Evaluate tools including OneTrust, BigID, Varonis, Cyera, Delphix, RecordPoint, Collibra, and Microsoft Purview . Conduct stakeholder workshops and lead Proof-of-Concept (POC) evaluations. Assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, integrations, usability, and metadata flow. Develop recommendations, implementation feasibility assessments, and a roadmap. Must-Have Skills: Enterprise Data Discovery & Classification Data Governance & Data Protection Data Lifecycle Management Collibra / Metadata Management Experience evaluating data security/governance tools Strong stakeholder management and POC leadership Senior-level Data Discovery & Classification experience Strong Data Governance & Data Protection background Experience with Data Lifecycle Management Hands-on knowledge of Collibra and metadata management/integration Experience with data security/classification tools such as: OneTrust BigID Varonis Cyera Delphix RecordPoint Microsoft Purview Experience leading Data Discovery, Inventory & Classification initiatives Ability to conduct stakeholder workshops Experience leading POCs / tool evaluations Ability to assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, usability, integrations, and metadata flow Strong experience developing recommendations and implementation roadmaps