Lead Data Governance SME

Job Tittle: Lead Data Governance SME

Location: London, UK

Work mode: Hybrid (3 days weekly from office)

Job type: full time

Skills: Data Governance,data governance, data quality, metadata management, regulatory compliance, BigQuery, Dataplex, Data Catalog and Data Lineage

We at Coforge are looking for Lead Data Governance SME in London, UK.

Role Overview

About the Role

• Drive enterprise-wide data governance, data quality, metadata management, regulatory compliance and stewardship initiatives across GCP data platforms.

Data Governance Strategy & Operating Model

• Define governance policies, standards and controls.
• Establish stewardship, ownership and governance operating models.
• Drive governance adoption across business and technology teams.

Metadata Management & Data Cataloguing

• Implement Dataplex, Data Catalog and business glossary frameworks.
• Manage metadata standards and data asset catalogues.
• Improve data discoverability and self-service access.

Data Lineage & Traceability

• Implement end-to-end data lineage across BigQuery and GCP services.
• Support impact analysis, auditability and transparency.

Data Quality Management

• Define enterprise DQ framework, rules and scorecards.
• Implement monitoring, remediation and governance KPIs.

Core Technology Stack

• Dataplex
• Data Catalog
• BigQuery
• Cloud Storage
• Data Lineage
• Cloud IAM
• GDPR & Compliance Controls

Essential Skills

• 8–14 years IT experience with Data Governance expertise.
• Hands-on Dataplex, Data Catalog and Data Lineage experience.
• Strong metadata, lineage and stewardship experience.
• Experience implementing enterprise DQ frameworks.
• Experience governing BigQuery based platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer
• Google Cloud Digital Leader
• DAMA CDMP
• DCAM