Role: 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
- Informatica
- Power BI / Tableau
- AI/ML Governance
Requirements
Data Governance | Unity Catalog | Metadata Management | Data Lineage | Data Quality | SQL | Cloud Platforms | Problem Solving | Stakeholder Management | Communication Skills
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in Data Governance or Data Management
- Strong hands-on experience with Unity Catalog
- Experience with metadata management, data lineage, and data quality frameworks
- Strong SQL and cloud platform knowledge (AWS/Azure/GCP)
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What We Do
v4c.ai is a premier IT services consultancy specializing in Databricks to help organizations unlock the full potential of their data. We partner with enterprises to accelerate their journey to becoming data-driven by delivering end-to-end Databricks services across Lakehouse implementation, data engineering, AI/ML, and governance. Our expertise in integration, optimization, and enablement empowers clients to unify disparate data sources, modernize analytics, and build AI-ready platforms. By aligning Databricks capabilities with strategic business goals, we help organizations achieve faster insights, stronger competitive advantage, and scalable innovation.
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