Hybrid Senior Data Governance Specialist – Hands-on, Business-Facing

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About the role

  • Senior Data Governance Specialist supporting data governance initiatives within a financial services organization. Focusing on collaboration with business stakeholders and translating needs into actionable outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Support the execution of data management and governance initiatives across multiple business functions.
  • Work directly with business stakeholders to understand current data landscapes, challenges, and needs.
  • Capture outcomes from stakeholder meetings and translate them into clear action plans and governance deliverables.
  • Contribute to the enrichment and maintenance of the enterprise data catalog (definitions, ownership, metadata).
  • Assist with defining, implementing, and monitoring data quality rules in collaboration with Data Quality and Engineering teams.
  • Support data lineage and metadata documentation efforts.
  • Help coordinate data governance activities across domains, ensuring follow-through and execution.
  • Document governance processes, decisions, definitions, and artifacts clearly and consistently.
  • Participate in business-facing sessions and working meetings, serving as a bridge between business and data teams.
  • Support regulatory and audit-related data governance requirements through proper documentation and controls.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Management, or related roles.
  • Proven hands-on experience supporting data governance execution in regulated environments (financial services, banking, insurance, or similar).
  • Experience working directly with business stakeholders to understand data needs, challenges, and priorities.
  • Strong understanding of data governance concepts, data ownership, stewardship, and metadata.
  • Hands-on experience with data catalogs and lineage tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Informatica EDC, Azure Purview).
  • Solid SQL skills to support data investigation, validation, and profiling.
  • Familiarity with data quality concepts and collaboration with DQ teams.
  • Understanding of ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines.
  • Experience using Jira, ServiceNow, or similar tools to track governance tasks and issues.
  • Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal).

Benefits

  • Growth Acceleration Partners values diversity and inclusion, offering equal opportunities.
  • Access to education and onsite English classes.
  • Training in the latest technologies, including AI, data analytics, and machine learning.

Job title

Senior Data Governance Specialist – Hands-on, Business-Facing

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridColombia

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