Senior Data Governance Consultant for Saudi Programs

Data Sentinel Inc.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Sentinel is seeking a senior data governance consultant to support a strategic data governance program in Saudi Arabia. You will work with business stakeholders, data owners, and IT teams to operationalize governance, metadata, and data quality across the enterprise.

The role requires strong consulting experience, knowledge of NDMO/NDI expectations, and the ability to translate governance concepts into actionable operating models and governance artifacts for leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience across data governance, data management, data architecture, data engineering, business analysis, or related fields.
• Strong working knowledge of NDMO / NDI concepts in Saudi Arabia.
• Experience with data catalog, metadata management, business glossary, lineage, data quality, data classification, and stewardship processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead operationalization of data governance across the organization with business stakeholders and IT teams.
• Define and document data ownership, stewardship roles, governance workflows, and decision-making forums.
• Translate business requirements into practical governance, metadata, lineage, and data quality requirements.

Skills

Consulting experience

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Workshop facilitation

Data governance

Data management

Problem solving

Business analysis

Governance workflows

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Informatica

Metadata management

Data catalog

Data quality tools

Job description

Data Sentinel is seeking a senior data governance consultant to support a strategic data governance program in Saudi Arabia. You will work with business stakeholders, data owners, and IT teams to operationalize governance, metadata, and data quality across the enterprise.

The role requires strong consulting experience, knowledge of NDMO/NDI expectations, and the ability to translate governance concepts into actionable operating models and governance artifacts for leadership.