IN_Manager_Data Management/ Data Governance –Data And Analytics_Bangalore and Kolkata

PwC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rewards for contributions

Wellbeing support

Inclusive benefits package

Flexibility programmes

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

PwC Bengaluru is seeking a senior Data Governance Lead to define and execute enterprise governance strategies, partnering with clients to align policies, standards, and operating models across data domains. The role emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, workshop facilitation, and end-to-end delivery of governance workstreams while mentoring junior consultants.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with data catalog and metadata management, knowledge of DCAM or similar frameworks, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading end-to-end data governance workstreams.
• Ability to translate data management frameworks into operating models, policies, standards, stewardship processes, and implementation plans.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience managing project delivery, risks, issues, work plans, and quality reviews.
• Certification in DAMA, CDMP, DCAM, or other recognized data management/governance frameworks – preferred.
• Experience with data governance/catalog projects using tools such as Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Microsoft Purview, IBM IGC/Watson Knowledge Catalog, Ataccama, or BigID – preferred.
• Prior experience conducting data governance maturity assessments using DCAM or similar frameworks – preferred.
• Exposure to data privacy, regulatory compliance, access governance, data classification, and data protection requirements – preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data governance strategy, roadmap, and implementation approach.
• Design governance operating models including roles, RACI, stewardship models, and policy enforcement mechanisms.
• Act as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders, data owners, stewards, IT teams, and business users.
• Conduct stakeholder workshops to gather requirements, define governance operating models, and align business priorities.
• Lead and mentor associates/senior associates across data governance implementations.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of data governance workstreams across planning, design, build, testing, deployment, and adoption.
• Own solution design for data catalog, metadata management, lineage, workflows, data quality, and stewardship processes.
• Support proposal development, solutioning, effort estimation, and client presentations.
• Contribute to go‑to‑market assets, accelerators, POVs, and reusable data governance frameworks.

Skills

Data governance leadership

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Project delivery management

Data catalog tooling

Metadata management

Data lineage

Data quality

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Microsoft Purview

IBM IGC/Watson Knowledge Catalog

Ataccama

BigID

Job description

ROLE

• Define enterprise data governance strategy, roadmap, and implementation approach.
• Design governance operating models including roles, responsibilities, RACI matrix, stewardship models, and policy enforcement mechanisms.
• Act as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders, data owners, stewards, IT teams, and business users.
• Conduct stakeholder workshops to gather requirements, define governance operating models, and align business priorities.
• Lead and mentor associates/senior associates across data governance implementations.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of data governance workstreams across planning, design, build, testing, deployment, and adoption.
• Own solution design for data catalog, metadata management, lineage, workflows, data quality, and stewardship processes.
• Support proposal development, solutioning, effort estimation, and client presentations.
• Contribute to go‑to‑market assets, accelerators, POVs, and reusable data governance frameworks.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience leading end-to-end data governance workstreams.
• Ability to translate data management frameworks into operating models, policies, standards, stewardship processes, and implementation plans.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience managing project delivery, risks, issues, work plans, and quality reviews.
• Certification in DAMA, CDMP, DCAM, or other recognized data management/governance frameworks – preferred.
• Experience with data governance/catalog projects using tools such as Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Microsoft Purview, IBM IGC/Watson Knowledge Catalog, Ataccama, or BigID – preferred.
• Prior experience conducting data governance maturity assessments using DCAM or similar frameworks – preferred.
• Exposure to data privacy, regulatory compliance, access governance, data classification, and data protection requirements – preferred.
• Required skills: Data Engineering, Data Management.
• Optional skills: Agile, AWS, Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow, Apache Hadoop, Databricks, Data Architecture Development, Data Integration, Data Lake, Data Modeling, Data Anonymization, Database Administration, Database Optimization, Database Security Best Practices, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Analytical Thinking, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Scalability, etc.

BENEFITS

• Rewards for contributions.
• Support for employee wellbeing.
• Inclusive benefits package.
• Flexibility programmes.
• Mentorship opportunities.