Data Governance Lead

Role Overview:

The Data Governance Lead is responsible for defining, executing, and maturing the enterprise-wide data governance strategy, frameworks, and operating models. This role ensures high data quality, regulatory compliance, and consistent usage of data across the organization. Experience in BFSI is a strong value add due to industry-specific regulatory and governance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, rollout, and continuous enhancement of enterprise data governance frameworks.
• Establish and enforce data policies, standards, ownership models, and stewardship structures.
• Drive data quality strategy, including rules, monitoring, dashboards, and issue management.
• Oversee enterprise metadata management, data lineage initiatives, and master data governance.
• Collaborate with IT, business teams, and compliance to enable data-driven decision-making.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, RBI guidelines, ISO standards, etc.
• Lead implementation and adoption of data governance platforms (Collibra, Informatica, Alation).
• Conduct training and awareness programs across business units to strengthen governance culture.
• Manage governance KPIs, maturity assessments, and audit-readiness.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8–15 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or Enterprise Data Programs.
• Strong hands-on experience with data governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Informatica Axon/EDC.
• Deep understanding of data quality, metadata, lineage, and master data concepts.
• Strong BFSI experience—preferably working with regulatory data, risk data, customer data, KYC, AML, or core banking systems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities.

Professional Skills:

• Strong analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills to convey complex analyses to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight timelines.
• Proactive, innovative, and collaborative attitude with a passion for continuous learning.
• Experience working with BFSI compliance, governance, and risk management teams.

Good to have:

• Experience working with non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in or with Japanese-oriented companies or clients.
• Databricks certification or equivalent cloud platform credentials (e.g., AWS/Azure/ GCP).
• Cloud/Data certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, DAMA, Collibra) are an added advantage.

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science, or a related field.
• DAMA, Collibra, or DCAM certification is preferred.

Responsible for improving or developing new products, components, equipment, systems, technologies, or processes including:

• Ensuring that research and design methodologies meet established scientific and engineering standards
• Assisting with formulating business plans and budgets for product development
• Analyzing quality/safety test results to ensure compliance with internal and external standards
• Keeping abreast of new developments in the industry and translating those developments into new and viable options for the organization and customers
• Organizing technical presentations to customers and/or industry groups
• Monitoring product development outcomes to ensure technical, functional, cost, and timing targets are met In some organizations, may be responsible for managing product regulatory approval process

Senior level professional that applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works independently applying an advanced knowledge of a job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works to achieve results in a job area, overseeing and managing projects/ processes independently with limited supervision. Problems faced are difficult and are sometimes complex, though are routine. Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals.

Headquartered in Japan, NEC is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies. With over 123 years of expertise in providing solutions for empowering people, businesses, and society, NEC stands tall as a champion in enabling change and transformation across the globe. Present in India since 1950, NEC has been instrumental in burgeoning India's digitization journey continually for the past 70 years.

NEC India has proved its commitment to orchestrating a bright future through its diverse businesses from Telecommunications to Public Safety, Logistics, Transportation, Retail, Finance, Unified Communication and IT platforms, serving across the public and private sectors. NEC India, through the deployment of cutting-edge technology, has been powering India in seminal ways, making lives easier, safer, and more productive for all.

With its Centre of Excellence for verticals like Analytics platform solutions, Big Data, Biometrics, Mobile and Retail, NEC India brings to the table, innovative, seamless solutions for India and across the world.

NEC India is headquartered in New Delhi and has its offices panned across the country. It has branches in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Noida and Surat.

Specialties:

IT & Networking Solutions, Unified Communication Solutions, Safety and Security Solutions, Integrated Retail Solutions, Data Centre Solutions, Safe and Smart City Solutions, Transportation Solutions, SDN Solutions, Carrier Telecom Solutions, and Solutions for Society.

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