Data Governance Lead

Role Name: Data Governance Lead

Location: New York

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Executive Summary

*** is seeking a highly experienced Data Governance Expert Solution Lead to lead and deliver strategic Data Governance initiatives for a leading Investment Management client in New York This role requires a unique blend of consulting architecture stakeholder management and handson technical delivery expertise

The ideal candidate will not only provide governance strategy and advisory services but will also be capable of building Proof of Concepts POCs conducting client demonstrations configuring governance solutions developing integrations and driving implementation activities The individual must have strong experience working with enterprise Data Governance Metadata Management Data Catalog and Data Lineage platforms

Candidates must possess domain experience within Investment Management Asset Management Banking Capital Markets Wealth Management or Financial Services organizations enabling them to effectively engage with business stakeholders and understand regulatory governance and data management requirements

Role Summary

The successful candidate will lead enterprise Data Governance and Metadata Management initiatives leveraging platforms such as Microsoft Purview Informatica Cloud Data Governance Catalog CDGC and Solidatus Experience with Ataccama is highly desirable

The role will focus on designing implementing and operationalizing governance capabilities across a complex ecosystem of cloud analytical and operational platforms including Microsoft Fabric Azure Data Services SQL Server Oracle PostgreSQL MySQL Amazon S3 and other enterprise applications

This individual will act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders while driving endtoend governance transformation initiatives including

Enterprise Metadata Management

Data Catalog and Data Discovery

Business Glossary Management

Data Lineage and Impact Analysis

Data Quality Governance

Data Privacy and Regulatory Compliance

Data Security and Access Governance

Data Classification and Sensitive Data Protection

Data Products and Data Sharing Frameworks

Governance Automation and APIBased Integrations

Key Responsibilities

Data Governance Leadership

Lead enterprisewide Data Governance transformation programs

Define governance frameworks operating models standards policies and controls

Establish strategic roadmaps for governance adoption and maturity

Partner with executive leadership business stakeholders and technology teams to drive governance objectives

HandsOn Delivery Solution Development

Design build and demonstrate governance Proof of Concepts POCs

Conduct client workshops demonstrations and solution showcases

Configure and implement Microsoft Purview Informatica CDGC and related governance solutions

Develop governance integrations and automation capabilities

Provide technical leadership during implementation and deployment activities

Actively contribute to architecture development and solution delivery activities

Metadata Management Data Catalog

Implement enterprise metadata management capabilities

Define and manage business glossaries data dictionaries and governance taxonomies

Enable business and technical metadata harvesting enrichment and stewardship processes

Establish metadata standards and governance controls

Data Lineage Impact Analysis

Design and implement endtoend lineage capabilities using Solidatus and Microsoft Purview

Deliver business and technical lineage across data domains and platforms

Support impact analysis regulatory reporting and audit requirements

Governance Technology Integration

Integrate governance platforms with enterprise technologies including

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Services

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Amazon S3

Data Warehouses and Analytics Platforms

APIs and Enterprise Applications

Stakeholder Client Management

Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership

Facilitate governance councils steering committees and architecture review sessions

Translate business requirements into scalable governance solutions

Drive stakeholder alignment across business operations data risk compliance and technology functions

Required Qualifications

Experience

10 years of experience in Data Governance Data Management Data Architecture Metadata Management or Data Strategy

Proven experience leading enterprise Data Governance programs and transformations

Consulting experience working directly with clients and executive stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to lead strategic initiatives while remaining handson in delivery

Experience building prototypes accelerators POCs and implementation solutions

Industry Experience Mandatory

Strong experience within one or more of the following industries

Investment Management

Asset Management

Banking

Capital Markets

Wealth Management

Financial Services

Candidates without Financial Services domain experience will not be considered

Governance Platform Experience

Good to have exposure to combination of various tools in Data governance area

Microsoft Purview

Informatica Cloud Data Governance Catalog CDGC

Collibra

Alation

Ataccama

Solidatus

Microsoft Purview Data Map and Lineage

Preferred

Enterprise Metadata Management Platforms

Technical Skills

Handson experience with

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Cloud Platform

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Amazon S3

REST APIs

Metadata Integration Frameworks

Data Warehousing and Analytics Platforms

Governance Capabilities

Strong expertise in

Metadata Management

Data Cataloging

Data Lineage

Data Quality Governance

Data Privacy

Data Classification

Data Security Governance

Regulatory Compliance

Master and Reference Data Governance

Data Sharing and Data Products

Preferred Skills

Experience implementing Microsoft Purview Unified Catalog and Data Map

Experience with governance automation and APIdriven metadata management

Understanding of financial products investment operations trading customer reference and regulatory data domains

Knowledge of SEC Client GDPR CCPA and other regulatory compliance requirements

Experience supporting enterprisewide governance operating models and data stewardship programs

Soft Skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Strong executive stakeholder management capabilities

Ability to influence senior leadership and business decisionmakers

Strong clientfacing consulting skills

Proven leadership and mentoring capabilities

Exceptional problemsolving and analytical skills

Ability to bridge business and technology organizations effectively

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are looking for a senior Data Governance leader who can seamlessly operate as a Consultant Architect Solution Lead and HandsOn Practitioner The ideal candidate should be equally comfortable defining governance strategy for senior executives leading client workshops building governance roadmaps developing POCs and demonstrations configuring governance platforms and driving technical implementation activities

This role will be instrumental in helping our Investment Management client accelerate its enterprise Data Governance transformation by establishing trusted discoverable governed and compliant data assets across the organization while leveraging Microsoft Purview Informatica CDGC Solidatus and related Data Management technologies