Position Summary
We are seeking a Data Governance Lead to establish and scale the enterprise data governance framework that powers analytics, AI, and autonomous agents. This role will lead the design and governance of the organization's data catalog, business glossary, data lineage, semantic layer, and trusted data products using platforms such as Atlan, Alation, Microsoft Purview, and related technologies.
The ideal candidate understands that up-to-date governance extends beyond compliance and documentation. They will build the metadata, business context, semantic models, and trust frameworks that enable humans and AI agents to consistently discover, understand, and use enterprise data at scale.
This role will partner closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Enterprise Architecture, Business Teams, and Product Leaders to create an enterprise knowledge foundation that supports analytics, generative AI, agentic workflows, and data-driven decision making.

Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Data Governance Strategy
Define and execute the enterprise data governance roadmap.




Establish governance processes, operating models, stewardship responsibilities, and accountability frameworks.
Develop standards for data quality, metadata management, lineage, classification, and access governance.
Drive adoption of governance practices across business and technology teams.
Metadata & Knowledge Management
Lead implementation and optimization of Atlan, Alation, Purview, or similar governance platforms.
Build and maintain enterprise business glossaries, taxonomies, and knowledge frameworks.
Establish metadata standards that improve discoverability and trust in enterprise data assets.
Create governance processes for capturing business context and institutional knowledge.
Semantic Layer & Data Products
Define enterprise semantic layer strategy across analytics and AI platforms.
Partner with domain teams to create governed business metrics and standardized definitions.
Establish lifecy

📌 Data Governance Lead (Chennai)
🏢 Staples India
📍 Chennai