Senior Data Governance Analyst – Data Lineage & Metadata, Assistant Vice President

Growth For Impact; Mumbai; Vor Ort; INR 1.200.000 - 2.400.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Growth For Impact in Mumbai, India is seeking a data governance professional to own end-to-end data lineage and metadata quality initiatives. You will collaborate with business, IT, and data owners to identify gaps and drive remediation, ensuring accurate source documentation and governance controls across critical systems.

The role requires 5–8 years in data governance or related fields, with hands-on experience in metadata management and data catalogs.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in data governance, data management, or related field.
• Hands-on knowledge of metadata management, data dictionaries, business glossaries, and data catalog concepts.
• Clear and effective communicator, able to translate technical data concepts for business audiences across organization levels.
• Analytical mindset with ability to prioritize complex information from multiple sources.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for governance reporting.

Aufgaben

• Document, maintain, and enhance end-to-end data lineage across critical systems, applications, and reporting assets to ensure traceability and regulatory readiness.
• Partner with business, technology, and data owners to identify and remediate gaps in lineage documentation, metadata quality, and data source alignment.
• Manage and maintain authoritative data source inventories, including onboarding new records and keeping existing source documentation accurate and complete.
• Execute metadata quality reviews and establish controls that keep data asset documentation current, consistent, and aligned to enterprise governance standards.
• Monitor and report on governance metrics—including lineage completeness, metadata quality, and authoritative data source coverage to track adoption and maturity across the organization.
• Lead system change processes from requirements definition through to implementation, ensuring governance controls are embedded throughout.
• Support governance forums and issue management processes related to data lineage, metadata, and data sourcing, contributing to remediation activities and enterprise-wide policy recommendations.
• Coach and guide colleagues within the team, sharing knowledge on governance processes, data controls, and continuous improvement practices.

Kenntnisse

Metadata management

Data dictionaries

Business glossaries

Data catalog concepts

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

MS Office suite

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

ROLE

• – Document, maintain, and enhance end-to-end data lineage across critical systems, applications, and reporting assets to ensure traceability and regulatory readiness.
• – Partner with business, technology, and data owners to identify and remediate gaps in lineage documentation, metadata quality, and data source alignment.
• – Manage and maintain authoritative data source inventories, including onboarding new records and keeping existing source documentation accurate and complete.
• – Execute metadata quality reviews and establish controls that keep data asset documentation current, consistent, and aligned to enterprise governance standards.
• – Monitor and report on governance metrics—including lineage completeness, metadata quality, and authoritative data source coverage to track adoption and maturity across the organization.
• – Lead system change processes from requirements definition through to implementation, ensuring governance controls are embedded throughout.
• – Support governance forums and issue management processes related to data lineage, metadata, and data sourcing, contributing to remediation activities and enterprise-wide policy recommendations.
• – Coach and guide colleagues within the team, sharing knowledge on governance processes, data controls, and continuous improvement practices.

REQUIREMENTS

• – 5 to 8 years of experience in data governance, data management, or a closely related field, with demonstrated ownership of governance initiatives.
• – Hands‑on knowledge of metadata management, data dictionaries, business glossaries, and data catalog concepts, applied to real‑world governance challenges.
• – Proven ability to manage complex projects, balancing multiple stakeholder needs against shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
• – Clear and effective communicator, able to translate technical data concepts for business audiences and engage credibly across all levels of an organization.
• – Analytical mindset with the ability to filter, assess, and prioritize complex or ambiguous information from multiple sources to reach sound conclusions.
• – Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, used to produce governance reporting and stakeholder communications.
• – Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.