Senior Data Governance Consultant

About Billigence:

Billigence is a boutique data consultancy with global outreach and clientele, transforming the way organizations work with data. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to design, tailor, and implement advanced Business Intelligence solutions across a wide range of applications—from process digitization through to Cloud Data Warehousing, Visualisation, Data Science, and Data Governance. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices around the world, we help clients navigate complex business conditions, eliminate inefficiencies, and enable scalable adoption of an analytics-driven culture.

About the Role:

As a Senior Data Governance Consultant, you will lead the design and delivery of enterprise data governance solutions—focusing primarily on data cataloging, metadata management, and data stewardship enablement. You’ll work closely with client stakeholders across data, compliance, and technology to implement tools such as Collibra and Ataccama, embed governance best practices, and support the operationalisation of data strategy.

This is a strategic, hands-on role requiring strong experience in governance frameworks, catalog configuration, stakeholder enablement, and regulatory alignment (e.g., GDPR).

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in data governance tools (Collibra, Ataccama) and metadata management best practices
• Design and implement governance operating models, stewardship workflows, and business glossaries
• Lead discovery and onboarding of metadata assets—ensuring traceability across lineage, ownership, and policy layers
• Configure and customise Collibra or Ataccama environments to align with business and technical requirements
• Partner with data stewards and SMEs to define and enforce data governance policies
• Deliver enablement and training sessions to drive stakeholder adoption and embed governance across the organisation
• Support the integration of catalogues with data warehouses, BI platforms, and data quality tooling
• Contribute to internal collateral development (frameworks, templates, accelerators, and go-to-market offerings)

What You’ll Need:

• 5+ years in data governance or metadata management roles
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Collibra, Ataccama, or similar governance/catalog platforms
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, including ownership, lineage, glossary, and policy management
• Experience deploying catalogues into large-scale data environments (cloud-based preferred)
• Familiarity with data privacy and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, BCBS 239, etc.)
• Confident communicator who can engage senior stakeholders and translate business needs into technical design
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams—bridging business, data, and technology
• Experience with SQL or scripting languages (Python, REST APIs) is a plus
• High attention to detail, critical thinking, and a proactive delivery mindset

Inclusion and Equal Opportunities:

We’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team at Billigence. As an inclusive, equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment that values diversity in all its forms. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, age, parental status, or veteran status.