Master Data Governance Specialist

Gizli; Ataşehir; On-site; TRY 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Gizli is seeking a data governance professional to lead end-to-end data governance, master data management, data quality, cataloging, and secure data access across the organization.

You will define data standards, support business units with reliable data, maintain metadata, and ensure privacy compliance (GDPR/KVKK) while promoting data literacy and governance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Engineering).
• At least 3 years of experience in data governance, MDN, or data quality.
• Knowledge of data models, metadata, business rules, and data dictionaries.
• Understanding of data privacy regulations, data security, and access management.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and enforce corporate data policies, standards, and procedures.
• Lead Data Owner and Data Stewardship model and governance council activities.
• Manage master data domains including dictionaries, hierarchies, and taxonomies.
• Define data quality KPIs; run profiling, monitoring, and improvement workflows.
• Maintain enterprise data catalog and accurate business definitions and metadata.
• Ensure data lineage and impact analysis for data changes.
• Define and govern API/data contracts, validation rules, schemas, and versioning.
• Collaborate with business units for requirements, training, and data literacy initiatives.

Skills

Data governance

Communication

Coordination

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SQL

Data analytics tools

Data platforms

Job description

In this role, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end data governance, master data management, data quality, cataloging, and data access-security processes across the organization. You will define data standards, ensure consistency, and support business units in working with accurate and reliable data.

Job Description

• Develop, update, and enforce corporate data policies, standards, and procedures.
• Establish and manage the Data Owner and Data Stewardship model, and run data governance council activities.
• Manage master data domains, including dictionaries, hierarchies, and taxonomies.
• Define data quality dimensions and KPIs; operate profiling, monitoring, alerting, and improvement workflows.
• Conduct root cause analyses and lead continuous data quality improvement initiatives.
• Manage the enterprise data catalog and maintain accurate business definitions and technical metadata.
• Maintain end-to-end data lineage and support impact analysis for all data changes.
• Ensure secure data access, define masking/ anonymization rules, maintain audit trails, and support compliance (GDPR/KVKK).
• Define and govern API/data contracts, validation rules, schemas, and versioning; coordinate release and change impacts.
• Collaborate with business units for requirements, training, data literacy initiatives, and vendor/tool evaluation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. (Engineering)
• Minimum 3 years of experience in data governance, master data management, or data quality.
• Knowledge of data models, metadata, business rules, and data dictionaries.
• Understanding of data privacy regulations, data security, and access management.
• Preferably familiar with SQL, data analytics tools, or data platforms.
• Strong communication, coordination, and documentation skills.