Lead Data Governance SME

• Role: Lead Data Governance SME
• Job Location: London, UK
• Work Model: 5 Days per Week
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Experience: 8-14 Years

About the Role

• Drive enterprise-wide data governance, data quality, metadata management, regulatory compliance and stewardship initiatives across GCP data platforms.

Data Governance Strategy & Operating Model

• Define governance policies, standards and controls.
• Establish stewardship, ownership and governance operating models.
• Drive governance adoption across business and technology teams.

Metadata Management & Data Cataloguing

• Implement Dataplex, Data Catalog and business glossary frameworks.
• Manage metadata standards and data asset catalogues.
• Improve data discoverability and self-service access.

Data Lineage & Traceability

• Implement end-to-end data lineage across BigQuery and GCP services.
• Support impact analysis, auditability and transparency.

Data Quality Management

• Define enterprise DQ framework, rules and scorecards.
• Implement monitoring, remediation and governance KPIs.

Core Technology Stack

• Dataplex
• Data Catalog
• BigQuery
• Cloud Storage
• Data Lineage
• Cloud IAM
• GDPR & Compliance Controls

Essential Skills

• 8-14 years IT experience with Data Governance expertise.
• Hands-on Dataplex, Data Catalog and Data Lineage experience.
• Strong metadata, lineage and stewardship experience.
• Experience implementing enterprise DQ frameworks.
• Experience governing BigQuery based platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer
• Google Cloud Digital Leader
• DAMA CDMP
• DCAM