Data Governance Lead

Tech Talent International; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 137,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Talent International (TTI) is seeking a Data Governance Lead for a 6–12 month engagement in Montreal, QC. The role focuses on establishing enterprise-wide governance frameworks, policies, and controls to ensure data quality, security, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include defining ownership, data catalogs, lineage, and KPIs; collaborating with Security and Compliance; and leading governance audits and training initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Data Management or related field.
• 8+ years in Data Management, Data Governance, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years leading enterprise data governance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of DAMA-DMBOK and industry-standard data management frameworks.
• Experience implementing Data Governance and Data Catalog platforms (Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Purview).
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise data governance strategies, policies, standards, and frameworks.
• Establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability across the organization.
• Define and maintain data governance operating models, processes, and controls.
• Implement data quality frameworks, metrics, and monitoring processes.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage enterprise data catalogs and metadata repositories.
• Ensure proper data classification, lineage, and governance of critical data assets.
• Promote data discoverability, accessibility, and usability across business functions.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, SOX, HIPAA, and other standards.
• Partner with Security and Compliance teams to establish data protection controls.
• Conduct governance audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define critical data elements and governance requirements.
• Facilitate Data Governance Council meetings and steering committees.
• Provide education, guidance, and training on data governance policies and standards.
• Develop governance KPIs, dashboards, and maturity assessments.
• Provide governance reporting to senior leadership.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Metadata Management

Data Lineage

MDM

Data Catalog

Data Stewardship

Data Ownership

Data Compliance

Data Security

Data Lifecycle

SQL

GDPR

CCPA

SOX

HIPAA

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Business Analytics

Master's degree in a related field

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Tech Talent International (TTI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to startups, small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US. We are currently hiring an Data Governance Lead for our global consulting client.

Role: Data Governance Lead

Rate Range: $70 -72/hr C2C (40 hrs /week)

Duration: 6-12 months

Location: Montreal, QC, Canada

Role Overview

Job Title: Data Governance Lead
Job Description: Data Governance Lead responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls to ensure data quality, integrity, security, compliance, and effective data lifecycle management across the organization.
Location: MONTREAL, QUEBEC

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise data governance strategies, policies, standards, and frameworks.
• Establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models across the organization.
• Define and maintain data governance operating models, processes, and controls.
• Implement data quality frameworks, metrics, and monitoring processes.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage enterprise data catalogs and metadata repositories.
• Ensure proper classification, documentation, lineage, and governance of critical data assets.
• Promote data discoverability, accessibility, and usability across business functions.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as GDPR, CCPA, SOX, HIPAA, and other applicable standards.
• Partner with Security and Compliance teams to establish data protection controls and governance practices.
• Conduct governance audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define critical data elements and governance requirements.
• Facilitate Data Governance Council meetings and governance steering committees.
• Provide education, guidance, and training on data governance policies and standards.
• Develop governance KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and maturity assessments.
• Provide regular governance and compliance reporting to senior leadership.

Core Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience leading enterprise data governance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of DAMA-DMBOK and industry-standard data management frameworks.
• Experience implementing and managing Data Governance and Data Catalog platforms such as:
  • Collibra
  • Informatica
  • Alation
  • Microsoft Purview
• Strong experience with:
  • Data Governance
  • Data Quality Management
  • Metadata Management
  • Data Lineage
  • Master Data Management (MDM)
• Knowledge of data warehousing, data lifecycle management, and governance best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience driving enterprise-wide data governance adoption and compliance programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification.
• Experience with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise data transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance, privacy, and data protection frameworks.

Key Skills

• Data Governance
• Data Quality Management
• Metadata Management
• Data Lineage
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Microsoft Purview
• Collibra
• Informatica
• Alation
• Data Catalog
• Data Stewardship
• Data Ownership
• Data Compliance
• Data Security
• Data Lifecycle Management
• Data Warehousing
• SQL
• DAMA-DMBOK
• GDPR
• CCPA
• SOX
• HIPAA
• Azure
• AWS
• Google Cloud
• Agile