Optisol Business Solutions - Data Governance Lead

Description :

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.