Lead Data & Metadata Governance (12-Month Contract)

Billigence; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Billigence seeks a Lead Data Manager / Metadata Lead to drive metadata governance across high-value assets supporting analytics, automation, and AI initiatives. The role leads metadata governance activities, oversees a team of metadata specialists, and ensures assets are documented and managed to standards.

The successful candidate will drive metadata quality, oversee a team, and collaborate with business SMEs, data stewards, analysts and technical teams to align data assets with business needs

Qualifications

• Experience in metadata management, data governance, or leadership roles.
• Experience implementing ISO/IEC 11179 Metadata Registry Standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of enterprise metadata and data governance initiatives.
• Implement and maintain metadata standards, including ISO/IEC 11179.
• Develop metadata catalogues, glossaries, and data dictionaries.
• Prioritize high-value data assets for governance and AI readiness.
• Drive metadata quality, consistency, and standardization across systems.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with business SMEs, data stewards, analysts, and technical teams.
• Manage and mentor metadata registrars and developers.
• Monitor project delivery, risks, milestones, and reporting.
• Support data governance, data quality, and information management practices.
• Ensure metadata assets are fit for business, analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.

Skills

Metadata management

Data governance

Data quality

Master Data Management

Information Management Frameworks

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Data catalogues/tools

Job description

Billigence seeks a Lead Data Manager / Metadata Lead to drive metadata governance across high-value assets supporting analytics, automation, and AI initiatives. The role leads metadata governance activities, oversees a team of metadata specialists, and ensures assets are documented and managed to standards.

The successful candidate will drive metadata quality, oversee a team, and collaborate with business SMEs, data stewards, analysts and technical teams to align data assets with business needs