Senior Specialist, Data Governance

Ooredoo Qatar; Kuwait; On-site; KWD 15,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications company in Kuwait is seeking a Senior Specialist in Data Governance to develop and maintain governance policies, ensuring efficiency in data management operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in business analysis, data governance frameworks, and proficiency in tools like Power BI and Tableau. Join a dynamic team to contribute towards a world-class communication service.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in relevant roles.
• Experience in performance and financial reporting.
• Familiar with GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data governance policies and frameworks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve data governance goals.
• Prepare presentations and analyze data for governance.

Skills

Data Governance frameworks expertise

Business Analysis

Microsoft Excel advanced

Project Management

Data Cataloguing & Metadata Management

Education

University degree or Diploma in IT or Data Governance

Certification in Project Management (PMP)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Collibra

Job description

VAC9773 - Senior Specialist, Data Governance

Field:

Corporate

Contract Type:

Full Time - Permanent

Location:

Closing Date:

28-Feb-2026

The Company

Ooredoo is an organisation on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world .

We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers.

In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of.

Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success.

The Role

As a Specialist Data Governance, you will ensure that day-to-day tasks are completed on time, efficiently and contributing to overall objectives of data governance. Your focus will be on to develop and maintain data governance policies, frameworks, and procedures to ensure compliance with organizational objectives. The role also includes preparing presentations and dashboards for internal and external management meetings, assisting in the implementation of the governance roadmap, coordinating with work streams on deliverables.

Key Accountabilities & Activities

Develop data governance policies, processes and standards in alignment of data governance strategy, roadmap, vision and provided guidance.

Support in implementing data governance strategies, policies and implementation of roadmap.

Collaborate and work closely with different data stakeholders, departments, and business units to achieve Data Governance requirements.

Analyze and prepare presentations and gap analysis related to data governance.

Qualifications

University degree or Diploma specialised in IT or Data governance preferred

Certification in Project Management (PMP) from PMI

Required Experience & Technical Skills

2-5 years’ work experience

Experience should be related to business analysis roles, and it could be business analysts, process re-engineering specialists, reporting analysts, business process re-engineering experts.

Experience in performance and financial reporting, KPIs reporting, consolidation of information from multiple sources and management of information repository would be helpful.

Experience in program or project management environment with definition of initiatives, impact quantification and impact realization would be plus.

An ideal candidate could be a business analyst with understanding of project management and are very interested in understanding why data maturity is essential and have some good knowledge of databases, analytics and reporting tools.

Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio hands-on advanced experience

General awareness of telecom services, data, trends, and common business functions (customer services, commercial, technology, regulatory, legal etc).

Expertise in Data Governance frameworks (DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or EDM Council frameworks)

Knowledge of tools like Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Talend for Data Cataloguing & Metadata Management

Understanding of enterprise data standards, master & reference data management

Proficiency in defining KPIs, rules, and monitoring mechanisms for data quality monitoring

Works with team members to understand root causes and contribute to brainstorming solutions. Familiar with tools like 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa).

Knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and Kuwait telecom regulations for policy and compliance alignment

Understands the basics of change management (communication, training, stakeholder support).

Familiarity with analytics & BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Looker for translating governance metrics into insights.

Ability to trace data flows across systems for auditability, data lineage and impact analysis

APIs & Integration knowledge on how governance integrates with enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, OSS/BSS in telecom)

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