Data Governance Lead

Position : Alation Data Steward Location : 100% Remote

Duration : 12 month contract + potential conversion

Pay Range : 25LPA- 42 LPA

Interview Process : 1 Round

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Alation Data Steward to lead the setup and governance of our enterprise data catalog using Alation. This role is critical in ensuring our data assets are discoverable, trustworthy, and well-documented for business and technical users across the organization.

As the steward for Alation, you will play a hands-on role in establishing and curating the catalog, driving metadata management, and collaborating with data owners, analysts, and engineers to document key business metrics and data logic. Strong SQL and ETL knowledge is essential for profiling datasets and validating logic definitions.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead the implementation and operationalization of Alation across the organization as the primary Data Steward.

Collaborate with Data Engineering, BI, and Business teams to catalog critical datasets, data pipelines, reports, dashboards, and metrics .

Perform hands-on metadata curation , including writing and validating business definitions, technical descriptions, lineage, and data usage notes.

Profile datasets using SQL to understand structure, quality, and relationships and ensure accurate documentation.

Translate complex data logic into clear, business-friendly descriptions that support data literacy across stakeholders.

Coordinate with metric owners and SMEs to document and validate metric definitions, calculations, and usage context .

Ensure adherence to data governance and stewardship standards , including stewardship workflows, ownership, and approvals within Alation.

Drive user adoption and enablement by conducting demos, training sessions, and office hours.

Establish and maintain data catalog KPIs (coverage, freshness, usage) and continuously improve catalog quality.

Required Skills & Experience :

7-10 years of experience in data stewardship, data governance, or data analytics roles.

Hands-on experience with Alation or similar enterprise data catalog platforms (e.G., Collibra, Informatica EDC, Atlan).

Strong SQL skills with the ability to query, analyze, and validate large datasets.

Familiarity with ETL / ELT pipelines and data engineering concepts.

Proven experience translating technical data logic into business-consumable language .

Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Experience working in cross-functional teams involving business, data engineering, and analytics.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience in cloud-based data platforms (e.G., GCP, Snowflake, BigQuery).

Understanding of data lineage, data quality , and data privacy concepts.

Exposure to BI tools (e.G., Power BI, Tableau) and how they integrate with data catalogs.

Knowledge of metadata standards (e.G., business glossary, technical metadata, usage metadata).