Data Governance Manager

CompuNET Incorporated

. Establish and operationalise data governance frameworks for the organisation and its customers .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeChennai • IndiaSeniorLead💰 ₹1,500,000 - ₹1,800,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in establishing and operationalizing data governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, ownership, and compliance across the organization. Proficient in translating regulatory requirements into actionable governance controls and workflows while engaging stakeholders effectively.

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Data Governance Programme ManagementData Quality ManagementSQL ProficiencyStakeholder EngagementData Privacy Compliance

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Hard Skills

Data GovernanceData QualityData ArchitectureData LineageData ClassificationMetadata ManagementMaster Data ManagementRisk ManagementBusiness IntelligenceData Stewardship

Soft Skills

Documentation SkillsFacilitation SkillsPresentation SkillsStakeholder ManagementChange Management

Tools & Technologies

Data Governance DashboardsData Quality ReportsData DictionariesBusiness Glossaries

Industry Keywords

Data PrivacyRegulatory ComplianceCybersecurityData OwnershipData Access Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecuritySQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and operationalise data governance frameworks for the organisation and its customers
Work with business leaders, data teams, application development teams, information security, compliance stakeholders and customer representatives
Ensure enterprise data is properly owned, defined, protected, measured and used responsibly
Design and maintain an enterprise-wide data governance framework covering ownership, stewardship, classification, quality, privacy, access and lifecycle management
Define governance policies, standards, operating procedures, decision rights and escalation mechanisms
Establish data ownership and stewardship, assign Data Owners and Data Stewards, and define responsibilities and approval workflows
Conduct governance council meetings and track decisions, risks and action items to closure
Define data quality dimensions, rules, thresholds and scorecards; identify root causes and manage remediation
Publish periodic data quality dashboards and improvement reports
Govern the enterprise business glossary, data dictionary and critical data-element register
Support documentation of data lineage from source systems through transformation, reporting and consumption
Align governance practices with privacy, cybersecurity and industry requirements
Define controls for sensitive, personal, financial and confidential data
Support audits, risk assessments and regulatory compliance reviews
Establish role-based data-access principles and approval processes; review access to sensitive and critical datasets
Govern data used for analytics, business intelligence and artificial intelligence
Define governance requirements for AI training data, model inputs, outputs, explainability, bias, privacy and responsible use
Participate in application, data-platform and integration projects to embed governance controls from the design stage
Conduct training and awareness programmes and develop templates, checklists, playbooks and governance guidance
Track adoption and address resistance through stakeholder engagement and change management

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Management, Engineering, Business Administration or a related discipline
7–12 years of overall experience in data management, data governance, data quality, business intelligence, data architecture, risk or compliance
At least 3 years of direct experience implementing or managing a data governance programme
Practical understanding of data governance operating models
Practical understanding of data ownership and stewardship
Practical understanding of data quality management
Practical understanding of business glossaries and data dictionaries
Practical understanding of metadata management and data lineage
Practical understanding of data classification and access governance
Practical understanding of master and reference data management
Practical understanding of data privacy and retention
Experience working with business, technology, risk, security and compliance stakeholders
Ability to translate policies and regulatory requirements into implementable controls and workflows
Strong documentation, facilitation, presentation and stakeholder-management skills
Working knowledge of SQL and the ability to understand database structures, data flows and data-quality reports
Experience preparing governance dashboards, management reports and remediation plans
Strong written and spoken English
Practical implementation capability; candidates whose experience is limited to preparing governance policies, presentations or audit documents without operational ownership may not be suitable