Strategic Data Governance Lead — Remote

Intelligen Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Home - Flexible hours

Training & Development

Free Food & Snacks

Many socials and community groups

Opportunity to drive projects that are

Job summary

Intelligen Group seeks a Senior Data Governance Consultant to design, implement, and embed governance across complex enterprise environments in Australia. You will work with executives, data teams, and technology stakeholders to establish governance frameworks that improve trust, transparency, compliance, and capability.

You will strengthen data ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata management, and governance operating models to support modern data platforms, analytics, and AI initiatives

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in data governance, information management, data management, or consulting roles
• Proven experience designing and implementing governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models
• Strong understanding of governance disciplines including data quality, metadata management, lineage, stewardship, master data, and information lifecycle management
• Experience supporting enterprise data transformation, analytics, cloud, or AI initiatives
• Familiarity with industry frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK and related governance methodologies
• Experience with governance platforms such as Collibra, Alation, Attaccama, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or similar technologies
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills across business and technical audiences
• Ability to balance governance requirements with practical delivery outcomes
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts for executive and operational stakeholders
• Consulting experience within large enterprise or regulated environments is highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models aligned to organisational objectives
• Establish governance structures, roles, and accountability models that improve ownership and decision‑making across business and technology teams
• Define and implement data stewardship frameworks, governance forums, and operating rhythms that support sustainable governance practices
• Support organisations in improving data quality, metadata management, lineage, and information management capabilities
• Develop governance controls and processes that enable trusted analytics, reporting, and AI adoption
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, governance councils, and working groups to drive alignment and engagement
• Collaborate with business, risk, compliance, legal, and technology teams to ensure governance requirements are embedded into delivery practices
• Support the implementation and adoption of governance tooling including data catalogues, metadata platforms, and lineage solutions
• Develop governance roadmaps, maturity assessments, and capability uplift initiatives
• Provide trusted advisory services to senior stakeholders and contribute to governance strategy development
• Mentor client teams and contribute to Intelligen's governance capability growth and thought leadership

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Policy framework

Data quality

Metadata management

Data lineage

Data stewardship

Master data

AI governance

Cloud analytics

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Attacama

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Intelligen Group seeks a Senior Data Governance Consultant to design, implement, and embed governance across complex enterprise environments in Australia. You will work with executives, data teams, and technology stakeholders to establish governance frameworks that improve trust, transparency, compliance, and capability.

You will strengthen data ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata management, and governance operating models to support modern data platforms, analytics, and AI initiatives