Global Data Governance Architect — Cross-Border Data Lead

EPAM Systems; México; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Career development

Global projects

Paid time off

Certification support

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Enterprise Data Governance Architect to shape scalable governance, cataloging, lineage, and security for a unified data ecosystem across markets. You will partner with cross-functional teams to define operating models and enable reliable analytics.

This role requires 9+ years in governance, 5+ years leading diverse teams, and strong knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK concepts, data quality, and privacy controls.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of enterprise data governance experience across multi-market organizations.
• 5+ years of leadership driving cross-functional, multicultural teams.
• Experience delivering governance roadmaps and target-state architectures.
• Deep knowledge of data governance concepts and metadata management.
• Hands-on data lineage and data cataloging expertise.
• Strong consulting skills for executive stakeholder management.
• Advanced proficiency in English (C1+).
• Understanding of privacy compliance and RBAC/GDPR controls.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, and operating models for multi-market organizations.
• Architect metadata management, data cataloging, and automated data lineage capabilities.
• Establish data quality metrics, monitoring rules, and stewardship workflows to improve trust in analytics.
• Align governance controls with privacy requirements and RBAC in partnership with security and legal teams.
• Lead workshops to assess data maturity, identify gaps, and set governance priorities.
• Create target-state governance roadmaps enabling scalable cross-border data sharing.
• Guide engineering and analytics teams on governance-by-design across data products and pipelines.
• Advise stakeholders on standards for metadata ownership and data lifecycle management.

Skills

Data governance

Leadership

Data lineage

Metadata management

Data quality

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Tools

DAMA-DMBOK

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior Enterprise Data Governance Architect to shape scalable governance, cataloging, lineage, and security for a unified data ecosystem across markets. You will partner with cross-functional teams to define operating models and enable reliable analytics.

This role requires 9+ years in governance, 5+ years leading diverse teams, and strong knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK concepts, data quality, and privacy controls.