Project Manager/ Lead Data Catalog Expert

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