Codesmotech - Data Governance Lead (12-15 yrs)

Overall Responsibilities :

- Define and implement enterprise-wide data governance frameworks and policies.

- Establish data governance best practices, ensuring alignment with business and regulatory requirements.

- Work closely with data owners, stewards, and business leaders to promote data accountability.

- Develop data quality standards and implement mechanisms to monitor and enforce them.

- Ensure compliance with global data protection laws and regulations (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).

- Drive metadata management, data lineage tracking, and classification strategies.

- Lead data governance training and awareness initiatives across the organization.

- Act as a key stakeholder in data strategy and governance-related technology selection.

Technical Responsibilities :

- Oversee the implementation of data governance tools like Collibra, Informatica, or Apache Atlas.

- Define and enforce data access policies using IAM and data security tools.

- Integrate governance controls into data pipelines, cloud platforms, and data warehouses.

- Work with engineering teams to implement automated data governance monitoring solutions.

- Define key metrics to measure data quality and governance effectiveness.

- Collaborate with cloud architects to establish governance frameworks for cloud-based data assets.

- Ensure data governance strategies are embedded into AI/ML workflows where applicable.

- Maintain documentation of governance processes, policies, and data stewardship guidelines.

Tools & Technologies(as applicable) :

- Collibra, Informatica Data Governance

- Apache Atlas

- AWS Lake Formation

- AWS Glue

- Microsoft Purview

- Data Catalogs

- Snowflake

- Redshift, BigQuery

- SQL

- Python

- Tableau

- Power BI

- GDPR/CCPA Compliance Tools

Preferred Experience :

- Extensive experience leading data governance initiatives at an enterprise level.

- Strong understanding of data security, privacy, and compliance regulations.

- Experience implementing metadata management and data lineage solutions.

- Preferred experience working with cloud-based data governance frameworks.

- Ideal candidates have worked on enterprise-wide data strategy and governance initiatives.

- Familiarity with integrating governance tools into data platforms and analytics workflows.

Education & Certifications :

- Bachelor's or Masters degree in Data Management, Information Security, Computer Science, or relate d fields.

- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional preferred.

- AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty or Google Data Engineer certification is a plus.