Data Governance Manager ( Senior )

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•        Design and implement an enterprise data governance framework covering policies, standards, procedures, and controls.

•        Establish and operationalise a Data Governance Council, defining roles such as Data Owners, Data Stewards, and Data Custodians.

•        Define and enforce data governance policies across the data lifecycle: ingestion, storage, transformation, consumption, and archival.

•        Drive compliance with internal data policies and external regulatory requirements (UAE PDPL, GDPR where applicable).

•        Collaborate with data catalog, data quality, and data security teams to ensure governance controls are consistently applied.

•        Develop data governance training and change-management programmes for business stakeholders.

•        Track and report on governance KPIs: policy adherence rates, issue resolution times, and stewardship coverage.

•        Facilitate working groups to resolve data ownership disputes and cross-domain data issues.

Review and update governance frameworks as the organisation’s data landscape evolves

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

•        5+ years (AM) / 8+ years (Manager–SM) in data governance, data management, or enterprise compliance roles.

•        Hands-on experience implementing data governance frameworks (DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or equivalent).

•        Familiarity with data governance tooling: Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview, or equivalent.

•        Strong understanding of data privacy regulations (UAE PDPL, GDPR, DIFC Data Protection Law).

•        Excellent facilitation and influencing skills to drive adoption across business and technology teams.

•        Experience establishing data stewardship programmes and data ownership models in complex organisations.

•        CDMP certification or equivalent data governance certification is preferred.