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The Midtown Group · 2 days ago

Financial Data Governance Lead

Bethesda, MD

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

The Midtown Group is seeking a Financial Data Governance Lead with extensive experience in the financial services industry, particularly in private equity. The role involves developing and executing an enterprise data governance strategy, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring data quality and compliance across the organization.

DeliveryHuman Resources

Responsibilities

Build the Data Governance Program: You will be responsible for designing and implementing our data governance framework from scratch. This includes creating policies, standards, and procedures for data ownership, classification, and quality

Establish Key Data Domains and Assets: In the first 6-12 months, your primary challenge will be to identify, document, and define the most critical data domains and assets across our company using Azure Fabric , including borrower data, loan data, credit data, and portfolio information

Be a Hands-On Problem Solver: Take a hands-on approach to identify and resolve data quality issues, working directly with data and business teams to implement practical solutions rather than just setting policy

Lead Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the central point of contact for data governance, working closely with investment, risk, and legal teams to ensure data is trusted, compliant, and accessible for strategic decision-making

Drive Mentorship and Skill Development: While you will be a sole contributor, you are expected to be a mentor, guiding and educating various teams on data governance best practices to foster a firm-wide culture of data stewardship

Develop and Track KPIs: Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for data quality and governance effectiveness, reporting regularly to senior leadership on progress

Define and implement data access policies aligned with GDPR and other relevant compliance frameworks

Establish metadata standards, data lineage tracking, and stewardship models

Evaluate and implement governance tools such as Purview , Precisely , and Collibra

Qualification

Data governanceFinancial services experiencePrivate equity experienceData management frameworksGDPR complianceMicrosoft PurviewCollibraStakeholder engagementCommunicationTeam collaboration