Project Manager / Lead Data catalog Expert - Contract
Need a project manager who is comfortable working in data catalog implementations. Will be a greenfield implementation of MS Purview from a data catalog perspective. Their customer needs urgent help in this Seniority to drive their new Data management strategy. Should have worked in technical projects and cloud envirionments - but most importantly in data cartaloging implementations.
*Only accepting candidates from UK, Finland or Sweden
Fully Remote (2-3 days in Stockholm per month expenses paid for)
Outside IR35
Technical Skills:
(Minimum 10+ years' experience)
* Proven experience in data cataloging, metadata management, and data governance
* Strong understanding of Microsoft Purview, (can understand and validate integration with Azure Data Factory, setup of Purview in a Azure tenant and integration with Databricks Unity catlog)
* Ability to define and articulate what a data product is within a business domain and to drive all aspects of creation and curation - teach data owners and business users in the need of a data catalog and how to handle it.
* Experience in data engineering, technical project management, or architectural roles is a plus
* Knowledge of tools like Databricks, Collibra, or Elation is a big plus
Soft Skills:
(Senior Project Management)
* Comfortable working in domains without intial clear data ownership and securing/escalating when such is not in place.
* Strong stakeholder management across highly divisional environments
* Ability to maintain focus and clarity in complex, multi-team settings
* Excellent communication skills in English; Finnish and/or Swedish is a strong advantage. (If you find a Finnish, Swedish speaker you've hit the jackpot). Avoids jargon, can explain complex concepts simply
* Able to enforce governance even when business pressure is high.
* Strategic mindset with hands-on delivery capability
Please send me your CV if you meet all of these requirements
