Job responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise data governance framework, including policies, standards, and operating procedures. 
• Monitor regulatory changes and update governance artifacts to ensure adherence to evolving e-government legislation. 
• Support periodic compliance audits and report on governance effectiveness. 
• Define data quality metrics and SLAs; oversee data profiling, cleansing, and remediation initiatives. 
• Maintain an enterprise metadata repository; establish metadata standards and glossaries. 
• Collaborate with data stewards to resolve data quality issues and onboard new data domains. 
• Serve as the primary liaison between IT, business units, legal, and security teams to align data initiatives with strategic objectives. 
• Support to deliver training programs, workshops, and communication materials on governance policies and best practices. 
• Provide guidance and mentorship to data users and data stewards.  
• Identify, assess, and prioritize data-related risks; develop mitigation plans in coordination with enterprise risk management. 
• Maintain a data governance issue log; track remediation progress and escalate as needed. 
• Report key governance metrics and risk posture to senior management. 
• Evaluate and implement data governance platforms (“OpenMetadata”).
• Define integration requirements for data catalogs, data lineage, and quality monitoring tools. 
• Oversee tool configuration, customization, and onboarding of data stewardship teams. 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Data Science, Computer Science, Public Administration or a related field. Master's degree preferred;  
• 1-2 years of progressive experience in data governance, data management, or related roles - ideally within government or heavily regulated environments;  
• Fundamental knowledge of data governance principles (e.g., DAMA DMBOK framework), data architecture, data quality, and metadata management, data modelling and ontology development methodologies;  
• Strong documentation and reporting skills; 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail;  
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams;  
• Experience with data governance tools and technologies (e.g., OpenMetadata, Ataccama, Informatica Axon);  
• Familiarity with SQL, BI tools and spreadsheets; 
• Fluency in Azerbaijani and English; knowledge of Russian is an advantage. 
• Certification in data management, data governance or data quality (e.g., CDMP, MDQM). 
• Working knowledge of on-premises data platforms and architectures. 

Interested candidates can apply by clicking the link provided in the "Apply" button.