Master Data Governance Specialist

In this role, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end data governance, master data management, data quality, cataloging, and data access-security processes across the organization. You will define data standards, ensure consistency, and support business units in working with accurate and reliable data. Job Description Develop, update, and enforce corporate data policies, standards, and procedures. Establish and manage the Data Owner and Data Stewardship model, and run data governance council activities. Manage master data domains, including dictionaries, hierarchies, and taxonomies. Define data quality dimensions and KPIs; operate profiling, monitoring, alerting, and improvement workflows. Conduct root cause analyses and lead continuous data quality improvement initiatives. Manage the enterprise data catalog and maintain accurate business definitions and technical metadata. Maintain end-to-end data lineage and support impact analysis for all data changes. Ensure secure data access, define masking/ anonymization rules, maintain audit trails, and support compliance (GDPR/KVKK). Define and govern API/data contracts, validation rules, schemas, and versioning; coordinate release and change impacts. Collaborate with business units for requirements, training, data literacy initiatives, and vendor/tool evaluation. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. (Engineering) Minimum 3 years of experience in data governance, master data management, or data quality. Knowledge of data models, metadata, business rules, and data dictionaries. Understanding of data privacy regulations, data security, and access management. Preferably familiar with SQL, data analytics tools, or data platforms. Strong communication, coordination, and documentation skills.