Senior Data Expert - Data Discovery & Governance

About this role

Job Title: Senior Data Expert – Data Discovery & Governance

Duration: 3–4 Month Contract (Potential Extension)

Type: Remote / Project-Based

Job Summary:

Seeking a senior Data Expert with strong experience in data discovery, classification, cybersecurity, data protection, governance, and lifecycle management . The consultant will lead enterprise data discovery and classification initiatives, evaluate data security/governance tools, and support Collibra integration .

Key Responsibilities

• Lead data discovery, inventory, classification, and governance initiatives.
• Evaluate tools including OneTrust, BigID, Varonis, Cyera, Delphix, RecordPoint, Collibra, and Microsoft Purview .
• Conduct stakeholder workshops and lead Proof-of-Concept (POC) evaluations.
• Assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, integrations, usability, and metadata flow.
• Develop recommendations, implementation feasibility assessments, and a roadmap.
• Must-Have

Skills

• Enterprise Data Discovery & Classification
• Data Governance & Data Protection
• Data Lifecycle Management
• Collibra / Metadata Management
• Experience evaluating data security/governance tools
• Strong stakeholder management and POC leadership

Requirements

• Senior-level Data Discovery & Classification experience
• Strong Data Governance & Data Protection background
• Experience with Data Lifecycle Management
• Hands-on knowledge of Collibra and metadata management/integration
• Experience with data security/classification tools such as:
• OneTrust
• BigID
• Varonis
• Cyera
• Delphix
• RecordPoint
• Microsoft Purview
• Experience leading Data Discovery, Inventory & Classification initiatives
• Ability to conduct stakeholder workshops
• Experience leading POCs / tool evaluations
• Ability to assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, usability, integrations, and metadata flow
• Strong experience developing recommendations and implementation roadmaps