Data Quality & Governance Lead — Elevate Integrity & Analytics

Mane Consulting; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Consulting is seeking a Senior Data Quality & Governance Lead to drive improvements in data quality, strengthen governance, and enable evidence‑based decision making across Australia's major analytics programs. You will define data rules, improve integrity, and support a modern data platform rollout.

Collaborate with data stewards, SMEs, engineers and analysts; lead a small team; mentor staff; and promote ethical, privacy‑aligned data practices while delivering high‑quality outputs and

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of data governance, privacy, ethics and security principles.
• Strong capability in data quality assurance, integrity assessment and fitness-for-purpose evaluation.
• Experience with data collection methodologies, metadata and data sources.
• Ability to integrate datasets, amend code, and apply quality controls.
• Strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and clear communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Purview to support data discovery and classification.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical judgement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, lead teams and deliver high-value outcomes.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead data quality activities, including defining, implementing and socialising data quality rules.
• Analyse data assets, gather requirements, translate to governance and quality solutions.
• Establish and maintain data business rules, metadata, classifications and coding protocols.
• Integrate and organise data from multiple systems using standard tools and coding languages.
• Conduct audits, detect inconsistencies and apply structured error handling procedures.
• Produce high-quality data outputs, documentation, reports and artefacts.
• Build strong relationships with data stewards, SMEs, engineers, analysts and project teams.
• Support project planning, delivery cadence, testing and continuous improvement.
• Lead and mentor staff, fostering capability, wellbeing and high-performance culture.
• Promote ethical, secure and privacy-aligned data practices.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Data architecture

Regulatory & privacy

Excel

Analytical judgement

Mentoring

Ethical data practices

Purview

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Mane Consulting is seeking a Senior Data Quality & Governance Lead to drive improvements in data quality, strengthen governance, and enable evidence‑based decision making across Australia's major analytics programs. You will define data rules, improve integrity, and support a modern data platform rollout.

Collaborate with data stewards, SMEs, engineers and analysts; lead a small team; mentor staff; and promote ethical, privacy‑aligned data practices while delivering high‑quality outputs and