Senior Manager (Data Governance & Management) (2-year contract), IITS

HYPERSCAL SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An academic institution in Singapore is seeking an experienced data governance professional to lead its data management initiatives. This role involves designing governance frameworks, ensuring data security compliance, and fostering data stewardship across departments. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of relevant experience and a degree in Computer Science or IT, with strong skills in SQL and metadata management.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Generous professional development opportunities

Attractive benefits and welfare

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in data governance or related domains.
• Proven experience in implementing data governance initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of data cataloguing and data quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-wide data governance frameworks.
• Lead data stewardship program and define accountability structures.
• Ensure compliance with data regulations such as PDPA and GDPR.

Skills

Data governance implementation

Metadata management

SQL proficiency

Data quality tools

Strong problem-solving skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Computer Science, IT or related discipline

Job description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together - building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position is for Office of Integrated Information Technology Services (IITS).
• Data Governance & Stewardship
  • Design and implement enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, and standards, aligned with University objectives to drive data sharing, data reusability and data accessibility.
  • Lead data stewardship program, including identifying, training, and coordinating with data owners and stewards across business domains.
  • Define data ownership models and accountability structures.
  • Develop and maintain data catalogs, business glossaries, and metadata management practices.
• Data Security & Compliance
  • Co-develop with Data Infrastructure Architect and Data Architect to design and implement data security controls (encryption, masking, access controls) in the data platform.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulations (PDPA, GDPR, and industry-specific requirements).
  • Manage data protection impact assessments and data subject access processes.
• Data Sharing Enablement
  • Implement mechanisms for reusable and secure data sharing (curated datasets, data contracts).
  • Define data sharing guidelines and agreements.
  • Drive adoption of governed and reusable datasets across departments.
• Data Product Blueprint Design and Management
  >Develop and manage the data asset blueprint for the SMU Data Platform, ensuring alignment with business needs, priorities, and interdependencies.
• Collaborate with technical leads and stakeholders to design, build, and deliver high-quality SMU Data Products.

Data Management Lifecycle & Delivery Practice

• Lead the lifecycle management of governed data assets from requirements gathering through design, delivery, maintenance, and retirement.
• Apply Agile or structured methodologies to plan, prioritise, and manage data governance initiatives and metadata/data quality improvements.
• Coordinate dependencies between data engineers, source system owners, and governance stakeholders.
• Identify and remove blockers to governance adoption and delivery progress.

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Computer Science, IT or related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in data governance, data management, or related domains.
• Proven experience in implementing data governance initiatives; candidates with master data management implementation experience will also be considered.
• Strong knowledge of data cataloguing, metadata management, and data quality tools.
• Proficiency in SQL and understanding of database technologies (relational, NoSQL).
• Experience with data modeling, data lineage, and metadata management.
• Familiarity with data integration patterns, ETL/ELT processes, and modern data architectures (data lakes, lakehouses, data mesh).
• Understanding of data security principles and implementation (encryption, tokenization, access controls).
• Resourceful and able to work independently, with strong ownership, planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills to manage competing priorities.
• Strong business analysis skills, with the ability to elicit, capture, and document requirements and discussion outcomes, and articulate governance and data sharing practices clearly.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills to drive adoption across diverse groups.

OTHER INFORMATION

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Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.

Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University