Data Governance Manager - Microsoft Azure, Purview, Fabric

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Data Governance Manager ( Microsoft Azure, Purview, Fabric). The Data Governance Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity, quality, and security of organizational data assets. Responsibilities include establishing, implementing, and sustaining the organization's data governance framework to ensure data is accurate, secure, compliant, and effectively used to support business and clinical decision making., * Define data standards and design and draft robust Data Governance documentation and Standard Operating Procedures. Ensure governance and decision mechanisms are in place to address cross-team dependencies and compliance across the organization.

• Work with data stewards to implement various data governance processes such as data cataloging, metadata management, data quality management, data privacy, data principles, policies, and standards.
• Owns and is comfortable with data governance practices and data governance and management systems. Collaborate with IT teams to implement data governance tools and technologies
• Analyze datasets to identify quality issues and ensure the accuracy and completeness of data definitions.
• Establishes the required governance structures within organization, including updates to senior leadership, to enforce the governance policies and standards, and lead appropriate governance working groups/forums to drive consensus, issue resolution, ownership, and agreement on data quality with respect to data assets.
• Leads Data Governance Council and project teams on implementation, coordination, and delegation of cross-project initiatives. Develop medium- to long-term plans and execute functional Data Governance strategies.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data across the organization. Monitor and maintain compliance with data governance policies and procedures.

Requirements:

• Central point of contact accountable for orchestrating Data Governance adherence within the organization, including driving the effective implementation of the Data Governance Policy and the associated obligations. Responsible for executing functional strategy in Data Governance area, including publishing, and embedding the Data Governance strategy.
• Drive the development of Data Governance Metrics and Reporting function to track overall Data Governance health and monitoring of key data activities.
• Build a Governance Command Center vision, where all governance activities can be monitored and then assigned to data producers in a federated/self-service first model
• Build the enterprise business case for the data programs by collaborating with leaders from functions, lines of business and regions and track findings. Facilitate consensus and resolve confusion for data governance areas that require integration across Enterprise and Federated data teams

• Master's Degree in Data Science, Analytics or Quantitative or Technical discipline
• 15+ years related work experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Purview, Fabric, Synapse.
• Proven ability to lead multiple data governance implementations in large organizations.
• Ability to translate complex data risks into clear business implications.
• Ability to build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external teams