Data Governance Specialist

Photon; Île-de-France; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking an experienced Data Governance Specialist to establish and maintain enterprise-wide governance, ensuring data quality, integrity, security, and compliance across the organization.

You will work with business, data, and technology teams to drive governance initiatives, develop data dictionaries, and enable trusted data for decision-making in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building and running enterprise data governance programs.
• Proven ability to implement data quality and metadata practices.
• Familiarity with data privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to translate business needs into governance controls.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage enterprise data governance policies, standards, and processes.
• Establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models.
• Drive data quality initiatives including profiling, monitoring, and remediation.
• Develop and maintain data dictionaries, glossaries, and metadata repositories.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and privacy requirements.
• Implement data classification, lineage, retention, and lifecycle practices.
• Collaborate with business, data, and engineering teams to enhance data management.
• Monitor governance KPIs and report on data quality and compliance.
• Support MDM and reference data initiatives.
• Conduct governance reviews, audits, and risk assessments.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Metadata Management

SQL

Stakeholder Management

Communication

DAMA-DMBOK

Data Cataloging

Data Lineage

Regulatory Compliance

Data Ownership

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Talend

Power BI

Tableau

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.