Job Title: Senior Data Expert – Data Discovery & Governance Duration: 3–4 Month Contract (Potential Extension) Type: Remote / Project-Based Job Summary: Seeking a senior Data Expert with strong experience in data discovery, classification, cybersecurity, data protection, governance, and lifecycle management. The consultant will lead enterprise data discovery and classification initiatives, evaluate data security/governance tools, and support Collibra integration. Key Responsibilities: • Lead data discovery, inventory, classification, and governance initiatives. • Evaluate tools including OneTrust, BigID, Varonis, Cyera, Delphix, RecordPoint, Collibra, and Microsoft Purview. • Conduct stakeholder workshops and lead Proof-of-Concept (POC) evaluations. • Assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, integrations, usability, and metadata flow. • Develop recommendations, implementation feasibility assessments, and a roadmap. Must-Have Skills: • Enterprise Data Discovery & Classification • Data Governance & Data Protection • Data Lifecycle Management • Collibra / Metadata Management • Experience evaluating data security/governance tools • Strong stakeholder management and POC leadership Requirements Senior-level Data Discovery & Classification experience Strong Data Governance & Data Protection background Experience with Data Lifecycle Management Hands-on knowledge of Collibra and metadata management/integration Experience with data security/classification tools such as: • OneTrust • BigID • Varonis • Cyera • Delphix • RecordPoint • Microsoft Purview Experience leading Data Discovery, Inventory & Classification initiatives Ability to conduct stakeholder workshops Experience leading POCs / tool evaluations Ability to assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, usability, integrations, and metadata flow Strong experience developing recommendations and implementation roadmaps