Data Quality & Governance Leader

Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad is seeking a data governance leader to drive data quality culture and governance in a regulated insurance environment. You will define and monitor data quality, establish a robust framework, and partner with data owners to remediate issues.

The role requires strong analytics and stakeholder influence in a Malaysia-based setting. The position supports governance maturity, documentation, and regulatory alignment, with a focus on CDEs, scorecards, and management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, CS, data management or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification (MBA or Master’s) is an advantage.
• Professional certifications such as CDMP, DGSP, Informatica Data Quality Certification, COBIT or ITIL are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous enhancement of the Data Quality Framework aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Drive definition and optimization of Data Quality Rules, thresholds and monitoring mechanisms.
• Establish risk-based monitoring for Critical Data Elements (CDEs) and drive remediation of issues.
• Act as SME on Data Quality Management and support governance forums and decision making.
• Monitor enterprise data quality performance and produce scorecards, dashboards and reports.
• Support Data Governance Manager in executing the governance roadmap and policy implementation.
• Engage Data Owners and Data Stewards to ensure accountability and remediation.
• Maintain governance artefacts and documentation to be audit-ready.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Business Analytics, Actuarial Science, or related field

MBA or Master’s degree (advantage)

Professional certifications such as CDMP, DGSP, COBIT, ITIL (desirable)

Tools

Databricks

Informatica

Job description

Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad is seeking a data governance leader to drive data quality culture and governance in a regulated insurance environment. You will define and monitor data quality, establish a robust framework, and partner with data owners to remediate issues.

The role requires strong analytics and stakeholder influence in a Malaysia-based setting. The position supports governance maturity, documentation, and regulatory alignment, with a focus on CDEs, scorecards, and management