Lead Data Governance Global Grade 12

Barloworld Equipment; Hilton Head Island (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Barloworld Equipment seeks a senior data governance leader to define and own the enterprise governance strategy and operating model across Azure Fabric, One Lake, Snowflake, and Dynamics 365. You will establish accountability across data owners, stewards, and custodians, and drive governance embedded in platforms by design.

You will oversee metadata, lineage, cataloguing, data quality at the source, and compliance frameworks, engaging with stakeholders to enable trusted, discoverable data assets

Qualifications

• Minimum degree in information systems, data management, computer science, or related field.
• Extensive experience leading enterprise data governance initiatives.
• Proven governance of ERP data, preferably Dynamics 365.
• Strong metadata, lineage, and data cataloguing expertise.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise data governance strategy and operating model.
• Establish roles and accountability across business domains (owners, stewards, custodians).
• Embed governance into data platforms and cloud services by design.
• Oversee metadata, lineage, and data cataloguing.
• Drive data quality improvement at source, especially for ERP data.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and organizational change to embed governance practices.
• Maintain governance standards, policies, security, and compliance.

Skills

Data governance strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Leadership & influence

Regulatory awareness

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Information Systems, Data Management, CS

Tools

Snowflake

Purview

One Lake

Azure Fabric

Job description

Key Outputs

To establish, embed, and operationalize enterprise-wide data governance, ensuring that data across Azure Fabric, One Lake, Dynamics 365, Snowflake and related platforms is trusted, high-quality, secure, and fit for decision-making. The role owns governance frameworks, policies, and operating models, with a strong emphasis on governing data at source and embedding governance into platforms by design.

• Define and own the enterprise data governance strategy and operating model
• Establish roles and accountability (data owners, stewards, custodians) across business domains
• Embed governance into Azure Fabric, One Lake, Snowflake and data platforms
• Own metadata, lineage, and cataloguing via relevant tool
• Drive data quality improvement at source, particularly within Dynamics 365
• Define governance standards for ERP data (master and transactional)
• Establish and maintain data policies, security, and compliance frameworks
• Lead stakeholder engagement and organizational change to embed governance practices
• Enterprise data governance framework and operating model
• Snowflake, Azure fabric and One Lake governance standards and controls
• Trusted, catalogued, and lineage-enabled data assets
• Improved data quality metrics, particularly in Dynamics 365
• Defined data ownership and stewardship structures
• Governance policies (classification, security, retention, compliance)
• Increased trust, discoverability, and usability of enterprise data

Key Outputs

To establish, embed, and operationalize enterprise-wide data governance, ensuring that data across Azure Fabric, One Lake, Dynamics 365, Snowflake and related platforms is trusted, high-quality, secure, and fit for decision-making. The role owns governance frameworks, policies, and operating models, with a strong emphasis on governing data at source and embedding governance into platforms by design.

• Define and own the enterprise data governance strategy and operating model
• Establish roles and accountability (data owners, stewards, custodians) across business domains
• Embed governance into Azure Fabric, One Lake, Snowflake and data platforms
• Own metadata, lineage, and cataloguing via relevant tool
• Drive data quality improvement at source, particularly within Dynamics 365
• Define governance standards for ERP data (master and transactional)
• Establish and maintain data policies, security, and compliance frameworks
• Lead stakeholder engagement and organizational change to embed governance practices
• Enterprise data governance framework and operating model
• Snowflake, Azure fabric and One Lake governance standards and controls
• Trusted, catalogued, and lineage-enabled data assets
• Improved data quality metrics, particularly in Dynamics 365
• Defined data ownership and stewardship structures
• Governance policies (classification, security, retention, compliance)
• Increased trust, discoverability, and usability of enterprise data

Qualification, Experience and Competencies

Minimum Required Qualification

• Degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Minimum Required Experience

• Extensive experience leading enterprise data governance initiatives
• Strong experience with Microsoft data platforms (Snowflake, Purview, One Lake)
• Proven experience governing ERP data (preferably Dynamics 365)
• Frameworks and improving data quality at source

Minimum Required Competencies

• Data governance strategy and execution
• Metadata, lineage, and data cataloguing expertise
• Data quality management and root-cause remediation
• Leadership, influence, and stakeholder engagement
• Change management and communication
• Regulatory, risk, and compliance awareness Attention to detail and quality assurance mindset