Data Governance

Neev; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Neev in Paris seeks a Data Governance Specialist to establish enterprise-wide governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, privacy, and regulatory compliance. You will enable trusted, high-quality data across the organization and collaborate with business, data, and technology teams.

In this role you will define policies, ownership models, and metadata management, driving MDM and reference data initiatives while monitoring governance KPIs and ensuring data security and compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Data Governance, Data Quality and Metadata Management.
• Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK framework.
• Experience with data cataloging, lineage, and governance tools.
• Strong understanding of data privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Experience defining data ownership and stewardship models.
• Proficiency in SQL and data analysis techniques.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into governance processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement and manage enterprise data governance policies, standards and processes.
• Establish data ownership, stewardship and accountability frameworks.
• Drive data quality initiatives including profiling, monitoring and remediation.
• Develop and maintain data dictionaries, business glossaries and metadata repositories.
• Ensure regulatory and data privacy compliance.
• Implement data classification, lineage, retention and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data architects and engineering teams to improve data management.
• Monitor governance KPIs and provide regular reporting on data quality and compliance.
• Support master data management (MDM) and reference data initiatives.
• Conduct governance reviews, audits and risk assessments.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Metadata Management

DAMA-DMBOK

SQL

Stakeholder Management

Data Privacy

Governance Tools

Data Cataloging

Data Lineage

Cloud Platforms

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Talend

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Specialist to establish and maintain enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, integrity, security, compliance, and effective data management practices. The ideal candidate will work closely with business, data, and technology teams to drive data governance initiatives and enable trusted, high-quality data across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and manage enterprise data governance policies, standards, and processes.
• Establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability frameworks.
• Drive data quality initiatives, including profiling, monitoring, and remediation.
• Develop and maintain data dictionaries, business glossaries, and metadata repositories.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and data privacy requirements.
• Implement data classification, lineage, retention, and lifecycle management practices.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data architects, and engineering teams to improve data management capabilities.
• Monitor governance KPIs and provide regular reporting on data quality and compliance.
• Support master data management (MDM) and reference data initiatives.
• Conduct governance reviews, audits, and risk assessments.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Data Governance, Data Quality, and Metadata Management.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK.
• Experience with data cataloging, lineage, and governance tools.
• Strong understanding of data privacy and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience in defining data ownership and stewardship models.
• Proficiency in SQL and data analysis techniques.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into governance processes and controls.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with governance tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or Talend.
• Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) and Reference Data Management.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, or highly regulated industries.
• Understanding of data architecture, analytics, and data warehousing concepts.
• Governance: Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica
• Metadata Management: Purview, Collibra, Alation
• Reporting: Power BI, Tableau

Ideal Candidate: A governance-focused professional with expertise in data quality, compliance, metadata management, and enterprise data governance frameworks, capable of building a trusted and well-governed data ecosystem across the organization.