Data Governance Lead

Responsibilities

• Help establish and operationalize a pragmatic data governance framework for key financial data domains.
• Define data ownership and stewardship practices that support accountability across business and technology teams.
• Develop and maintain data lineage for important financial data flows.
• Improve data quality standards, monitoring approaches, and issue remediation processes.
• Support the creation of shared business definitions, metadata, and consistent data definitions.
• Partner with finance and technology stakeholders to standardize critical data elements.
• Provide practical governance guidance based on prior implementation experience.
• Recommend policies and operating practices that are effective, clear, and easy to adopt.
• Support broader modernization efforts aimed at creating a trusted view of how the organization generates revenue.

Requirements

• Proven experience implementing data governance programs.
• Hands-on background in data lineage, data quality, metadata management, and master or reference data concepts.
• Strong understanding of governance operating models and how to apply them in real-world settings.
• Experience working with finance data domains and business stakeholders.
• Ability to translate governance needs into practical actions and processes.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across functions.
• Clear, concise communication style with a focus on action and accountability.
• Ability to guide others without overcomplicating the solution.

Skills

• Proven experience implementing data governance programs.
• Hands-on background in data lineage, data quality, metadata management, and master or reference data concepts.
• Strong understanding of governance operating models and how to apply them in real-world settings.
• Experience working with finance data domains and business stakeholders.
• Ability to translate governance needs into practical actions and processes.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across functions.
• Clear, concise communication style with a focus on action and accountability.
• Ability to guide others without overcomplicating the solution.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting financial services organizations.
• Exposure to data modernization initiatives and governance program launch efforts.
• Familiarity with technical data platforms and governance tooling.
• Experience helping teams move from informal practices to sustainable governance processes.
• Comfort advising on structured but practical policies for data access, quality, and stewardship.