Data Governance Coordinator
Step into a pivotal role where you will orchestrate data governance across a major digitalization program, turning raw information into a trusted strategic asset. You will coach data stewards, harmonize business terms, and build the rituals that make data quality a shared victory.
CONTEXT
Our client, a major player in its sector, is accelerating a digitalization journey that touches every department, every process, and every decision. Data has become the fuel for this transformation, but it is scattered across systems, definitions differ, and ownership is often unclear. The organization has created dedicated DATA teams and now needs a coordinator who can weave governance into the fabric of daily work. This is not a bureaucratic checkbox exercise; it is a cultural shift where data becomes a common language. The role sits at the intersection of people, processes, and technology, ensuring that the governance framework is not just designed but lived.
ACTIVITIES
- Coach and support Data Stewards across business domains, helping them understand their roles and responsibilities.
- Manage the business glossary, ensuring that business terms are clearly defined, approved, and kept up to date.
- Administer data governance tools, including workflows, catalog entries, and metadata repositories.
- Improve governance processes by identifying bottlenecks, proposing enhancements, and documenting best practices.
- Facilitate governance bodies such as data councils, working groups, and stewardship meetings.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities between data teams, business units, and IT.
- Monitor data quality issues and ensure they are routed to the right owners for resolution.
EXPECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
- A living business glossary that becomes the reference for all data conversations.
- Empowered Data Stewards who proactively manage data quality in their domains.
- Governance bodies that run smoothly and drive real decisions, not just meetings.
- Measurable improvements in data quality, trust, and reuse across the organization.
- A governance culture where data is treated as a shared strategic asset.
ENVIRONMENT
- Data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK.
- Data catalog and glossary tools, metadata management platforms.
- Data quality dimensions and profiling techniques.
- Collaborative tools for workshops, facilitation, and documentation.
- Agile and cross-functional ways of working.