Data Governance Specialist

The Lever Group LLC
United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) Data Governance Data Warehousing Meta-Data Management Cloud Services Enterprise Data Management Snowflake Collibra Databricks

Job description

  • Assess existing data governance frameworks, documentation, and control environments and identify gaps against regulatory and enterprise governance expectations.
  • Design Data Governance Target Operating Models, including governance structures, roles, and decision processes.
  • Develop and structure governance artefacts, such as policies, standards, governance registers, and control documentation.
  • Define practical governance processes for data quality, metadata management, access control, and lifecycle management.
  • Work with data architects and engineering teams to align governance practices with enterprise data platforms.
  • Collaborate with compliance, risk, and data protection teams to translate regulatory requirements into practical governance controls.
  • Support the rollout and operational adoption of governance frameworks across business domains.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or Data Strategy in large enterprise environments or consulting.
  • Strong knowledge of governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or COBIT.
  • Experience designing or implementing data governance operating models, including data ownership, stewardship, and RACI structures.
  • Experience developing governance documentation such as policies, standards, and control descriptions.
  • Understanding of governance topics such as data quality, metadata management, lineage, classification, and lifecycle management.
  • Experience working with enterprise data platforms (data warehouse, lakehouse, or cloud data platforms).
  • Strong stakeholder communication skills and ability to work with business, technical, and compliance teams.
  • English B2+.

nice-to-have skills:

  • Experience with governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Atlan, or Microsoft Purview.
  • Experience working with Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, or GCP data platforms.
  • Experience in regulated industries (Finance, Insurance, or similar).
  • Certifications such as CDMP, CIPP/E, CISA, or PMP.

Benefits & conditions

  • Opportunity to help shape and grow a Data Services practice within a rapidly expanding consulting team.
  • Work on enterprise-scale data governance initiatives for global clients across multiple industries.
  • Combine governance expertise with modern data platforms and data architecture (data warehouses, lakehouses, cloud data platforms).
  • High level of ownership and influence in defining governance approaches and delivery frameworks.
  • Collaboration with experienced data architects, engineers, and enterprise consultants on complex data transformation programs.

About the company

At LeverX, we have had the privilege of delivering over 1,500+ projects for various clients. With 20+ years in the market, our team of 2,200+ is strong, reliable, and always evolving: learning, growing, and striving for excellence., We are proud to be an SAP Gold Partner - a global company with 20 years of experience and a track record of successful international projects. But we’re also all about our people. We believe in sustainable growth, community support, and continuous learning. We believe in you.

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