Data Governance Lead

Kshema; Secunderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Kshema General Insurance Limited in Secunderabad, India seeks a Senior Data Governance Lead to establish and operate the enterprise data governance program using Microsoft Purview and Fabric.

You will drive governance framework implementation, metadata management, business glossary governance, data catalog, and stewardship programs while partnering with Data Owners, Data Stewards, and IT to improve data quality and regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing enterprise data governance programs.
• Ability to lead data governance, metadata, and glossary initiatives.
• Strong collaboration with data owners and stewards across functions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Purview and Fabric for governance.

Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise-wide data governance framework and operating model.
• Define governance policies, standards, and ownership structures.
• Develop and track governance KPIs and maturity assessments.
• Coordinate data catalog, glossary, and metadata management activities.
• Oversee Purview and Fabric governance, Power BI governance, and lineage.

Skills

Data governance

Data stewardship

Metadata management

Power BI

SQL

Python

PowerShell

REST APIs

JSON

Governance policy

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Job description

Secunderabad, India | Posted on 09/24/2026

Kshema General Insurance Limited (Kshema) was established in 2018 and is India's only Digital Agri Insurance Company catering to farmers/cultivators in the Agriculture Sectors. Kshema enables cultivators with resilience from financial distress due to extreme climate events and perils through localised insurance products. Kshema is leveraging Technology to provide cutting edge insurance solutions to farmers.

Kshema has a pan India presence with more than 500+ employees on roles along with 500+ employees as contractors.

Job Description

The Senior Data Governance Leadwill be responsible for establishing, implementing and operating the enterpriseData Governance program across the organization using Microsoft Purview andMicrosoft Fabric.

The role will lead governanceframework implementation, metadata management, business glossary management,critical data element governance, data catalog management, stewardshipprograms, Microsoft Purview administration, Microsoft Fabric governance, PowerBI governance, lineage management, workflow automation and governancereporting.

The individual will work closelywith business teams, Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Engineering, InformationSecurity, Compliance, Analytics and Technology teams to improve datadiscoverability, accountability, quality, governance maturity and regulatoryreadiness across the organization.

The role will serve as theoperational lead for enterprise data governance under the Chief Data Officer.

Requirements

Mandatory Skills

Data Governance

• DataGovernance Frameworks
  
• DataStewardship
  
• BusinessGlossary Management
  
• MetadataManagement
  
• DataQuality Governance
  
• DataClassification Governance
  
• GovernanceKPI Development
  

Microsoft Technologies

• MicrosoftPurview
  
• MicrosoftFabric Governance
  
• Power BI
  

Automation and Technical Skills

• SQL
  
• RESTAPIs
  
• Python
  
• PowerShell
  
• JSON
  
• PowerAutomate
  
• LogicApps
  

Business Skills

• StakeholderManagement
  
• ExecutiveCommunication
  
• WorkshopFacilitation
  
• GovernancePolicy Development
  
• ProcessDocumentation
  
• BusinessAnalysis
  
• ChangeManagement
  

Governance Framework andOperating Model Responsibilities

• Establishenterprise-wide Data Governance framework.
  
• Definegovernance operating model.
  
• Definegovernance policies and standards.
  
• Defineownership framework.
  
• Developgovernance charter.
  
• Definegovernance principles.
  
• Conductgovernance maturity assessments.
  
• Trackgovernance adoption.
  
• Establishgovernance metrics and success measures.
  
• Facilitategovernance reviews.
  
• DataGovernance Charter
  
• DataGovernance Policy
  
• GovernanceOperating Model
  
• GovernanceRACI Matrix
  
• GovernanceStandards
  
• GovernanceKPI Framework
  
• GovernanceMaturity Assessment
  

Data Ownership and StewardshipProgram Responsibilities

• Identifybusiness owners.
  
• Identifydata stewards.
  
• Drive accountabilityfor governed assets.
  

Critical Data ElementGovernance Responsibilities

• DefineCritical Data Element criteria.
  
• IdentifyCritical Data Elements across domains.
  
• Assignownership and stewardship.
  
• Monitorgovernance coverage.
  
• Trackcompliance with CDE standards.
  
• Conductperiodic reviews.
  

Business Glossary ManagementResponsibilities

• Developenterprise business glossary.
  
• Conductworkshops with business SMEs.
  
• Definebusiness terms.
  
• Manageglossary lifecycle.
  
