Data Governance Lead

Position - Data Governance Lead Exp : 10+ Yrs Locations : Chennai | Madurai | Coimbatore Role Summary : We are seeking a seasoned Data Governance Lead to drive enterprise-wide data governance, architecture, and management initiatives. This role will be pivotal in establishing data standards, ensuring data quality, and enabling secure, compliant, and value-driven data usage across the organization. Key Responsibilities : Data Governance & Stewardship Lead the implementation of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards. Define and manage data ownership, stewardship roles, and accountability structures. Ensure compliance with regulatory and privacy requirements (e.G., GDPR, SOX etc). Data Architecture & Modeling Design and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models. Collaborate with business and technical teams to ensure models align with business needs. Promote standardization and reuse of data assets across platforms. Data Migration & Integration Lead data migration strategies for legacy systems and cloud platforms. Ensure data integrity, lineage, and quality during migrations. Work with ETL and integration teams to streamline data flows. Data Visualization & Analytics Enablement Partner with BI teams to ensure data is structured for effective visualization. Support dashboard and reporting initiatives with clean, well-governed data. Promote self-service analytics through governed data catalogs. Data Security & Privacy Collaborate with InfoSec to implement data protection controls. Ensure sensitive data is classified, encrypted, and accessed securely. Monitor and audit data access and usage patterns. Metadata & Lineage Management Implement metadata management tools and practices. Maintain data lineage documentation to support traceability and impact analysis. Stakeholder Engagement Act as a liaison between business units, IT, and data teams. Educate stakeholders on data governance principles and best practices. Drive cultural change toward data-driven decision-making. Required Qualifications : 10+ years of experience in data management, with at least 3 years in a data governance or architecture leadership role. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Experience in Agile project environments. Experience in projects using Snowflake for data migration, data warehouse and governance Strong understanding of DAMA-DMBOK principles. Hands-on experience with data modeling tools (e.G., Erwin, PowerDesigner). Experience with data governance platforms (e.G., Collibra, Informatica, Alation). Familiarity with AWS cloud platform Knowledge of data privacy regulations and security frameworks. Preferred Skills : Certifications such as CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) are a plus.