Enterprise Data Governance Lead — Policy & AI Readiness

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking an experienced Data Governance professional to strengthen enterprise data governance capabilities.

You will influence how data is managed across MAS, shaping enterprise policies, standards and practical solutions to make data easier to find, understand, share and use. This role focuses on governance, metadata, data quality, and data-driven decision making to support analytics and responsible AI.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance, data management or information governance in a large organisation or public sector is preferred.
• Understanding of ownership, stewardship, metadata, data quality, classification, access and lifecycle management.
• Appreciation of data as an asset enabling analytics and AI with focus on quality, context and provenance.

Responsibilities

• Shape MAS' enterprise data governance approach by creating policies, frameworks and standards that meet Whole-of-Government requirements and MAS needs.
• Lead initiatives to strengthen data management practices across ownership, stewardship, metadata, data quality, classification, access, sharing and lifecycle management.
• Improve data discovery and understanding by advancing MAS' data catalogue and metadata capabilities.
• Strengthen data readiness for analytics and AI through improved quality, context and provenance.
• Embed governance into data and AI initiatives to ensure responsible innovation across MAS.
• Tackle complex data governance issues and provide sound advice with practical solutions.
• Oversee data incident management and follow-up with departments to identify root causes and strengthen controls.
• Strengthen data accountability and adoption by engaging departments and translating governance requirements into everyday practices.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Metadata management

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

Data/Information management degree

Public policy / Law background

Tools

Snowflake Horizon Catalogue

Metadata management tools

Job description

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking an experienced Data Governance professional to strengthen enterprise data governance capabilities.

You will influence how data is managed across MAS, shaping enterprise policies, standards and practical solutions to make data easier to find, understand, share and use. This role focuses on governance, metadata, data quality, and data-driven decision making to support analytics and responsible AI.