Data Governance Specialist — Enterprise Impact (Hybrid)

Canadian Inclusion; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive salary

Health, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Mariner is building a talent pipeline for Data Governance Specialists to help clients across industries establish trusted, secure data governance practices.

The role collaborates with data owners, stewards, architects, and engineers to improve data quality, enable data-driven decisions, and embed governance in projects. Strong communication and cross-functional teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Analytics, or BI.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Experience with data quality, metadata, lineage, and master data management.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and processes.
• Establish and support data stewardship programs and data ownership models.
• Define governance controls for data quality, metadata, lineage, privacy, and compliance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and address data quality issues and governance gaps.
• Develop and maintain data glossaries, dictionaries, and metadata repositories.
• Facilitate governance councils and stakeholder workshops.
• Monitor adherence to governance policies and propose corrective actions.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Data analytics

Business intelligence

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cloud platforms

Agile

Regulatory compliance

Education

CDMP certification

DAMA-DMBOK

Microsoft Data Certifications

TOGAF

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Job description

Mariner is building a talent pipeline for Data Governance Specialists to help clients across industries establish trusted, secure data governance practices.

The role collaborates with data owners, stewards, architects, and engineers to improve data quality, enable data-driven decisions, and embed governance in projects. Strong communication and cross-functional teamwork are essential.