Data Governance - Databricks Unity Catalog

Responsibilities

• Design and rollout of the client's Data Governance Framework covering Data Ownership & Stewardship, Data Standards & Quality, and Access, Security & Usage Controls.
• Evaluate, recommend, and configure governance tooling aligned to the client's Databricks Unity Catalog ecosystem (native Unity Catalog features and other data governance tools).
• Build and maintain the enterprise Data Catalog and Business Data Dictionary
• Design and implement end-to-end Data Lineage tracking from Guidewire source systems through bronze, silver, and gold layers.
• Define and enforce Data Quality rules and profiling standards across the Medallion Architecture layers; coordinate with the dbt transformation team for quality gate integration.
• Establish and enforce Data Security classification and access control policies
• Define governance KPIs
• Collaborate with the Data Architecture, Engineering, and BI teams to embed governance controls into platform workflows without creating delivery bottlenecks.
• Participate in client-facing governance reviews with client stakeholders (including the parallel governance workstream
• Document governance policies, standards, and procedures into the client's governance knowledge base; deliver training and enablement for data stewards and owners.