Senior Collibra

Our client is evaluating Collibra as a strategic platform for enterprise Data Governance and Metadata Management, with an initial focus on data catalogue, technical lineage, data quality integration and governance capabilities. We are looking for a senior, hands-on Collibra practitioner to drive the functional POC, translate the existing Data Governance capabilities into a potential Collibra setup and help build the internal capability required for future adoption. This is a fast-paced, delivery-oriented assignment requiring someone who can move comfortably between hands-on platform work, operational IT and Data Governance teams, architecture discussions and senior management. 1. Drive the Collibra POC Â
· Structure and execute functional testing of key Collibra capabilities, including metadata management, technical lineage, catalogue, governance workflows and data quality integration. Â
· Translate requirements into concrete test scenarios and rapidly turn findings into conclusions and recommendations. Â
· Explain the platform to different tester populations, guide their testing and help drive adoption. Â
· Ensure the POC produces reusable insights and patterns for a potential industrialized setup. 2. Translate and challenge the existing landscape Â
· Rapidly understand existing capabilities through demos, documentation and discussions with subject-matter experts. Â
· Separate the underlying business or functional requirement from the way it is implemented today. Â
· Map existing capabilities to Collibra and perform a pragmatic fit-gap analysis. Â
· Apply an "adopt native before rebuild" mindset: favor standard Collibra capabilities and actively challenge unnecessary customization, complexity and legacy ways of working. Â
· Identify what should be adopted natively, configured, integrated, custom built, simplified or retired. 3. Shape the future setup Â
· Translate POC and fit-gap findings into recommendations for a simple, scalable and maintainable Collibra setup. Â
· Work with Data Governance, architecture and engineering teams on integration, metadata ingestion, lineage, workflows and operating model. Â
· Contribute to a pragmatic transition approach while minimizing unnecessary customization and long-term technical debt. 4. Build internal capability Â
· Transfer Collibra knowledge through hands-on collaboration, coaching and remote training. Â
· Help new team members delivery hub progressively take ownership of platform configuration, integration, troubleshooting, evolution and maintenance. Â
· Contribute to establishing the foundations of a sustainable internal Collibra competence centre. Required Profile Â
· Senior hands on Collibra practitioner with strong practical experience in enterprise implementations. Â
· Strong knowledge of metadata management, data catalogues, technical lineage, Data Governance and enterprise data integration. Â
· Able to rapidly understand unfamiliar existing solutions and translate them into underlying requirements and appropriate Collibra capabilities. Prior expertise in the incumbent platform is not required. Â
· Strong standard-first / adopt-native mindset, with the confidence to challenge historical complexity and unnecessary customization and the pragmatism to make the project happen. Â
· Able to combine hands-on execution with solution-level thinking and pragmatic decision-making. Â
· Strong facilitator and communicator, comfortable working with operational teams, engineers, Data Governance staækeholders, architects and senior management. Â
· Autonomous, pragmatic and able to deliver tangible results at pace in an evolving environment. Â
· Experience in large, complex or regulated organizations is strongly preferred. Â
· Experience and/or knowledge of data architecture is a plus