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MethodHub

Data Governance Lead

Montreal, QC, Canada

Job type: Contract
Apply by: Oct 30, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 30, 2026

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Original job description

Job Title: Data Governance Lead

Location: MONTREAL, QUEBEC (Onsite)

Job Type: Longterm Contract

Job Description: Data Governance Lead responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls to ensure data quality, integrity, security, compliance, and effective data lifecycle management across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement enterprise data governance strategies, policies, standards, and frameworks.
Establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models across the organization.
Define and maintain data governance operating models, processes, and controls.
Implement data quality frameworks, metrics, and monitoring processes.
Identify and resolve data quality issues while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Manage enterprise data catalogs and metadata repositories.
Ensure proper classification, documentation, lineage, and governance of critical data assets.
Promote data discoverability, accessibility, and usability across business functions.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as GDPR, CCPA, SOX, HIPAA, and other applicable standards.
Partner with Security and Compliance teams to establish data protection controls and governance practices.
Conduct governance audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to define critical data elements and governance requirements.
Facilitate Data Governance Council meetings and governance steering committees.
Provide education, guidance, and training on data governance policies and standards.
Develop governance KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and maturity assessments.
Provide regular governance and compliance reporting to senior leadership.

Core Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Business Analytics, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, or related disciplines.
3+ years of experience leading enterprise data governance initiatives.
Strong understanding of DAMA-DMBOK and industry-standard data management frameworks.
Experience implementing and managing Data Governance and Data Catalog platforms such as:
Collibra
Informatica
Alation
Microsoft Purview
Strong experience with:
Data Governance
Data Quality Management
Metadata Management
Data Lineage
Master Data Management (MDM)
Knowledge of data warehousing, data lifecycle management, and governance best practices.
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
Experience driving enterprise-wide data governance adoption and compliance programs.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in a related field.
Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification.
Experience with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
Experience supporting enterprise data transformation and modernization initiatives.
Knowledge of regulatory compliance, privacy, and data protection frameworks.

Key Skills

Data Governance
Data Quality Management
Metadata Management
Data Lineage
Master Data Management (MDM)
Microsoft Purview
Collibra
Informatica
Alation
Data Catalog
Data Stewardship
Data Ownership
Data Compliance
Data Security
Data Lifecycle Management
Data Warehousing
SQL
DAMA-DMBOK
GDPR
CCPA
SOX
HIPAA
Azure
AWS
Google Cloud
Agile

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Responsibilities

Establish and maintain enterprise data governance strategies, policies, operating models, and controls, including data ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata, lineage, and lifecycle management. Ensure regulatory compliance and data protection, collaborate with stakeholders and governance councils, and report governance performance and maturity to senior leadership.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in a related field, at least 8 years of experience in data management or governance, and at least 3 years leading enterprise data governance initiatives. Candidates should know DAMA-DMBOK and data governance platforms, and have strong expertise in data quality, metadata, lineage, stakeholder management, and compliance; a master's degree and CDMP certification are preferred.

Skills

Data Governance
Data Quality Management
Metadata Management
Data Lineage
Master Data Management
Microsoft Purview
Collibra
Informatica
Alation
Data Catalog Management
Data Stewardship
Data Ownership
Data Compliance
Data Security
Data Lifecycle Management
DAMA-DMBOK

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Keywords

Data Governance
Data Quality
Metadata Management
Data Lineage
Master Data Management
DAMA-DMBOK
Collibra
Informatica
Alation
Microsoft Purview
Data Catalog
Data Stewardship
Data Ownership
Data Compliance
Data Security
Data Lifecycle Management
Data Warehousing
SQL
GDPR
CCPA
SOX
HIPAA
Azure
AWS
Google Cloud
Agile
CDMP
Data Governance Council
Data Quality Metrics
Data Protection

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