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Head, Data Governance

15 hours, 22 minutes ago
Nigeria
Full-time
Lead
Database Administrator
Data Science and Analytics
CI/CD Python SQL
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Moniepoint

Moniepoint

Moniepoint offers a comprehensive payments, banking, and operations platform designed to support the growth of businesses and enhance financial accessibility for customers in emerging markets.

Diversified Financial Services
1K-5K
Founded 2015
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Description

  • Develop and execute the enterprise data governance roadmap aligned with Moniepoint’s business mission and growth strategy.
  • Author and maintain global data policies and standards covering privacy, retention, naming conventions, and ownership.
  • Define the operating model and clarify domain-driven data ownership across the company.
  • Lead and coordinate a virtual network of Business Unit Data Stewards across departments.
  • Build and run a Data Governance Academy to onboard, certify, and mentor data stewards.
  • Set goals and KPIs for data quality and governance performance across business units.
  • Select, manage, and optimize data governance platforms such as Atlan, Collibra, or Microsoft Purview.
  • Configure governance tools to connect business terms to technical assets and improve data lineage visibility.
  • Partner with Data Engineering to automate governance controls such as quality checks and PII masking in the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Build executive-facing data health dashboards and drive organization-wide data literacy and change management.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of leadership experience in Data Governance, Data Engineering, or Data Strategy in a high-growth environment.
  • Advanced SQL and Python skills, with the ability to audit data platforms and work with APIs for automation.
  • Deep knowledge of modern data architectures such as Data Mesh and Data Vault 2.0.
  • Strong understanding of NDPR, GDPR, and fintech-specific data regulations.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience selecting or managing governance platforms such as Atlan, Collibra, or Microsoft Purview is preferred.
  • Familiarity with data lakes, data lineage, and governance-as-code practices is preferred.
  • Experience leading cross-functional or indirectly managed teams in a hub-and-spoke model is preferred.

Benefits

  • Attractive salary.
  • Pension contribution.
  • Health insurance.
  • Annual bonus.
  • Learning and development-focused environment with knowledge sharing and training.
  • Regular internal technical talks.
  • People-first culture that emphasizes well-being and inclusive, respectful collaboration.

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