About the role
We're looking for a Governance Specialist / Senior Business Analyst to build and operate data governance across our data estate, and to work with business teams to translate their needs into governance policies that are practical and enforceable. The role combines hands-on tooling work with requirements gathering and stakeholder management, sitting at the intersection of business, data, and governance. Because our environment spans multiple platforms, you'll help determine the right control for the right context rather than applying a single fixed approach.
What you'll do
Build and operate data governance across cataloging, classification, lineage, glossary, and policy, using the platform best suited to each need (see stack below).
Assess current data practices, identify gaps, and design governance components to address them.
Gather requirements from business and data teams and translate them into governance policies, standards, and tool configuration.
Define data ownership, stewardship, and Critical Data Elements (CDEs) across key domains.
Establish data classification,



sensitivity labels, access policies, and compliance controls (GDPR, DPDP, SOX, HIPAA, as applicable).
Implement data quality rules — including profiling, validation, and KPI dashboards — and drive issues to resolution.
Facilitate governance forums and working groups, and support internal users in adopting the framework.
Partner with data engineering, security, and compliance teams to embed governance into day-to-day data pipelines.
Our stack
Experience with all of these is not expected; please indicate which you have worked with.
Cataloging & governance: Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Informatica
Data platforms: Databricks (Unity Catalog), Snowflake (Horizon), Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse / ADF
Data security & DSPM: Concentric AI, BigID, Securiti, Immuta, Varonis
Quality & observability: Monte Carlo, Soda, Excellent Expectations
What you'll bring
5+ years in data governan

📌 Governance Specialist (Hyderabad)
🏢 Kanerika
📍 Hyderabad