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# Metadata Lead

- **Company:** Proactive Appointments
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Governance, Metadata, Collibra, Databricks
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://computerjobs.com/us/en/mob/job/C76E652697A4022817

## About the Role

* Metadata Expertise: Collibra specialist with strong data cataloguing and lineage knowledge, as well as strong Databricks Unity Catalog experience
 * Delivery Leadership: Experience is designing and executing against delivery roadmaps that are underpinned by purposeful outcomes and value.
 * Communication: Ability to translate technical solutions into clear and understandable business outcomes and value
 * Governance Focus: Excellent understanding of Data Governance/Data Quality best practice and strong experience of using metadata tooling capabilities to deliver business value

## Description

As the Metadata Lead, you will own the vision and roadmap for our metadata tooling landscape, including Collibra and Unity Catalog, ensuring they operate as a cohesive ecosystem.

Working closely with Data Owners, Stewards, IT and the wider data community, you will translate technical and regulatory needs into scalable, business-focused solutions while driving adoption, value realisation and continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for a metadata leader ready to drive real business value through data.

Main Responsibilities as Metadata Lead:

 * Design, own and deliver the metadata roadmap.
 * Lead Collibra and Unity Catalog configuration, rollout, and value realisation plans.
 * Use metadata tooling and processes to enable the effective delivery of Data Governance & Data Quality outcomes with key stakeholders.
 * Promote metadata tooling purpose and value through data forums, workshops and demos to maximise output and value from business tooling investment


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