Senior Data Expert - Data Discovery & Governance

Job Title: Senior Data Expert – Data Discovery & Governance Duration: 3–4 Month Contract (Potential Extension) Type: Remote / Project-Based Job Summary: Seeking a senior Data Expert with strong experience in data discovery, classification, cybersecurity, data protection, governance, and lifecycle management. The consultant will lead enterprise data discovery and classification initiatives, evaluate data security/governance tools, and support Collibra integration. Key Responsibilities: - Lead data discovery, inventory, classification, and governance initiatives. - Evaluate tools including OneTrust, BigID, Varonis, Cyera, Delphix, RecordPoint, Collibra, and Microsoft Purview. - Conduct stakeholder workshops and lead Proof-of-Concept (POC) evaluations. - Assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, integrations, usability, and metadata flow. - Develop recommendations, implementation feasibility assessments, and a roadmap. Must-Have Skills: - Enterprise Data Discovery & Classification - Data Governance & Data Protection - Data Lifecycle Management - Collibra / Metadata Management - Experience evaluating data security/governance tools - Strong stakeholder management and POC leadership Requirements Senior-level Data Discovery & Classification experience Strong Data Governance & Data Protection background Experience with Data Lifecycle Management Hands-on knowledge of Collibra and metadata management/integration Experience with data security/classification tools such as: - OneTrust - BigID - Varonis - Cyera - Delphix - RecordPoint - Microsoft Purview Experience leading Data Discovery, Inventory & Classification initiatives Ability to conduct stakeholder workshops Experience leading POCs / tool evaluations Ability to assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, usability, integrations, and metadata flow Strong experience developing recommendations and implementation roadmaps