Senior Data Governance Advisor

Cyclad partners with top international IT companies to deliver cutting-edge technologies. This role supports strategic data transformation initiatives within a global pharmaceutical environment. The project is an IT Services type, with 100% remote work from Poland, targeting candidates with European Union citizenship and residence in Poland.

• Extensive experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or Master Data Management (MDM) programs.
• Strong understanding of modern Data Governance concepts and best practices.
• Experience with Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric, or comparable governance platforms.
• Hands-on experience with metadata management platforms and enterprise data catalogs.
• Practical experience with data lineage implementation and management.
• Strong knowledge of Data Products, Data Mesh, and federated governance concepts.
• Experience with data access governance, permissions management, and security models.
• Knowledge of RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control).
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical governance approaches and implementation roadmaps.
• Experience facilitating workshops and driving organizational adoption of governance frameworks.
• Very good English skills

Nice to have:

• Experience with DAMA-DMBOK methodologies and best practices.
• Knowledge of business glossaries and metadata modeling.
• Familiarity with policy-as-code concepts and Open Policy Agent (OPA).
• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences environments.
• Understanding of cloud-based data platforms and modern analytics ecosystems.
• Experience using AI-powered tools to improve delivery, documentation, and governance processes.

• Define and support enterprise-wide Data Governance and Master Data Management strategies.
• Analyze business processes, application landscapes, and critical data assets to identify governance opportunities and priorities.
• Design operating models, governance frameworks, ownership structures, stewardship models, and business processes.
• Develop clear data strategies for critical master data domains.
• Translate business requirements into governance solutions using Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric.
• Lead stakeholder workshops and alignment sessions across business and technical teams.
• Define and manage metadata management, data catalog, and data lineage initiatives.
• Establish governance models for Data Products and Data Mesh environments.
• Design and implement data access governance approaches, including RBAC and ABAC.
• Support data sharing initiatives and federated data ownership models.
• Drive adoption of self-service data platforms and trusted data products.
• Produce governance frameworks, operating procedures, runbooks, standards, and documentation.
• Provide executive-level reporting and recommendations to Data Strategy leadership and C-level stakeholders.
• Support organizational change management and governance enablement activities.
• Monitor governance adoption, identify improvements, and drive continuous initiatives.
• Support platform users and handle governance-related support requests.

Only candidates with citizenship in the European Union and residence in Poland