

Themesoft Inc.
Data Governance Lead
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This role is for a Data Governance Lead in NYC, NY, on a long-term W2 contract, requiring 10+ years of experience. Key skills include data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), data risk management, and proficiency in SQL, Databricks, and data governance frameworks.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
May 27, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
W2 Contractor
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
New York City Metropolitan Area
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Alation #Data Governance #Data Lineage #Databricks #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Data Catalog #Compliance #Data Privacy #Informatica #GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) #MDM (Master Data Management) #Metadata #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Collibra #Data Management #Data Quality
Role description
Job Title: Data Governance Lead
Location: NYC, NY (Onsite)
Duration: Long Term Contract
Experience: 10+ Years
Note: Looking only for W2 Candidates
Job Description
Required Skills:-
• Strong understanding of data privacy and protection regulation (GDPR, CCPA, or applicable local law).
• Awareness of industry-specific regulatory frameworks (eg BCBS 239 for financial services).
• Understanding of data risk management and how governance supports enterprise risk frameworks.
• Stakeholder management, Master Data and Reference Data Management, Risk, Compliance and Audit
Tech Skills: Governance Frameworks, Proficiency in data quality tooling compatible with Databricks, SQL and understanding of MDM.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Data Governance Framework - Design, implement and continuous improvement of the enterprise data gov. framework, policies and standards.
• Align data governance activities with regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR, BCBS 239, DORA, FCA).
• Data Quality Management: Define data quality dimensions (accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, validity, uniqueness) and associated KPIs by Implementing and overseeing the data quality rules within ETL/ELT pipelines and source systems.
• Metadata and Data Lineage: By managing the integration with data cataloguing and metadata management tooling (e.g. Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Informatica) any tool is okay to have.
Thanks & Regards,
Vignesh
vignesh@themesoft.com
Job Title: Data Governance Lead
Location: NYC, NY (Onsite)
Duration: Long Term Contract
Experience: 10+ Years
Note: Looking only for W2 Candidates
Job Description
Required Skills:-
• Strong understanding of data privacy and protection regulation (GDPR, CCPA, or applicable local law).
• Awareness of industry-specific regulatory frameworks (eg BCBS 239 for financial services).
• Understanding of data risk management and how governance supports enterprise risk frameworks.
• Stakeholder management, Master Data and Reference Data Management, Risk, Compliance and Audit
Tech Skills: Governance Frameworks, Proficiency in data quality tooling compatible with Databricks, SQL and understanding of MDM.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Data Governance Framework - Design, implement and continuous improvement of the enterprise data gov. framework, policies and standards.
• Align data governance activities with regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR, BCBS 239, DORA, FCA).
• Data Quality Management: Define data quality dimensions (accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, validity, uniqueness) and associated KPIs by Implementing and overseeing the data quality rules within ETL/ELT pipelines and source systems.
• Metadata and Data Lineage: By managing the integration with data cataloguing and metadata management tooling (e.g. Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Informatica) any tool is okay to have.
Thanks & Regards,
Vignesh
vignesh@themesoft.com






