Data Governance Specialist

The Data Governance Specialist will play a key role in implementing and supporting data governance initiatives across the organization.

This role focuses on data quality, metadata management, policy enforcement, compliance, and supporting data stewardship programs.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in data governance tools, frameworks, and best practices.

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Governance Framework & Policy Execution:

- Support the implementation and maintenance of enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, standards, and policies.

- Ensure adherence to data governance guidelines across business units and technical teams.

- Assist in creating, updating, and communicating data governance documentation.

2 . Data Quality Management

- Monitor data quality, perform data profiling, and support remediation of data quality issues.

- Collaborate with business and technical teams to identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and root causes.

- Implement data validation rules, quality metrics, and scorecards.

3. Metadata & Master Data Management

- Support metadata management initiatives, including creation and maintenance of data dictionaries, lineage, and classification.

- Work closely with IT and business teams to ensure master data consistency and accuracy.

- Maintain metadata repositories and ensure updates reflect accurately across systems.

4. Compliance, Risk & Security Alignment

- Ensure organizational data practices comply with regulatory requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, ISO, internal audit guidelines, etc.

- Identify data risks, support mitigation strategies, and ensure secure data handling processes.

- Work with InfoSec teams to ensure alignment with data privacy and security frameworks.

5. Stakeholder Collaboration & Data Stewardship

- Partner with data stewards, business analysts, IT teams, and process owners to enforce data governance best practices.

- Conduct workshops and training sessions to promote