Data Governance Lead 1 5 Months Contract Immediate Joiner

Location: Abu Dhabi (on-site)

Engagement Type: Full-time

Contract duration: 1.5 months

Start date: immediately

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Lead to support the finalization of enterprise data governance deliverables as part of an ongoing Data & AI transformation program. The majority of governance frameworks, policies, and tooling designs are already developed; the consultant will be responsible for reviewing the current state, refining key artifacts, and ensuring they are complete, consistent, and ready for implementation and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Review & Validate Existing Deliverables: Assess current data governance operating model, policies, and technical documentation to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and improvement areas
• Refinement & Finalization: Enhance and complete governance artifacts, ensuring alignment with best practices, client requirements, and regulatory expectations
• Policy & Standards Consolidation: Finalize enterprise data policies, procedures, and standards across data lifecycle domains (quality, sharing, modeling, compliance, AI governance)
• Tooling Review & Documentation: Validate configuration and usage of governance tools (e.g., metadata catalog, classification, lineage), and complete supporting technical documentation
• Adoption Readiness: Refine training materials and support onboarding of data stewards to ensure practical usability and adoption of governance frameworks
• Quality Assurance & Handover: Ensure all deliverables are coherent, implementable, and packaged for stakeholder sign-off and operational rollout
  
  

Expected Outputs

• Finalized data governance operating model and role framework
• Completed and quality-assured data policies and procedural standards
• Reviewed and documented governance tooling setup
• Refined data stewardship training and onboarding materials
  
  

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field. Masters degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience in finalizing and operationalizing governance frameworks (not just designing from scratch).
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, data quality management, and data stewardship.
• Experience with regulatory requirements and data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage large-scale projects.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
  

Disclaimer:

This job posting is not open to recruitment agencies. Any candidate profile submitted by a recruitment agency will be treated as having been received directly from an applicant. Contango reserves the right to contact the candidate directly, without incurring any obligations or liabilities for payment of any fees to the recruitment agency.

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