Data Governance Lead

5 days ago

Auckland CBD, New Zealand Randstad Digital Full time NZ$90,000 - NZ$120,000 per year
Data Governance Lead - Hybrid, Auckland

An exciting permanent opportunity is available for a Data Governance Lead to join a major New Zealand retailer's Analytics Transformation stream. This pivotal role is focused on maximizing the power of data by ensuring its safety, trustworthiness, and compliance across the business.

Role Details

Position: Data Governance Lead

Core Focus: Driving the advancement of data governance, quality, privacy, and risk management capabilities across operational and analytical data assets. Playing a key role in uplifting data quality in an enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Data Governance & Strategy: Lead the development and execution of strategies, policies, and best practices for managing NZ data assets across their lifecycle.
  • Quality & Ownership: Act as a subject matter expert for data quality, establishing frameworks for data ownership/stewardship and embedding quality principles with Data Engineering teams.
  • Privacy & Risk: Lead the management of PII data (classification, access rights) and drive the adoption of capabilities like Privacy by Design and PIA methodologies in partnership with the Privacy & Customer Trust COE.
  • Enablement: Oversee the successful implementation and adoption of data governance tools and manage the development of data documentation.
  • Group Partnership: Represent the New Zealand team for data quality and governance in Group Data Quality, Privacy, Risk, and Management forums.
Skills & Experience
  • Data Governance: Solid and practical experience years) dedicated to data governance methodologies and principles.
  • Tooling: Proven, hands-on experience with data management tools like Collibra and Ataccama is beneficial. Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence is also beneficial.
  • Transformation & Agile: Experience with transformation/change management and a strong understanding of Agile delivery principles.
  • Leadership: Demonstrated experience in leading teams, fostering a culture of development, and providing coaching/mentorship.
  • Certification: IAPP, DAMA, or other related studies in privacy/governance are preferred.
What's On Offer

Contract Type: Permanent position.

Remuneration: Competitive salary.

Location: Auckland, NZ - Hybrid role (minimum 3 days a week in office).

Start Date: ASAP.

How to Apply

Apply via the link or contact Aman directly for more information. Valid NZ working rights are required.

Email: Phone:

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

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