Senior Data Governance Advisor

COFOMO; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

COFOMO in Montreal combines a long-standing advisory expertise with practical data governance leadership. The Senior Data Governance Advisor will design and maintain governance processes, promote data stewardship, and drive adoption across multiple domains in a federated model.

The role requires fluent French and English, plus seven years of experience in data governance and organizational change management.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of data governance and organizational change management experience.
• Experience with federated governance models.
• Fluency in French and English required.
• Experience in large manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and maintain data governance processes, standards, and guiding principles.
• Drive data definition, semantics, classification, quality, metadata, and lifecycle initiatives.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, risk, and compliance teams.
• Work with data owners and data stewards to operationalize governance.
• Promote adoption and support governance committees.
• Develop and deliver bilingual training materials on data governance.
• Create guides and toolkits for governance practices.
• Apply ADKAR change management methodologies.
• Develop and implement communications to demonstrate governance value.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of governance processes and tools.

Skills

Data governance

Data stewardship

ADKAR

Bilingual French/English

Education

Bachelor's degree in information management, business administration, communications or a related field

Tools

Collibra

Job description

# Senior Data Governance AdvisorMontrealHybridData and Artificial IntelligenceApplyWith over 30 years of recognized expertise, COFOMO is now a leading Canadian consulting firm specializing in digital and artificial intelligence. Supported by more than 3,000 experts, 10 Centers of Excellence, and 4 offices across the country, we are uniquely positioned to successfully guide our clients through their transformations. Both strategic and tactical, we help organizations across a wide range of industries thrive in today’s rapidly evolving world.## Our promiseHelp our clients succeed and maximize the impact of their transformation initiatives, turning them into powerful drivers of growth and innovation.## Job description**Here's a brief overview of the tasks and responsibilities you'll have :** • Design, document, and maintain data governance processes, standards, and guiding principles to ensure consistent application across data domains in a federated model; • Drive and support initiatives related to data definition, semantics, data classification, data quality, metadata management and data lifecycle; • Collaborate with enterprise architecture, risk, and compliance teams to ensure alignment of data governance activities with organizational frameworks and regulatory requirements; • Work with data owners and data stewards to operationalize governance in their respective domains; • Ensure consistency and harmonization of governance practices across data domains by aligning federated approaches with organizational standards; • Promote the adoption of data governance practices through concrete support for business units and active participation in governance committees; • Support and advise data stewards and business stakeholders to increase data governance maturity and strengthen shared responsibility; • Develop and deliver bilingual (French and English) training and awareness materials by popularizing complex data governance concepts; • Create and maintain how-to guides, toolkits, and learning resources to support the consistent application of governance processes and standards; • Apply structured change management methodologies, such as ADKAR, to support stakeholders in the adoption of data governance, manage resistance and drive behavior change; • Develop and implement communication strategies to demonstrate the value and objectives of data governance to diverse audiences; • Contribute to the continuous improvement of data governance processes and tools based on feedback, indicators and lessons learned. **The profile you are looking for is as follows:** • Bachelor's degree in information management, business administration, communications or a related field; • Have more than seven (7) years of experience in data governance and organizational change management, ideally in large manufacturing organizations; • Master concepts and practices related to data definition and data semantics; • Demonstrate expertise in data governance, data stewardship, and data ownership models in a federated governance context; • Experience designing processes and business models; • Apply structured change management methodologies, including ADKAR, to drive data governance adoption; • Simplify complex data concepts and effectively engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization; • Knowledge of Collibra or an equivalent metadata management tool (an asset); • This position requires fluency in French and English for daily tasks, understanding documentation, and professional communication with customers, suppliers, and colleagues across Canada. French and English language skills are essential, both oral and written.