Saras America
Data Governance Lead
Location: United States (Remote)
Job Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Lead to drive enterprise-wide data governance initiatives and ensure secure, compliant, and high-quality data management across cloud platforms. Strong hands-on experience with Unity Catalog is mandatory.
The ideal candidate should be a strong communicator, stakeholder manager, and problem solver with the ability to lead cross-functional governance initiatives.
Responsibilities
* Lead enterprise data governance strategy, policies, and standards.
* Manage and implement Unity Catalog for centralized governance and access control.
* Drive data quality, metadata management, lineage, and cataloging initiatives.
* Partner with engineering, analytics, security, and business teams to enforce governance best practices.
* Define data stewardship and ownership frameworks.
* Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards.
* Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive governance adoption and resolve challenges.
Required Qualifications
* 8+ years of experience in Data Governance or Data Management.
* Strong hands-on experience with Unity Catalog (Mandatory).
* Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
* Experience with metadata management, data lineage, and data quality frameworks.
* Strong SQL and cloud platform knowledge (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Preferred Skills
* Databricks
* Collibra / Alation / Atlan
* Informatica
* Power BI / Tableau
* AI/ML Governance
Required Skills
Data Governance | Unity Catalog | Metadata Management | Data Lineage | Data Quality | SQL | Cloud Platforms | Problem Solving | Stakeholder Management | Communication Skills
To apply for this job email your details to sait@sarasamerica.com