Data Governance Consultant

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p>Definian helps organizations define what's next by unlocking the full value of their data. With expertise spanning data strategy, modernization, advanced analytics, and AI & automation, Definian equips leaders to navigate their digital evolution with clarity and precision.</p> <div class="sc-McAUB gqrkks"> </div></div><p><strong>Definian</strong> is seeking a <strong>Technical Data Steward / Data Governance Consultant</strong> to support enterprise data governance, metadata management, and data quality initiatives. The role requires a combination of technical expertise, stakeholder collaboration, and hands-on configuration of data governance platforms. The candidate will work closely with business users, data owners, data stewards, architects, and project teams to implement and operationalize governance processes across the organization.</p> <h2> </h2> <p><strong>Job Title: </strong>Technical Data Steward / Data Governance Consultant</p> <p><strong>Position Type: </strong>Contract</p> <p><strong>

Location:</strong> Hyderabad/Mumbai Office (Hybrid) </p> <h2> </h2> <h2><strong>What You'll Be Doing:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Configure and maintain data governance platforms to support metadata management, business glossary, data catalog, data lineage, and data quality capabilities.</li> <li>Design, develop, and maintain governance workflows to automate stewardship, approval, issue management, and policy implementation processes.</li> <li>Support the creation and maintenance of business glossaries, data dictionaries, critical data elements, and metadata repositories.</li> <li>Configure governance structures including stewardship assignments, ownership models, domain hierarchies, and approval frameworks.</li> <li>Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into governance solutions and platform configurations.</li> <li>Support metadata ingestion, asset onboarding, classification, and relationship management activities.</li> <li>Assist in implementing data quality rules using SQL queries, issue management processes, and remediation tracking.</li> <li>Support lineage management and impact analysis initiatives to improve data transparency and trust.</li> <li>Develop governance reports, dashboards, KPIs, and metrics to monitor adoption and program effectiveness.</li> <li>Create process documentation, operating procedures, training materials, and user guides.</li> <li>Support platform testing, release management, upgrades, and production support activities.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What You'll Bring to the

Team:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>2-4 years of experience in Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Quality, or Data Management.</li> <li>Hands-on experience working with Collibra, Informatica, and other data governance tools.</li> <li>Experience configuring governance platforms and implementing metadata management, business glossary, data catalog, and lineage capabilities.</li> <li>Experience developing governance workflows, approval processes, and automation solutions.</li> <li>Hands-on experience writing and optimizing SQL queries for data analysis, data validation, metadata analysis, data quality investigations, and governance-related reporting.</li> <li>Familiarity with metadata ingestion, asset lifecycle management, and data quality management practices.</li> <li>Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.</li> <li>Experience working in consulting, client-facing, or project-based environments.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.</li> <li>Experience supporting enterprise-wide data governance programs.</li> <li>Exposure to regulatory, risk, privacy, or compliance-related initiatives.</li> <li>Relevant certifications in Data Governance, Metadata Management, or Data Management are a plus.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Founded in 1985 as Premier International and rebranded in 2025, Definian combines four decades of trusted results with the energy of an AI-enabled future. The listing location is Hyderabad or Mumbai.

Key facts

What you'll do

• <div class="content-intro"><p>Definian helps organizations define what's next by unlocking the full value of their data.
• With expertise spanning data strategy, modernization, advanced analytics, and AI & automation, Definian equips leaders to navigate their digital evolution with clarity and precision.</p> <div class="sc-McAUB gqrkks"> </div></div><p><strong>Definian</strong> is seeking a <strong>Technical Data Steward / Data Governance Consultant</strong> to support enterprise data governance, metadata management, and data quality initiatives.
• The role requires a combination of technical expertise, stakeholder collaboration, and hands-on configuration of data governance platforms.
• The candidate will work closely with business users, data owners, data stewards, architects, and project teams to implement and operationalize governance processes across the organization.</p> <h2> </h2> <p><strong>Job Title: </strong>Technical Data Steward / Data Governance Consultant</p> <p><strong>Position Type: </strong>Contract</p> <p><strong>

Location:</strong> Hyderabad/Mumbai Office (Hybrid) </p> <h2> </h2> <h2><strong>What You'll Be Doing:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Configure and maintain data governance platforms to support metadata management, business glossary, data catalog, data lineage, and data quality capabilities.</li> <li>Design, develop, and maintain governance workflows to automate stewardship, approval, issue management, and policy implementation processes.</li> <li>Support the creation and maintenance of business glossaries, data dictionaries, critical data elements, and metadata repositories.</li> <li>Configure governance structures including stewardship assignments, ownership models, domain hierarchies, and approval frameworks.</li> <li>Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into governance solutions and platform configurations.</li> <li>Support metadata ingestion, asset onboarding, classification, and relationship management activities.</li> <li>Assist in implementing data quality rules using SQL queries, issue management processes, and remediation tracking.</li> <li>Support lineage management and impact analysis initiatives to improve data transparency and trust.</li> <li>Develop governance reports, dashboards, KPIs, and metrics to monitor adoption and program effectiveness.</li> <li>Create process documentation, operating procedures, training materials, and user guides.</li> <li>Support platform testing, release management, upgrades, and production support activities.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What You'll Bring to the

Team:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>2-4 years of experience in Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Quality, or Data Management.</li> <li>Hands-on experience working with Collibra, Informatica, and other data governance tools.</li> <li>Experience configuring governance platforms and implementing metadata management, business glossary, data catalog, and lineage capabilities.</li> <li>Experience developing governance workflows, approval processes, and automation solutions.</li> <li>Hands-on experience writing and optimizing SQL queries for data analysis, data validation, metadata analysis, data quality investigations, and governance-related reporting.</li> <li>Familiarity with metadata ingestion, asset lifecycle management, and data quality management practices.</li> <li>Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.</li> <li>Experience working in consulting, client-facing, or project-based environments.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.</li> <li>Experience supporting enterprise-wide data governance programs.</li> <li>Exposure to regulatory, risk, privacy, or compliance-related initiatives.</li> <li>Relevant certifications in Data Governance, Metadata Management, or Data Management are a plus.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Founded in 1985 as Premier International and rebranded in 2025, Definian combines four decades of trusted results with the energy of an AI-enabled future.

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Requirements

• The role requires a combination of technical expertise, stakeholder collaboration, and hands-on configuration of data governance platforms.
• The candidate will work closely with business users, data owners, data stewards, architects, and project teams to implement and operationalize governance processes across the organization.</p> <h2> </h2> <p><strong>Job Title: </strong>Technical Data Steward / Data Governance Consultant</p> <p><strong>Position Type: </strong>Contract</p> <p><strong>

Location:</strong> Hyderabad/Mumbai Office (Hybrid) </p> <h2> </h2> <h2><strong>What You'll Be Doing:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Configure and maintain data governance platforms to support metadata management, business glossary, data catalog, data lineage, and data quality capabilities.</li> <li>Design, develop, and maintain governance workflows to automate stewardship, approval, issue management, and policy implementation processes.</li> <li>Support the creation and maintenance of business glossaries, data dictionaries, critical data elements, and metadata repositories.</li> <li>Configure governance structures including stewardship assignments, ownership models, domain hierarchies, and approval frameworks.</li> <li>Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into governance solutions and platform configurations.</li> <li>Support metadata ingestion, asset onboarding, classification, and relationship management activities.</li> <li>Assist in implementing data quality rules using SQL queries, issue management processes, and remediation tracking.</li> <li>Support lineage management and impact analysis initiatives to improve data transparency and trust.</li> <li>Develop governance reports,