Data Governance Specialist

Exxon Mobil; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical plans

Retirement benefits

Training & development program

Workplace flexibility policy

Relocation program

Job summary

ExxonMobil is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to ensure accuracy and strategic value of Supply Chain data. You will bridge business and technical teams to operationalize governance, enabling improved decision-making, cost optimization, and risk mitigation.

The role sits within the Discipline Management group and reports to the Data Discipline Manager. You will drive governance program execution, define data elements, manage metadata and glossaries, and steward data quality across data

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing data governance across large complex orgs (energy sector a plus).
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks and best practices.
• Hands-on data quality, metadata management, lineage, and reference data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Drive data governance framework implementation and program execution with Supply Chain teams.
• Apply policies, standards, and procedures across data domains.
• Manage metadata, glossaries, and data lineage in governance tools.
• Steward data quality rules and resolve data issues affecting operations and reporting.
• Participate in data council meetings and present findings and risks.
• Develop data literacy programs for Supply Chain.

Skills

Data governance

Policies & standards

Operating models

Data quality

Metadata management

Data lineage

Collibra

Microsoft Purview

Tools

Collibra

Microsoft Purview

Job description

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net‑zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

What role you will play in our team

The Data Governance Specialist plays a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, consistency, and strategic value of Supply Chain data. The role is responsible for bridging business and technical teams to operationalize the organization’s data governance framework and thus enabling improved decision‑making, cost optimization, operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and enhanced compliance. The role supports the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the data governance framework, focusing on data quality, metadata management, stewardship enablement, policy application, and data issue management and resolution. Within Supply Chain, the Data Governance Specialist sits in the Discipline Management group, and this individual ensure efficient and effective execution of work output in support of the Product Management team’s objectives.

The specific role will report to the Data Discipline Manager.

What you will do

• Drive data governance framework and/or support data governance program execution, working closely with Supply Chain teams (e.g., Data Owners, Data Stewards) to achieve key data governance outcomes (e.g., defining and maintaining critical data elements)
• Implement and maintain data governance policies, standards, and procedures across Supply Chain data domains
• Manage metadata, business glossaries, and data lineage within governance tools
• Steward and enforce data quality rules; identify and resolve data issues impacting business operations and reporting accuracy
• Participate in data council meetings, presenting findings, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Develop and steward data literacy program efforts for Supply Chain
• Develop and monitor metrics for data improvement opportunities

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing and implementing data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models within large, complex organizations (energy industry is a plus)
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, best practices (DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, etc.) and associated tools (e.g., Collibra, Microsoft Purview)
• Hands‑on experience with data quality, metadata management, lineage, master/reference data models,
• Ability to assess data governance maturity and develop strategic roadmaps for improvement and value realization
• Understanding of data architecture, data models, BI platforms, and integration with analytics/AI initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management and influence skills; able to gain buy‑in across IT and business functions

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines.

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