Azure Data Governance Lead: Purview & Stewardship

NorthBay, LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay, LLC is seeking a Senior Data Governance Consultant in Abu Dhabi to lead governance initiatives across Azure data platforms. The role requires hands-on Purview expertise and experience in data governance, metadata management, quality, and lineage.

You will partner with data owners and security teams to design frameworks and ensure regulatory compliance. You will implement governance artifacts, collaborate with Azure engineering teams, and deliver dashboards and executive-ready

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Metadata Management, or Data Architecture.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Purview.
• Strong understanding of Azure data platforms and cloud data governance.
• Experience with Data Cataloguing, Metadata Management, Data Lineage, Data Classification, Data Quality, and Business Glossaries.
• Understanding of Azure Data Lake, ADF, Synapse, Databricks, Power BI/Fabric.
• Knowledge of data security, privacy, access governance, and compliance.
• Strong stakeholder management, consulting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Experience working with enterprise‑scale data environments is preferred.
• DAMA/CDMP, Microsoft Azure, or related certifications are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Data Governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models.
• Configure and manage Microsoft Purview for data cataloguing, metadata, classification, lineage, and governance.
• Develop and maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, data domains, and critical data elements.
• Establish data ownership, stewardship, and governance RACI models.
• Define and implement data quality rules, KPIs, monitoring, and remediation processes.
• Implement and maintain data lineage and impact analysis across enterprise data platforms.
• Support data classification, sensitivity, privacy, security, and compliance.
• Collaborate with Azure Data Engineering and Architecture teams to embed governance-by-design into data solutions.
• Work with Azure services including ADLS Gen2, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Azure SQL, Power BI and/or Microsoft Fabric.
• Conduct data governance assessments, identify gaps, and develop governance roadmaps and improvement plans.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, data owners, stewards, architects, engineering, security, and compliance teams.
• Prepare governance documentation, dashboards, reports, and executive-level recommendations.

Skills

Microsoft Purview

Azure data platforms

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Data lineage

Data stewardship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/DM/Engineering

Job description

NorthBay, LLC is seeking a Senior Data Governance Consultant in Abu Dhabi to lead governance initiatives across Azure data platforms. The role requires hands-on Purview expertise and experience in data governance, metadata management, quality, and lineage.

You will partner with data owners and security teams to design frameworks and ensure regulatory compliance. You will implement governance artifacts, collaborate with Azure engineering teams, and deliver dashboards and executive-ready