Senior Data Governance Specialist

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of data governance practices to ensure data is managed and used consistently across the organization.
• Support Data Domain Owners and Data Stewards in operationalizing processes including ownership, stewardship, data quality, and metadata management.
• Drive the definition and adoption of shared business terminology, data definitions, and conceptual structures.
• Define and operationalize governance workflows, escalation paths, and decision forums.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to embed governance into real use cases and data products.
• Lead the implementation and improvement of data governance tooling, such as data catalogues and metadata management tools.
• Oversee business glossary, semantic definitions, and governance alignment across various domains.
• Mentor junior governance practitioners and contribute to building organizational governance capabilities.

Requirements

• Several years of experience in Data Governance or Data Management roles within large, federated organizations.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into clear data definitions, standards, and governance artefacts.
• Hands-on experience with data governance and metadata tooling, such as data catalogues, MDM, or data quality tools.
• Deep understanding of data ownership, stewardship, data quality, metadata, and lineage.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills to build trust and alignment.
• Experience supporting analytics, data engineering, or platform teams.
• Ability to implement governance frameworks pragmatically at scale.

About the Company

SDG Group is a global consulting firm specialized in Data & Analytics. We are catalysts of innovation, combining a unique approach to business challenges with the reach of a truly global firm. With over three decades of experience, we help our clients build AI-driven futures backed by deep expertise in data, analytics, and business insights.