Data Governance Senior Consultant

Req ID:   376323   NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Data Governance Senior Consultant to join our team in Chennai, Tamil Nādu (IN-TN), India (IN). Experience Overall Experience: 10+ years in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Architecture, or Enterprise Information Management Relevant Experience: 4+ years of hands-on experience with one or more leading Data Governance platforms such as Collibra, Microsoft Purview, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), Alation , or similar enterprise data governance solutions. Location: Flexible / Hybrid (based on business needs) Role Summary We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Architect to join our Data Practice – Data Governance Center of Excellence (COE) . This is a strategic consulting and technical leadership role responsible for building and growing our enterprise Data Governance capability while supporting pre-sales, solution architecture, project delivery, innovation, and competency development. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in implementing enterprise Data Governance platforms and frameworks, along with strong consulting, stakeholder management, and solution architecture skills. Key Responsibilities Pre-Sales & Solutioning Partner with sales teams and customers to understand business and regulatory requirements. Lead discovery workshops and governance maturity assessments. Design enterprise Data Governance solutions aligned with business and technology objectives. Prepare architecture documents, implementation roadmaps, proposals, and effort estimations. Support RFP/RFI responses and customer presentations. Define governance operating models, implementation strategies, and adoption roadmaps. Work closely with enterprise architects, data leaders, and business stakeholders during solution design. Proof of Concepts (POCs) & Innovation Design and develop Data Governance proof-of-concepts for prospective customers. Demonstrate capabilities across metadata management, business glossary, data catalog, lineage, data quality, and policy management. Evaluate emerging governance technologies and recommend best-fit solutions. Create reference implementations showcasing governance capabilities and business value. Delivery Support Provide architecture oversight across Data Governance implementation projects. Review solution designs and ensure adherence to enterprise standards and best practices. Guide implementation teams on platform configuration, metadata integration, lineage, cataloging, workflow automation, and security. Support complex technical challenges, governance operating model implementation, and platform optimization. Ensure successful integration with enterprise data platforms and business applications. Competency & COE Development Build and strengthen the organization's Data Governance competency. Define implementation standards, governance frameworks, reusable methodologies, and best practices. Mentor architects, consultants, and engineers. Conduct internal training sessions, workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. Develop learning paths and certification plans for Data Governance technologies. Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, whitepapers, and technical blogs. Accelerators & Framework Development Build reusable accelerators, templates, governance workflows, and implementation frameworks. Develop governance operating model templates, business glossary structures, metadata standards, and policy templates. Create reusable assets for: Data Catalog Metadata Management Data Lineage Business Glossary Data Classification Data Ownership Data Stewardship Data Policies Data Quality Monitoring Compliance Reporting Continuously improve delivery methodologies and automation capabilities. Required Technical Skills Data Governance Strong experience implementing enterprise Data Governance initiatives including: Data Governance Frameworks Governance Operating Model Data Stewardship Business Glossary Data Catalog Technical Metadata Management Business Metadata Management Data Lineage Data Classification Data Ownership Policy Management Reference Data Management Metadata Harvesting Data Quality Governance Data Privacy Regulatory Compliance Data Lifecycle Management Platform Expertise Hands-on implementation experience with one or more of: Collibra Microsoft Purview Informatica IDMC (Data Governance & Catalog) Alation Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) Microsoft Fabric Data Governance capabilities (preferred) Other enterprise governance platforms Should have experience in: Metadata ingestion and scanning Business glossary implementation Data catalog configuration Technical and business lineage Workflow design Role-based access and security Policy implementation Data stewardship workflows API integration Automation Data Management Strong understanding of: Data Architecture Data Modeling Master Data Management Reference Data Management Data Warehousing Data Lakes Lakehouse Architecture Metadata Management Data Integration Data Migration Data Quality Data Integration & Cloud Experience with enterprise integration technologies such as: Informatica IDMC Azure Data Factory Microsoft Fabric Databricks Snowflake AWS Data Services Google Cloud Data Services Apache Kafka REST APIs SQL Python PowerShell or scripting for automation Compliance & Governance Standards Knowledge of: DAMA DMBOK DCAM GDPR CCPA HIPAA (preferred) BCBS 239 (preferred) Data Privacy regulations Information Security principles Preferred Skills Experience defining enterprise-wide Data Governance operating models. Knowledge of Data Mesh and Data Products. Experience implementing governance i