Data Governance Lead

Datum Technologies Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Datum Technologies Group in New York seeks a highly experienced Data Governance Expert Solution Lead to guide strategic governance initiatives for a leading investment management client.

You will design, implement, and operationalize governance across cloud and on-prem ecosystems, build POCs, demos, and integrations, and lead end-to-end governance transformation with platforms like Microsoft Purview, Informatica CDGC, Solidatus, and more.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Architecture, or Data Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Data Governance Leadership: Lead enterprise Data Governance transformation programs.

Skills

Data governance leadership

Stakeholder management

Hands-on delivery

Consulting experience

POCs and demos

Architecture leadership

Solution delivery

Data cataloging

Metadata management

Data quality governance

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Informatica CDGC

Solidatus

Collibra

Alation

Ataccama

Job description

*** is seeking a highly experienced Data Governance Expert Solution Lead to lead and deliver strategic Data Governance initiatives for a leading Investment Management client in New York This role requires a unique blend of consulting architecture stakeholder management and handson technical delivery expertise

The ideal candidate will not only provide governance strategy and advisory services but will also be capable of building Proof of Concepts POCs conducting client demonstrations configuring governance solutions developing integrations and driving implementation activities The individual must have strong experience working with enterprise Data Governance Metadata Management Data Catalog and Data Lineage platforms

Candidates must possess domain experience within Investment Management Asset Management Banking Capital Markets Wealth Management or Financial Services organizations enabling them to effectively engage with business stakeholders and understand regulatory governance and data management requirements

Role Summary

• The successful candidate will lead enterprise Data Governance and Metadata Management initiatives leveraging platforms such as Microsoft Purview Informatica Cloud Data Governance Catalog CDGC and Solidatus Experience with Ataccama is highly desirable
• The role will focus on designing implementing and operationalizing governance capabilities across a complex ecosystem of cloud analytical and operational platforms including Microsoft Fabric Azure Data Services SQL Server Oracle PostgreSQL MySQL Amazon S3 and other enterprise applications
• This individual will act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders while driving endtoend governance transformation initiatives including
• Data Catalog and Data Discovery
• Business Glossary Management
• Data Lineage and Impact Analysis
• Data Quality Governance
• Data Privacy and Regulatory Compliance
• Data Security and Access Governance
• Data Classification and Sensitive Data Protection
• Data Products and Data Sharing Frameworks
• Governance Automation and APIBased Integrations

Key Responsibilities

• Data Governance Leadership
• Lead enterprisewide Data Governance transformation programs
• Define governance frameworks operating models standards policies and controls
• Establish strategic roadmaps for governance adoption and maturity
• Partner with executive leadership business stakeholders and technology teams to drive governance objectives
• HandsOn Delivery Solution Development
• Design build and demonstrate governance Proof of Concepts POCs
• Conduct client workshops demonstrations and solution showcases
• Configure and implement Microsoft Purview Informatica CDGC and related governance solutions
• Develop governance integrations and automation capabilities
• Provide technical leadership during implementation and deployment activities
• Actively contribute to architecture development and solution delivery activities
• Metadata Management Data Catalog
• Define and manage business glossaries data dictionaries and governance taxonomies
• Enable business and technical metadata harvesting enrichment and stewardship processes
• Establish metadata standards and governance controls
• Design and implement endtoend lineage capabilities using Solidatus and Microsoft Purview
• Deliver business and technical lineage across data domains and platforms
• Support impact analysis regulatory reporting and audit requirements
• Governance Technology Integration
• Integrate governance platforms with enterprise technologies including
• Microsoft Fabric
• SQL Server
• Oracle
• MySQL
• Amazon S3
• Data Warehouses and Analytics Platforms
• APIs and Enterprise Applications
• Stakeholder Client Management
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership
• Facilitate governance councils steering committees and architecture review sessions
• Translate business requirements into scalable governance solutions
• Drive stakeholder alignment across business operations data risk compliance and technology functions

Required Qualifications

• Experience
• 10 years of experience in Data Governance Data Management Data Architecture Metadata Management or Data Strategy
• Proven experience leading enterprise Data Governance programs and transformations
• Consulting experience working directly with clients and executive stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic initiatives while remaining handson in delivery
• Experience building prototypes accelerators POCs and implementation solutions
• Industry Experience Mandatory
• Strong experience within one or more of the following industries
• Investment Management
• Asset Management
• Banking
• Capital Markets
• Wealth Management
• Candidates without Financial Services domain experience will not be considered
• Governance Platform Experience
• Good to have exposure to combination of various tools in Data governance area
• Microsoft Purview
• Informatica Cloud Data Governance Catalog CDGC
• Collibra
• Alation
• Ataccama
• Solidatus
• Microsoft Purview Data Map and Lineage
• Preferred
• Technical Skills
• Handson experience with
• Microsoft Fabric
• SQL Server
• Oracle
• MySQL
• Amazon S3
• REST APIs
• Metadata Integration Frameworks
• Data Warehousing and Analytics Platforms
• Governance Capabilities
• Strong expertise in
• Metadata Management
• Data Cataloging
• Data Quality Governance
• Data Privacy
• Data Classification
• Data Security Governance
• Regulatory Compliance
• Master and Reference Data Governance
• Data Sharing and Data Products
• Preferred Skills
• Experience implementing Microsoft Purview Unified Catalog and Data Map
• Experience with governance automation and APIdriven metadata management
• Understanding of financial products investment operations trading customer reference and regulatory data domains
• Knowledge of SEC Client GDPR CCPA and other regulatory compliance requirements
• Experience supporting enterprisewide governance operating models and data stewardship programs
• Soft Skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to influence senior leadership and business decisionmakers
• Proven leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Exceptional problemsolving and analytical skills
• Ability to bridge business and technology organizations effectively
• Ideal Candidate Profile
• We are looking for a senior Data Governance leader who can seamlessly operate as a Consultant Architect Solution Lead and HandsOn Practitioner The ideal candidate should be equally comfortable defining governance strategy for senior executives leading client workshops building governance roadmaps developing POCs and demonstrations configuring governance platforms and driving technical implementation activities
• This role will be instrumental in helping our Investment Management client accelerate its enterprise Data Governance transformation by establishing trusted discoverable governed and compliant data assets across the organization while leveraging Microsoft Purview Informatica CDGC Solidatus and related Data Management technologies