Data Governance Lead

• Collaborate with cross-functional and engineering teams to ensure data quality, compliance, and smooth integration into ETL pipelines.
• Define and enforce data standards, policies, and procedures across the organisation, ensuring alignment with data engineering practices.
• Monitor and evaluate data management and ETL processes to identify and mitigate risks effectively.
• Lead data quality and integrity improvement initiatives to strengthen analytics and decision-making.
• Provide guidance and training on data governance principles, tools, and best practices to business and engineering stakeholders.
• Support the adoption and integration of data governance tools and technologies within existing systems and data pipelines.
• Report on data governance and data management metrics, highlighting progress and impact to senior management.

Lead Data Governance for a large distribution business in the UAE.Minimum 5 years' experience in data governance, data management/quality.

A successful Data Governance Lead should have:

• A strong educational background in technology, data management, or a related field.
• Proven experience in implementing data governance frameworks within the retail industry.
• Familiarity with data quality tools and technologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to data governance and compliance.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders effectively.
• A proactive approach to identifying and addressing data governance challenges.

• Opportunity to lead strategic data initiatives in a high-impact role.
• Work in a dynamic, innovation-driven environment.