Data Governance Consultant

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Who we are

Billigence is a boutique data consultancy with global reach, helping organisations transform the way they work with data. We specialise in delivering high-impact data solutions across Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, Data Governance, Cloud Data Platforms, and Advanced Analytics.

Headquartered in Sydney with offices across the UK, Europe, and APAC, Billigence partners with organisations to design and implement modern data platforms that drive better decision-making and measurable business outcomes.

About the role:

We are supporting a large global organisation as it strengthens its data governance and data management capabilities and are seeking an experienced Data Governance Consultant to help design and implement governance practices across key procurement data domains, including supplier management, price modelling, and ERP-related procurement data.

This role combines strategic governance expertise with hands-on delivery, working closely with business stakeholders to establish clear data ownership, stewardship, and operational governance processes while improving overall data maturity. The engagement will focus on defining governance structures, enabling business data ownership, and ensuring critical procurement data assets are properly documented, governed, and monitored. As part of this work, you will also support the documentation and management of procurement data within the organisation’s enterprise data catalogue (Ataccama), ensuring metadata, business definitions, and governance artefacts are captured and maintained in line with enterprise standards.

What you'll do

Develop a detailed delivery plan, including timelines, responsibilities, and key milestones following discovery and requirements gathering during the early stages of the engagement

Support the design of a central data capability within Procurement, helping define key roles required to support ongoing data maturity and governance

Establish a Procurement Data Governance framework, identifying and onboarding Data Owners and Data Stewards across critical data domains

Prioritise governance across key datasets including supplier portal and supplier master data, price modelling data, and procurement data within ERP environments

Document key data assets to support population of the enterprise data catalogue

Develop and maintain business glossaries, data definitions, and governance artefacts aligned with enterprise standards

Define business and data quality rules for monitoring based on operational processes and catalogue standards

Identify and implement data quality monitoring mechanisms

Support the training and onboarding of Data Owners and Data Stewards to embed governance practices within Procurement teams

Ensure all outputs align with the organisation's enterprise data governance framework and associated standards

Support change management and adoption, working closely with business stakeholders to embed sustainable governance processes

What you'll need

Proven experience delivering Data Governance or Data Management programmes within complex organisations

Experience establishing Data Ownership and Data Stewardship frameworks

Strong understanding of data governance operating models within functions such as Procurement, Supply Chain, or Finance

Experience working with enterprise data catalogues and metadata management tools

Experience defining data quality frameworks, business rules, and monitoring processes

Strong experience documenting business glossaries, data definitions, and governance artefacts

Ability to engage with business, data, and technology stakeholders to drive governance adoption

Experience working within enterprise data governance frameworks and standards

Inclusion and equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunity and inclusive employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all applicants and employees. We will consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, age, parental or veteran status.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Data Governance professional passionate about improving how organisations manage and govern their data, we would love to hear from you. For any questions related to the application process, please contact [email protected]