Data Governance Advisor

Paradigm Technology is hiring a Data Governance Advisor for one of our financial services clients. This is a permanent, remote position. Our client has a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate their differences and know that their unique perspectives make them stronger and well-positioned for success. Summary The Data Governance focus specializes in establishing policies, standards, and processes to ensure quality, security, and proper management of organizational data. Defines data ownership, maintains data integrity, and ensures compliance with regulations through developing governance frameworks, managing data stewardship, and collaborating with key stakeholders to align data practices with business objectives. Responsibilities
- Define, maintain, and enhance business metadata, including data definitions, classifications, and lineage to ensure clarify, consistency, and accuracy across the enterprise.
- Monitor and assess data quality by evaluating metrics, identifying issues or anomalies, and participating in remediation and root-cause analysis.
- Ensure data is used appropriately by supporting and enforcing data governance policies, standards, and approved usage guidelines.
- Support and maintain stewardship workflows, including approvals, reviews, critical data elements, and documentation updates across relevant data assets.
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to clarify definitions, address data issues, and ensure alignment on data requirements and business rules.
- Lead or participate in cross-functional data governance forums to resolve data issues, promote consistency, and drive domain-level alignment.
- Contribute to governance reporting and metrics, including quality trends, domain risks, metadata completeness and stewardship activity status.
- Support audit, compliance, and regulatory obligations by ensuring documentation is accurate, accessible, and aligned with enterprise requirements.
- Recommend and implement improvements to data processes, standards, definitions, and stewardship practices to increase quality and operational efficiency.
- Champion data governance and data literacy, providing guidance, education, and leadership in advancing the organization's overall data management maturity. Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience. Master's degree preferred.
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s or equivalent.
- Exposure / user experience to Atacama is a plus *The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.
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