Job Description
Job Title:  Data Governance Consultant
Req Id:  87479
City:  Bengaluru
State/Province:  Karnataka
Posting Start Date:  8/5/25
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.
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Job Description

Role Purpose

The Data Governance Specialist is responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust data governance framework that aligns with the organization’s business objectives and compliance requirements. This role ensures the availability, integrity, security, and usability of data assets while promoting accountability and ownership of data across the enterprise.

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Key Responsibilities:

  1. Governance Framework & Policy Implementation
    • Develop and maintain a comprehensive data governance strategy and roadmap.
    • Define enterprise-wide data governance policies, procedures, and standards.
    • Establish a data stewardship model including assigning data owners and custodians.
  2. Data Quality Management
    • Define and implement data quality metrics, rules, and controls.
    • Monitor data quality across critical data domains; identify and remediate issues.
    • Work with data stewards to implement data profiling and cleansing activities.
  3. Metadata & Lineage Management
    • Define standards for metadata management and data lineage tracking.
    • Oversee the creation and maintenance of business glossaries and metadata repositories.
    • Support technical metadata capture and integration with data catalogs.
  4. Compliance & Risk Management
    • Ensure adherence to data protection regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, etc.).
    • Work with legal and compliance teams to evaluate data-related risks and implement controls.
    • Conduct data privacy impact assessments where necessary.
  5. Stakeholder Collaboration & Change Management
    • Drive cultural change and stakeholder buy-in through training and workshops.
    • Act as a liaison between IT and business stakeholders to resolve data governance issues.
    • Facilitate data governance councils and steering committee meetings.
  6. Tooling & Technology
    • Evaluate, implement, and administer governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Informatica Axon, or Microsoft Purview.
    • Collaborate with Data Platform teams to integrate governance into data pipelines and reporting layers.

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Deliver 

No Performance Parameter Measure
1. Analyses data sets and provide relevant information to the client No. Of automation done, On-Time Delivery, CSAT score, Zero customer escalation, data accuracy

 

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Mandatory Skills: Data Governance .

 

Experience: 5-8 Years .

 

Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention. Come to Wipro. Realize your ambitions. Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.
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