New 
Data Governance Lead _ Data Governance, Data Quality, Lineage & Observability
 Tata Consultancy Services | |
$130,000 - $160,000
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sick time, 401(k)
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 United States, New Jersey, Jersey City | |
 Oct 28, 2026 | |
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Job Description
Location: NJ/NYC/Charlotte/Washington DC area/Columbus OH/Malvern PA Must Have Technical/Functional Skills * 12+ years of experience in enterprise data management, with strong expertise across Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata, Data Lineage and Data Observability. * Proven experience defining and implementing enterprise Data Governance operating models, policies, standards, controls, stewardship structures, decision rights and governance forums. * Strong hands-on knowledge of business and technical metadata, data catalog, glossary, classification, ownership, critical data elements and end-to-end lineage. * Deep understanding of Data Quality frameworks, including profiling, rule design, controls, scorecards, issue management, root-cause analysis, remediation and continuous monitoring. * Experience establishing Data Observability capabilities spanning freshness, volume, schema, distribution, pipeline health, anomalies, incidents, service levels and operational dashboards. * Ability to integrate governance, quality, lineage and observability controls across cloud, lakehouse, data warehouse, data inte-gration and analytics ecosystems. * Experience with one or more enterprise platforms such as Collibra, Informatica CDGC/Axon/EDC/IDQ, Microsoft Purview, Alation, Atlan, BigID, Monte Carlo, Bigeye, Databricks Unity Catalog or comparable tools. * Strong knowledge of data architecture, data modeling, ETL/ELT, APIs, batch/streaming pipelines, SQL and cloud data plat-forms such as Azure, AWS, Databricks or Snowflake. * Experience defining governance and quality KPIs/KRIs, control evidence, data issue workflows, auditability and executive re-porting. * Good understanding of privacy, security, retention, regulatory and risk-management expectations relevant to financial ser-vices, including BCBS 239, GDPR/CCPA and data-control principles. * Proven experience leading discovery workshops, current-state assessments, target-state design, roadmaps, tool evaluations, implementation planning and adoption/change initiatives. * Strong consulting, stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to engage business, risk, compliance, data, engineering and executive stakeholders. * Preferred certifications in DAMA/CDMP, DCAM, Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, cloud data platforms, data quality or related disciplines. Roles & Responsibilities * Lead the design and implementation of an integrated Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Lineage and Data Observability capability for enterprise data platforms. * Translate business, regulatory, risk and technology needs into pragmatic governance policies, standards, controls, processes and implementation roadmaps. * Define the operating model, including accountable data owners, business and technical stewards, governance councils, RACI, escalation paths and decision rights. * Establish enterprise metadata, business glossary, data catalog, classification, critical data element and ownership practices. * Design Data Quality lifecycle processes covering profiling, rule definition, thresholds, monitoring, scorecards, issue triage, root-cause analysis and remediation governance. * Define and operationalize end-to-end lineage from source through transformatio ns to reports, analytics, regulatory outputs and AI use cases. * Establish observability monitoring for data freshness, completeness, volume, schema, distribution, pipeline reliability, anoma-lies and data incidents; align alerts with support and remediation workflows. * Develop control frameworks, KPIs/KRIs, dashboards and executive reporting to demonstrate data health, control effective-ness, risk reduction and adoption. * Evaluate and configure governance tooling; define integration patterns with data platforms, ETL/ELT, BI, ticketing, CI/CD and cloud services. * Partner with data architecture, engineering, platform, security, privacy, risk and business teams to embed governance controls within delivery lifecycle and DataOps practices. * Lead workshops, architecture/design reviews, backlog prioritization, implementation governance, testing, release readiness and production adoption. * Manage risks, dependencies and issues; provide clear recommendations and escalate decisions requiring senior stakeholder intervention. * Mentor governance leads, data stewards, analysts and engineers; create reusable accelerators, templates, playbooks and knowledge assets. * Support solutioning, proposals, effort estimation, client presentations and capability development for Data Governance and Data Management opportunities. Generic Managerial Skills, If any * Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills across business, technology, risk, compliance and data organizations. * Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills for technical, business and executive audiences. * Consultative problem-solving approach with the ability to simplify complex governance and technology topics. * Experience leading cross-functional and geographically distributed teams and driving outcomes without direct authority. * Strong planning, prioritization, facilitation, negotiation, risk management and decision-making skills. * High ownership, accountability and attention to detail, with a focus on measurable adoption & sustainable operating practices. * Ability to mentor practitioners, influence senior stakeholders and establish an active data stewardship community. TCS Employee Benefits Summary: Discretionary Annual Incentive. Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans. Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves. Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection. Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement. Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays. Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing. Salary Range: $130,000-$160,000 a year
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Function
TECHNOLOGY
Role
Lead
ID
435683
Skills
Data Quality management | Master Data Governanace
Salary Range
$130,000 - $160,000 Desired Candidate Profile
Qualifications BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE | |