Vice President – Data Governance

We are seeking a seasoned leader to drive our enterprise-wide Data Governance strategy and implementation . This role will establish robust governance frameworks, ensure data quality and compliance, and foster a data-driven culture across the organization.
Responsibilities

- Lead adoption of the Data Governance Framework, policies, and standards.

- Drive initiatives to improve data quality, consistency, security, and compliance.

- Facilitate Data Governance Committee meetings and provide oversight to senior leadership.

- Define enterprise-wide data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models.

- Oversee metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, and lifecycle management.

- Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Technology, and business teams to embed governance controls.

- Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and internal standards.

- Champion governance awareness, training, and onboarding programs.

- Monitor KPIs and report governance performance to senior management.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Data Management, or related field (Master's preferred).

- 10+ years in Data Governance/Data Management, with 5+ years in leadership.

- Strong knowledge of governance frameworks, metadata, lineage, and master data management.

- Experience with tools such as Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or Alation.

- Background in banking/financial services regulations is highly desirable.

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.

- Certifications such as CDMP, DAMA, DCAM, or COBIT.

- Experience in digital transformation or enterprise data modernization.

- Knowledge of data privacy and risk governance in financial services.

Originally posted on Himalayas