Data Governance Lead

The Senior Data Governance Lead will be responsible for establishing, implementing and operating the enterprise Data Governance program across the organization using Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric.

The role will lead governance framework implementation, metadata management, business glossary management, critical data element governance, data catalog management, stewardship programs, Microsoft Purview administration, Microsoft Fabric governance, Power BI governance, lineage management, workflow automation and governance reporting.

The individual will work closely with business teams, Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Engineering, Information Security, Compliance, Analytics and Technology teams to improve data discoverability, accountability, quality, governance maturity and regulatory readiness across the organization.

The role will serve as the operational lead for enterprise data governance under the Chief Data Officer.

Requirements

Mandatory Skills

Data Governance

• Data Governance Frameworks
  
• DAMA Principles
  
• Data Stewardship
  
• Data Ownership Models
  
• Business Glossary Management
  
• Data Catalog Management
  
• Critical Data Element Governance
  
• Metadata Management
  
• Data Quality Governance
  
• Data Classification Governance
  
• Data Lineage Governance
  
• Governance Operating Models
  
• Governance Council Management
  
• Governance KPI Development
  

Microsoft Technologies

• Microsoft Purview
  
• Microsoft Fabric Governance
  
• Power BI
  
• Azure Fundamentals
  
• Azure Storage
  
• Azure SQL
  
• PostgreSQL
  
• Microsoft Entra ID
  

Automation and Technical Skills

• SQL
  
• PostgreSQL
  
• REST APIs
  
• Python
  
• PowerShell
  
• JSON
  
• Power Automate
  
• Logic Apps
  

Business Skills

• Stakeholder Management
  
• Executive Communication
  
• Workshop Facilitation
  
• Governance Policy Development
  
• Process Documentation
  
• Business Analysis
  
• Change Management
  

Governance Framework and Operating Model Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise-wide Data Governance framework.
  
• Define governance operating model.
  
• Define governance policies and standards.
  
• Define ownership framework.
  
• Define stewardship framework.
  
• Develop governance charter.
  
• Define governance principles.
  
• Conduct governance maturity assessments.
  
• Track governance adoption.
  
• Establish governance metrics and success measures.
  
• Define issue escalation process.
  
• Facilitate governance reviews.
  
• Standardize governance processes across domains.
  

Deliverables

• Data Governance Charter
  
• Data Governance Policy
  
• Governance Operating Model
  
• Governance RACI Matrix
  
• Governance Standards
  
• Governance KPI Framework
  
• Governance Maturity Assessment
  

Data Ownership and Stewardship Program Responsibilities

• Define ownership model across domains.
  
• Establish stewardship model.
  
• Identify business owners.
  
• Identify data stewards.
  
• Define stewardship responsibilities.
  
• Maintain ownership inventory.
  
• Monitor stewardship effectiveness.
  
• Conduct stewardship reviews.
  
• Drive accountability for governed assets.
  

Critical Data Element Governance Responsibilities

• Define Critical Data Element criteria.
  
• Identify Critical Data Elements across domains.
  
• Facilitate CDE workshops.
  
• Assign ownership and stewardship.
  
• Define review process.
  
• Monitor governance coverage.
  
• Track compliance with CDE standards.
  
• Conduct periodic reviews.
  

Business Glossary Management Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise business glossary.
  
• Conduct workshops with business SMEs.
  
• Define business terms.
  
• Standardize business definitions.
  
• Manage glossary lifecycle.
  
• Facilitate glossary approvals.
  
• Resolve terminology conflicts.
  
• Maintain domain taxonomy.
  
• Ensure glossary adoption across business functions.
  

Data Dictionary Management Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise data dictionary standards.
  
• Maintain technical metadata inventory.
  
• Standardize data element documentation.
  
• Monitor completeness of technical documentation.
  
• Support business-to-technical mapping.
  

Data Catalog Management Responsibilities

• Define catalog governance standards.
  
• Ensure enterprise asset discoverability.
  
• Establish catalog certification process.
  
• Monitor catalog quality.
  
• Manage catalog growth and adoption.
  
• Drive catalog usage across business teams.
  

Metadata Management Responsibilities

• Define metadata standards.
  
• Collect metadata from enterprise sources.
  
• Monitor metadata quality.
  
• Manage business metadata.
  
• Manage technical metadata.
  
• Manage operational metadata.
  
• Define metadata quality KPIs.
  
• Drive metadata enrichment activities.
  

Microsoft Purview Administration Responsibilities

• Configure Purview collections.
  
• Configure domains.
  
• Configure source onboarding.
  
• Configure and manage metadata scans.
  