• Facilitateglossary approvals.
  
• Resolveterminology conflicts.
  
• Maintaindomain taxonomy.
  
• Ensureglossary adoption across business functions.
  

Data Dictionary ManagementResponsibilities

• Maintaintechnical metadata inventory.
  
• Monitorcompleteness of technical documentation.
  
• Supportbusiness-to-technical mapping.
  
• Definecatalog governance standards.
  
• Managecatalog growth and adoption.
  
• Drivecatalog usage across business teams.
  

Metadata ManagementResponsibilities

• Collectmetadata from enterprise sources.
  
• Managebusiness metadata.
  
• Managetechnical metadata.
  
• Manageoperational metadata.
  

Microsoft Purview AdministrationResponsibilities

• ConfigurePurview collections.
  
• Configuredomains.
  
• Configuresource onboarding.
  
• Configureand manage metadata scans.
  
• Troubleshootscan failures.
  
• Defineonboarding procedures.
  
• Configureclassifications.
  
• Maintainoperational documentation.
  

Source Onboarding and MetadataDiscovery Responsibilities

• Registerenterprise data sources within Purview.
  
• Coordinateonboarding of PostgreSQL environments.
  
• Coordinateonboarding of Azure SQL sources.
  
• Coordinateonboarding of Data Lakes.
  
• Coordinateonboarding of Fabric assets.
  
• Coordinateonboarding of Power BI assets.
  
• Trackonboarding coverage.
  

Data Classification GovernanceResponsibilities

• SupportPII discovery activities.
  
• Collaboratewith Information Security teams.
  
• Monitorclassification coverage.
  
• Documentcritical business data flows.
  
• Facilitateimpact analysis.
  
• Supportroot cause investigations.
  

Data Quality GovernanceResponsibilities

• Defineenterprise data quality framework.
  
• Definequality dimensions.
  
• Definequality KPIs.
  
• Monitorquality metrics.
  
• Facilitateresolution of data issues.
  
• Trackremediation progress.
  
• Coordinatereviews with business stakeholders.
  

Microsoft Fabric GovernanceResponsibilities

• DefineFabric governance framework.
  
• GovernFabric workspaces.
  
• Governdomains.
  
• GovernLakehouses.
  
• GovernWarehouses.
  
• GovernSemantic Models.
  
• GovernData Products.
  
• GovernFabric asset certification.
  
• MaintainFabric inventory.
  
• ValidateFabric lineage.
  
• Defineworkspace standards.
  

Power BI GovernanceResponsibilities

• Track reportownership.
  
• Trackdataset ownership.
  
• Tracksemantic model ownership.
  
• Governself-service analytics.
  
• Supportonboarding of PostgreSQL sources into Purview.
  
• Configuremetadata scans.
  
• Monitorscan results.
  
• Supportmapping of business terms to physical assets.
  
• Supportgovernance reporting for PostgreSQL assets.
  

Governance AutomationResponsibilities

• Automategovernance reporting.
  
• Automatestewardship notifications.
  
• Automateownership assignment notifications.
  
• Developgovernance monitoring solutions.
  

Technologies

• PurviewAPIs
  
• PowerAutomate
  
• LogicApps
  
• Python
  
• PowerShell
  

Workflow AutomationResponsibilities

• Implementglossary approval workflow.
  
• Implementasset certification workflow.
  
• Implementclassification review workflow.
  
• Implementgovernance review workflow.
  
• Automategovernance reminders and alerts.
  

Governance Councils andReporting Responsibilities

• OrganizeData Governance Council meetings.
  
• OrganizeStewardship Council meetings.
  
• Trackgovernance actions.
  
• Trackissue remediation activities.
  
• Presentgovernance KPIs.
  
• Facilitateexecutive reviews.
  
• Drivegovernance accountability.
  

Privacy, Security andCompliance Support Responsibilities

• SupportInformation Security teams in identifying personal and sensitive data.
  
• Supportmaintenance of enterprise PII inventory.
  
• Supportprivacy reporting requirements.
  
• Supportregulatory audit activities.
  
• Providegovernance evidence for compliance reviews.
  
• Supportclassification reporting.
  
• Supportidentification of sensitive assets.
  
• SupportIRDAI compliance reporting.
  
• SupportDPDP compliance reporting.
  
• Supportprivacy impact assessment activities through metadata and cataloginsights.
  
• Supportmonitoring of classification coverage.