Data Governance Lead

Tech Talent International (TTI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to startups small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US. We are currently hiring an Data Governance Lead for our global consulting client.

Role: Data Governance Lead

Rate Range: $70 -72/hr C2C (40 hrs /week)

Duration: 6-12 months

Location: Montreal QC Canada

Role Overview

Job Title: Data Governance Lead
Job Description: Data Governance Lead responsible for establishing implementing and maintaining enterprise-wide data governance frameworks policies standards and controls to ensure data quality integrity security compliance and effective data lifecycle management across the organization.
Location: MONTREAL QUEBEC
Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise data governance strategies policies standards and frameworks.
• Establish data ownership stewardship and accountability models across the organization.
• Define and maintain data governance operating models processes and controls.
• Implement data quality frameworks metrics and monitoring processes.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage enterprise data catalogs and metadata repositories.
• Ensure proper classification documentation lineage and governance of critical data assets.
• Promote data discoverability accessibility and usability across business functions.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as GDPR CCPA SOX HIPAA and other applicable standards.
• Partner with Security and Compliance teams to establish data protection controls and governance practices.
• Conduct governance audits risk assessments and compliance reviews.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define critical data elements and governance requirements.
• Facilitate Data Governance Council meetings and governance steering committees.
• Provide education guidance and training on data governance policies and standards.
• Develop governance KPIs dashboards scorecards and maturity assessments.
• Provide regular governance and compliance reporting to senior leadership.

Core Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Data Management Business Analytics or a related field.
• 8 years of experience in Data Management Data Governance Data Quality or related disciplines.
• 3 years of experience leading enterprise data governance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of DAMA-DMBOK and industry-standard data management frameworks.
• Experience implementing and managing Data Governance and Data Catalog platforms such as:
  • Collibra
  • Informatica
  • Alation
  • Microsoft Purview
• Strong experience with:
  • Data Governance
  • Data Quality Management
  • Metadata Management
  • Data Lineage
  • Master Data Management (MDM)
• Knowledge of data warehousing data lifecycle management and governance best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience driving enterprise-wide data governance adoption and compliance programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in a related field.
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification.
• Experience with cloud platforms including Azure AWS or Google Cloud.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise data transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance privacy and data protection frameworks.

Key Skills

• Data Governance
• Data Quality Management
• Metadata Management
• Data Lineage
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Microsoft Purview
• Collibra
• Informatica
• Alation
• Data Catalog
• Data Stewardship
• Data Ownership
• Data Compliance
• Data Security
• Data Lifecycle Management
• Data Warehousing
• SQL
• DAMA-DMBOK
• GDPR
• CCPA
• SOX
• HIPAA
• Azure
• AWS
• Google Cloud
• Agile