Project Manager - Data Governance Program

Ronin Dynamics Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ronin Dynamics Pty Ltd seeks a Project Manager to lead a structured Data Governance Program within a highly regulated Australian environment. You will own delivery, report to the Program Director and bring real-life data governance project experience to close audit findings.

You will coordinate Legal, Risk, Technology, Security and Data teams, manage a mixed team of staff, contractors and vendors, and ensure governance foundations are in place, from policy to data lifecycle management and

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Project Manager on complex data technology projects.
• Hands-on delivery of data governance, data management or data quality work.
• Experience with governance tooling (catalogues, lineage, discovery).
• Background in regulated, compliance-focused environments.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Run the program day to day: planning, scheduling, budget, reporting.
• Put the foundations in place: policies, standards, Data Owners and Data Stewards.
• Uplift data lifecycle management, including retention, archival and secure disposal.
• Implement data discovery so sensitive and critical data can be found, classified and controlled.
• Oversee data quality controls, monitoring and remediation.
• Make sure the work closes the audit findings and meets privacy and regulatory obligations.
• Coordinate Legal, Risk, Technology, Security and Data teams, and manage a mixed team of staff, contractors and vendors.

Skills

Project management

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Governance tooling

Regulatory experience

Communication skills

PM certification

Tools

Data catalogues

Data lineage tools

Data discovery tools

Job description

Project Manager - Data Governance Program

Most data governance programs produce a policy library nobody reads. This one has to close audit findings and change how an organisation actually treats its data.

If you’ve delivered that kind of program before, read on.

The short version:

This Enterprise level, highly regulated Australian organisation is running a structured Data Governance Program to close out audit findings, strengthen compliance and lift data governance across the business. It needs a Project Manager who has delivered "real life" projects in data governance" to own the delivery, reporting to the Program Director.

This role is not suited to Project Managers who don't bring and offer relevant data governance experience, so please keep that in mind before applying for this opportunity.

What you’d actually be doing:

Running the program day to day: planning, scheduling, budget, cost control and reporting.

Putting the foundations in place: policies, standards, Data Owners and Data Stewards.

Uplifting data lifecycle management, including retention, archival and secure disposal.

Implementing data discovery so sensitive and critical data can be found, classified and controlled.

Overseeing data quality controls, monitoring and remediation.

Making sure the work closes the audit findings and meets privacy and regulatory obligations.

Bringing Legal, Risk, Technology, Security and Data teams along, and managing a mixed team of staff, contractors and vendors.

What you’ll need:

5+ years as a Project Manager on complex data technology projects.

Hands-on delivery of data governance, data management or data quality work driven by regulatory or audit requirements.

Experience with governance tooling, such as catalogues, lineage and data discovery

A background in regulated, compliance-focused environments.

Strong project fundamentals and clear communication with technical and non-technical people.

Highly regarded: Financial Services experience and a PM certification such as PMP or Agile.

Why bother?

This program has real purpose and executive attention behind it. You’d get to move an organisation from reactive to proactive data management and see it embedded, not just documented.