At LeverX, we have had the privilege of delivering over 1,500+ projects for various clients. With 20+ years in the market, our team of 2,200+ is strong, reliable, and always evolving: learning, growing, and striving for excellence.
We are looking for a Data Governance Specialist to join us. Let’s see if we are a good fit for each other!
what we offer:
- Opportunity to help shape and grow a Data Services practice within a rapidly expanding consulting team.
- Work on enterprise-scale data governance initiatives for global clients across multiple industries.
- Combine governance expertise with modern data platforms and data architecture (data warehouses, lakehouses, cloud data platforms).
- High level of ownership and influence in defining governance approaches and delivery frameworks.
- Collaboration with experienced data architects, engineers, and enterprise consultants on complex data transformation programs.
required skills:
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- 5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or Data Strategy in large enterprise environments or consulting.
- Strong knowledge of governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or COBIT.
- Experience designing or implementing data governance operating models, including data ownership, stewardship, and RACI structures.
- Experience developing governance documentation such as policies, standards, and control descriptions.
- Understanding of governance topics such as data quality, metadata management, lineage, classification, and lifecycle management.
- Experience working with enterprise data platforms (data warehouse, lakehouse, or cloud data platforms).
- Strong stakeholder communication skills and ability to work with business, technical, and compliance teams.
- English B2+.
nice-to-have skills:
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Experience with governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Atlan, or Microsoft Purview.
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Experience working with Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, or GCP data platforms.
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Experience in regulated industries (Finance, Insurance, or similar).
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Certifications such as CDMP, CIPP/E, CISA, or PMP.
responsibilities:
- Assess existing data governance frameworks, documentation, and control environments and identify gaps against regulatory and enterprise governance expectations.
- Design Data Governance Target Operating Models, including governance structures, roles, and decision processes.
- Develop and structure governance artefacts, such as policies, standards, governance registers, and control documentation.
- Define practical governance processes for data quality, metadata management, access control, and lifecycle management.
- Work with data architects and engineering teams to align governance practices with enterprise data platforms.
- Collaborate with compliance, risk, and data protection teams to translate regulatory requirements into practical governance controls.
- Support the rollout and operational adoption of governance frameworks across business domains.
