Data Governance Analyst (Business Facing)

Location: Abu Dhabi - Onsite

Contract Duration: Initial 12 months rolling contract

Qualifications:

• 8–15 years' experience within Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Master Data Management, or Enterprise Data Office functions.
• Proven experience implementing and embedding enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls.
• Strong understanding of Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, Data Accountability, and governance operating models.
• Experience driving data quality initiatives, including issue management, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and ongoing monitoring.
• Proven ability to engage with business stakeholders to define critical data elements, business glossaries, data standards, and governance processes.
• Experience managing data-related risks, regulatory requirements, compliance obligations, and data privacy considerations.
• Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage, data cataloguing, and information management best practices.
• Experience supporting regulatory audits, compliance reviews, and governance assessments.
• Ability to confidently engage with regulators, auditors, risk, compliance, and senior business stakeholders on data governance, data quality, lineage, and control-related matters.
• Experience producing governance reporting, KPIs, scorecards, regulatory submissions, and executive-level updates.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across business, technology, risk, and compliance functions.

Ideal Experience:

• Business-facing Data Governance professional capable of representing the organisation during regulatory engagements, audits, and governance reviews.
• Comfortable challenging stakeholders, driving accountability, and influencing governance outcomes across multiple business functions.
• Able to translate complex data governance and regulatory requirements into practical controls, processes, and business outcomes.
• Strong communicator with the credibility and confidence to engage with regulators, executive leadership, risk, compliance, and technology teams.