Data Governance Specialist

Avensys Consulting UK; Paris; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Avensys Consulting UK is seeking an experienced Data Governance Specialist to establish and maintain enterprise-wide governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, integrity, security, and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate with business, data, and tech teams to drive governance initiatives and enable trusted data across the organization.

The role requires ownership of data governance policies, data dictionaries, metadata management, and MDM support.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Metadata Management

Data Privacy

Stakeholder Management

SQL & Data Analysis

Governance Frameworks

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