Data Strategy & Governance Leader

Pakistan; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 6,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Pakistan Data Authority seeks a senior leader to develop and institutionalize the National Data Strategy and governance capabilities for secure, responsible data use. You will build stewardship across institutions with clear ownership and assurance.

Role requires guiding senior executives on policy and investment decisions, leading multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring data quality and interoperability across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in data governance, architecture or strategy.
• Evidence of embedding data governance across multiple units or jurisdictions.
• Experience advising executive decision-makers on data policy, privacy and operational trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the National Data Strategy and governance frameworks from priority to policies and adoption plans.
• Define ownership, stewardship, classification, quality and metadata standards with clear duties.
• Coordinate with ministries, provinces, regulators and custodians to enable secure data sharing and interoperability.
• Work with DPI and Technology leaders on reference architectures and data exchange requirements.
• Develop proposals for open data, controlled access, sensitive data handling and cross-border rules.
• Collaborate with the AI Office on data readiness, provenance, quality and appropriate dataset use.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

Strategy development

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science / CS / IS / Engineering / Public Policy

Job description

Pakistan Data Authority seeks a senior leader to develop and institutionalize the National Data Strategy and governance capabilities for secure, responsible data use. You will build stewardship across institutions with clear ownership and assurance.

Role requires guiding senior executives on policy and investment decisions, leading multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring data quality and interoperability across jurisdictions.