• Manage scan schedules.
  
• Troubleshoot scan failures.
  
• Define onboarding procedures.
  
• Configure classifications.
  
• Configure lineage collection.
  
• Monitor Purview platform health.
  
• Maintain operational documentation.
  

Source Onboarding and Metadata Discovery Responsibilities

• Register enterprise data sources within Purview.
  
• Coordinate onboarding of PostgreSQL environments.
  
• Coordinate onboarding of Azure SQL sources.
  
• Coordinate onboarding of Data Lakes.
  
• Coordinate onboarding of Fabric assets.
  
• Coordinate onboarding of Power BI assets.
  
• Validate metadata discovery.
  
• Track onboarding coverage.
  

Data Classification Governance Responsibilities

• Define enterprise classification framework.
  
• Establish classification standards.
  
• Coordinate classification reviews.
  
• Support sensitive data identification.
  
• Support PII discovery activities.
  
• Collaborate with Information Security teams.
  
• Monitor classification coverage.
  
• Validate classification effectiveness.
  

Data Lineage Governance Responsibilities

• Configure lineage collection.
  
• Validate lineage accuracy.
  
• Document critical business data flows.
  
• Facilitate impact analysis.
  
• Support root cause investigations.
  
• Monitor lineage coverage.
  
• Promote lineage adoption.
  

Data Quality Governance Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data quality framework.
  
• Define quality dimensions.
  
• Define quality KPIs.
  
• Establish issue management process.
  
• Monitor quality metrics.
  
• Facilitate resolution of data issues.
  
• Track remediation progress.
  
• Coordinate reviews with business stakeholders.
  

Microsoft Fabric Governance Responsibilities

• Define Fabric governance framework.
  
• Govern Fabric workspaces.
  
• Govern domains.
  
• Govern Lakehouses.
  
• Govern Warehouses.
  
• Govern Semantic Models.
  
• Govern Data Products.
  
• Govern Fabric asset certification.
  
• Maintain Fabric inventory.
  
• Validate Fabric lineage.
  
• Define workspace standards.
  

Power BI Governance Responsibilities

• Maintain Power BI inventory.
  
• Track report ownership.
  
• Track dataset ownership.
  
• Track semantic model ownership.
  
• Monitor report sprawl.
  
• Review lineage visibility.
  
• Define certification standards.
  
• Monitor sensitive data exposure.
  
• Govern self-service analytics.
  

PostgreSQL Metadata Governance Responsibilities

• Support onboarding of PostgreSQL sources into Purview.
  
• Configure metadata scans.
  
• Monitor scan results.
  
• Maintain PostgreSQL metadata catalog.
  
• Support mapping of business terms to physical assets.
  
• Support metadata quality reviews.
  
• Support sensitive data identification.
  
• Support governance reporting for PostgreSQL assets.
  

Governance Automation Responsibilities

• Develop governance automation using Purview APIs.
  
• Automate metadata ingestion processes.
  
• Automate governance reporting.
  
• Automate stewardship notifications.
  
• Automate ownership assignment notifications.
  
• Build operational dashboards.
  
• Develop governance monitoring solutions.
  

Technologies

• Purview APIs
  
• Power Automate
  
• Logic Apps
  
• Python
  
• PowerShell
  

Workflow Automation Responsibilities

• Implement glossary approval workflow.
  
• Implement stewardship assignment workflow.
  
• Implement asset certification workflow.
  
• Implement classification review workflow.
  
• Implement CDE approval workflow.
  
• Implement governance review workflow.
  
• Automate governance reminders and alerts.
  

Governance Councils and Reporting Responsibilities

• Organize Data Governance Council meetings.
  
• Organize Stewardship Council meetings.
  
• Track governance actions.
  
• Track issue remediation activities.
  
• Publish governance dashboards.
  
• Present governance KPIs.
  
• Facilitate executive reviews.
  
• Drive governance accountability.
  

Privacy, Security and Compliance Support Responsibilities

• Support Information Security teams in identifying personal and sensitive data.
  
• Support maintenance of enterprise PII inventory.
  
• Support privacy reporting requirements.
  
• Support regulatory audit activities.
  
• Provide governance evidence for compliance reviews.
  
• Support classification reporting.
  
• Support retention metadata tagging.
  
• Support compliance dashboards.
  
• Support identification of sensitive assets.
  
• Support IRDAI compliance reporting.
  
• Support DPDP compliance reporting.
  
• Support privacy impact assessment activities through metadata and catalog insights.
  
• Support monitoring of classification coverage.
  
• Support policy compliance reporting.