Data Governance Specialist

Our client is on an exciting journey to transform and digitalise our business and IT landscape. As part of this, they are growing the Data & Technology team and looking for an experienced Data Governance Specialist to shape and drive our firm-wide Data Governance framework. What you'll do: Own and manage the organisations Data Governance framework and policies Lead data governance practices: ownership, stewardship, classification, protection, access controls Operate and support the data governance committee, influencing senior stakeholders Drive adoption of governance processes, tools, and SOPs across the business Implement governance technologies (metadata, data quality, MDM, reference data management) What you bring: 5+ years experience in data governance / data management (enterprise environment preferred) Proven track record implementing data governance frameworks in complex organisations Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Experience with governance tools (e.g. Collibra, Informatica, Alation, IBM IGC, etc.) Knowledge of unstructured data management and AI governance is a plus Background in Financial Services highly desirable 12-month contract, renewable Originally posted on Himalayas