Data Governance Lead (Microsoft Purview) — Hyderabad, Indore, or Ahmedabad

Kanerika is seeking an experienced Data Governance Lead to shape enterprise data governance strategies.

About the Role

You will develop and maintain enterprise data governance strategies, policies, and standards aligned with business goals. You will manage Microsoft Purview accounts, collections, and role-based access control (RBAC), including at large scale (50TB+). You will also design metadata repositories, maintain business glossaries and data dictionaries, and implement ingestion workflows using Azure Data Factory (ADF), REST APIs, PowerShell, and Azure Functions.

Responsibilities

• Define classification rules and sensitivity labels, including for PII, PCI, and PHI.
• Integrate with Microsoft Information Protection (MIP), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Insider Risk Management.
• Define KPIs and dashboards to monitor data quality across domains.
• Maintain the business glossary with domain owners and stewards, and manage approval workflows.
• Automate governance processes using PowerShell, Azure Functions, and Logic Apps.
• Set up dashboards for audit logs, compliance reporting, and metadata coverage.
• Collaborate with business, IT, legal, and compliance teams to support effective governance implementation.

Qualifications

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in data governance and data management, including at least 3 years focused on Microsoft Purview.
• Proven experience defining, leading, and operationalizing enterprise data governance frameworks, including strategies, policies, and standards aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Purview, including accounts, collections, RBAC, classification and labeling, DLP, Unified Catalog, Data Map, eDiscovery, Compliance Manager, and lifecycle and records management; experience at large scale (50TB+) is preferred.
• Strong skills in metadata management, lineage mapping (for example, ADF → Synapse → Power BI), data classification, and security governance (PII/PCI/PHI, sensitivity labels, MIP/DLP).
• Experience with data governance tools such as Informatica (Axon), Collibra, Atlan, or IBM IG Catalog.
• Experience integrating governance with the Azure data stack (Data Lake, Synapse, SQL DB, Power BI) and Snowflake.
• Proficiency in automating processes using ADF, REST APIs, PowerShell, Azure Functions, and Logic Apps.
• Experience defining data quality KPIs and dashboards, remediation workflows, and business glossary and stewardship processes, including domain ownership, approval workflows, and metadata audits.

Compliance Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and SOX requirements.

Professional Skills

• Ability to connect technical governance with business and compliance goals and collaborate effectively across business, IT, legal, and compliance teams.
• Experience driving governance training and change management initiatives.

Industry Experience

• Experience in B2B technology, consulting, or B2B software.

Why Join Kanerika?

This is a full-time employment opportunity. Kanerika reports a 4.6/5 Glassdoor rating and is CMMI Level 3 certified, with ISO 27701, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR compliance. Its offices are located in Austin, Singapore, Hyderabad, Indore, and Ahmedabad.