Data Governance Lead

Role Summary

Own and drive end to end data governance (design → operate → sign-off) for the TIBCO modernization program ensuring governance-by-design across Kafka, Databricks, and Collibra, aligned to NS enterprise standards.


Key Responsibilities

• Align and Firm up on enterprise data governance framework, policies, and operating model
• Lead metadata, lineage, classification, and cataloging (Collibra) in line with NS policies
• Govern Kafka topics, schemas, retention, and ownership standards
• Ensure data quality, reconciliation, and zero data-loss during migration
• Drive compliance (PII, IAM, audit, security controls) and audit readiness
• Anchor data governance council, stewardship, and issue resolution
• Integrate governance into DataOps pipelines and platform (not applications)
• Lead parallel run validation, business sign-offs, and go-live approvals

Key Deliverables

• Data Governance Framework & Operating Model
• Collibra catalog (lineage, glossary, ownership)
• Kafka schema & governance standards
• Data Quality rules, dashboards & exception workflows
• Audit-ready artifacts (classification, lineage, policies)
• Data validation & business sign-off reports (parallel run → cutover)