Director of Data Quality & Governance

Rakbank; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Rakbank is seeking an experienced Data Quality Lead to drive enterprise-wide Data Quality strategy, governance, and execution across the Bank. The role focuses on establishing data quality frameworks, managing CDQ and related platforms, and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to ensure trusted data across critical domains.

The successful candidate will strengthen data governance, support regulatory compliance, and enable data-driven decision making through KPIs, controls, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in Data Quality, Data Governance, or Data Management.
• 3+ years in a leadership or lead position.
• Experience within Banking or Financial Services is highly preferred.
• Hands-on expertise with Informatica Cloud Data Quality and Azure-based data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the Bank's enterprise Data Quality framework, standards, and policies.
• Define Data Quality KPIs, thresholds, and service levels.
• Identify and onboard Critical Data Elements (CDEs) across business domains.
• Own and manage Informatica Cloud Data Quality (CDQ) and associated capabilities.
• Design and maintain Data Quality rules, profiling jobs, scorecards, and dashboards.
• Monitor Data Quality execution, issue capture, auditability, and reporting.
• Deliver executive-level Data Quality reporting and insights.
• Drive automation of Data Quality controls and monitoring.

Skills

Data Quality Leadership

Informatica Cloud Data Quality

Azure data platforms

SQL

Data Governance

Data Warehousing

ETL

Python scripting

Data Catalog / Metadata Management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Data Analytics

Tools

Informatica Cloud Data Quality

Azure

CDQ

Delta Architecture

Job description

Rakbank is seeking an experienced Data Quality Lead to drive enterprise-wide Data Quality strategy, governance, and execution across the Bank. The role focuses on establishing data quality frameworks, managing CDQ and related platforms, and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to ensure trusted data across critical domains.

The successful candidate will strengthen data governance, support regulatory compliance, and enable data-driven decision making through KPIs, controls, and