Anblicks · 3 days ago
Data Governance Lead — Collibra
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years expAnblicks is seeking a Data Governance Lead to design, build, and scale an enterprise data governance program using Collibra for a large real estate enterprise. This role involves strategic leadership, hands-on configuration, and collaboration with various teams to ensure effective data governance practices are implemented.
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Responsibilities
Define and implement the enterprise data governance strategy, roadmap, and operating model aligned to business objectives
Define governance KPIs, maturity metrics, and success measures
Drive adoption through change management, communications, and training
Lead end‑to‑end Collibra implementation: platform setup, environment planning (Dev/Test/Prod), domain modeling, and taxonomy design
Customize asset models for real estate use cases
Configure and manage Business Glossary, Data Dictionary, Data Catalog, and Reference Data & Code Sets
Design and implement Collibra workflows for glossary lifecycle, owner/steward assignment, issue management, and escalation
Implement Collibra operating model with defined roles (Data Owner, Data Steward, Custodian, Consumer) and RACI mappings
Integrate Collibra with data warehouses/lakes (Snowflake, BigQuery, Azure), BI tools (Power BI, Tableau), and ETL/ELT tools (Informatica, dbt, ADF)
Lead metadata ingestion across technical, operational, and business metadata
Define and institutionalize data ownership and stewardship across business units
Partner with business leaders to assign Data Owners and Stewards
Drive accountability for data definitions, data quality, and metadata completeness
Establish Data Governance Councils and working groups
Collaborate with data quality teams to define Critical Data Elements (CDEs) and align rules and thresholds
Configure Collibra issue management workflows and ensure traceability from issues to root causes and remediation actions
Provide governance oversight for remediation and continuous improvement
Define governance controls for regulatory compliance, contractual data, and financial reporting
Partner with Legal, Risk, and Security to classify sensitive data and apply access and usage policies
Implement data classification and privacy metadata within Collibra
Serve as the single point of accountability for the data governance program
Present progress, metrics, and risks to senior leadership
Mentor governance analysts, stewards, and platform administrators
Coordinate with system integrators and vendors as required
Qualification
Required
12–18+ years in data management, data governance, or analytics leadership
Deep hands‑on experience implementing Collibra from scratch at enterprise scale
Strong expertise in business glossary and metadata management, stewardship models, and workflow automation in Collibra
Proven track record driving enterprise adoption of governance platforms
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Preferred
Experience in real estate, property management, construction, facilities, or capital projects
Familiarity with DAMA‑DMBOK, DCAM, or similar governance frameworks
Exposure to data quality tools such as SODA, Great Expectations, or Informatica DQ
Experience integrating Collibra with cloud data platforms
Prior experience leading governance programs in large, federated organizations
Collibra certification is a plus
Company
Anblicks
Unleash your data
501-1000 employees
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