Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Governance Lead with strong data governance capabilities to join our International Health Data & Analytics team.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business areas and engineering teams to design and maintain trusted and scalable data pipelines that support governance and quality requirements.
- Implement data governance policies and standards across healthcare datasets.
- Develop and maintain business glossaries, metadata repositories, and data lineage documentation using data governance best practices.
- Work to ensure that automated data quality checks and validation rules are embedded into data pipelines to ensure accuracy and reliability.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate governance and quality controls into data ingestion, transformation, and delivery workflows.
- Investigate and resolve data quality issues impacting business operations and reporting, using root cause analysis and remediation techniques.
- Engage and collaborate with other business and technology teams to remediate and resolve data quality issues occurring at source
- Apply data standards to ensure compliance and relevance in engineering solutions.
- Use governance tools such as Collibra / AWS Glue DQ or similar tools, to manage workflows and quality metrics and integrate them with engineering platforms.
- Provide training and support to business users and technical teams on governance processes and data quality best practices.
- Work closely with the Data Strategy & Governance Lead to align tactical execution with strategic goals and governance roadmaps.
- Promote a culture of data trust and accountability through collaboration with cross-functional teams and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to enhance governance maturity and data trust through automation, tooling, and process refinement.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and the use of Jira for tracking work and other tasks e.g. drive improvements.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in data governance, data quality, or data engineering roles, ideally within healthcare or insurance.
- Experience with governance and quality tools (e.g., Collibra, AWS Data Glue DQ and Catalog, Informatica) and their integration with engineering workflows.
- Experience of working with reporting and dashboarding tools to deliver governance dashboards (Qliksense, Tableau etc).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills to bridge technical and business domains.
- Understanding data standards and data governance metrics.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve data issues effectively.
- Familiarity with engineering disciplines such as building and maintaining data pipelines using modern technologies (e.g., Python, SQL, cloud platforms).
- Ability to work effectively in a globally distributed team environment.
- Experience of Agile practices (SAFe) and use of JIRA.
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to drive and enhance the data governance and quality execution of a dynamic and innovative organization.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment that values diversity and professional growth.
- Delivery-focused and mission-oriented role with a strong emphasis on governance, engineering and collaboration.
- Located within the Data & Analytics Organization, with a focus on data governance and data risk frameworks.
- An organization with a clear focus on delivering projects on time and within scope, with established timelines and milestones to track progress and ensure successful delivery.
- Commitment to building and maintaining strong business partner relationships to ensure alignment with business needs.