Scrum Master with Data Governance

Scrum Master / Project & Delivery leader – Data Governance

Contract: 12+ Months

Location: Hybrid (Toronto, Ontario) 3 days a week from office must

As a Scrum Master/ Project & Delivery Lead in the Data Governance team, my primary accountability is to drive execution, coordination, stakeholder alignment, and delivery of Data Governance initiatives, ensuring Data Stewardship, Metadata Management, Data Quality, Accountability Framework, and Governance programs move from strategy into operational adoption while providing leadership visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes

Key areas to own:

• Delivery & execution
• Stakeholder coordination
• Governance program enablement
• Executive reporting
• Stewardship engagement
• Cross-functional facilitation
• Continuous improvement & adoption metrics

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead planning, prioritization, execution, and delivery of Data Governance initiatives and strategic roadmap items
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Data Stewards, Data Owners, Product Managers, Engineering, Architecture, and Business stakeholders
• Drive stewardship adoption, accountability framework implementation, data literacy, metadata management, and data quality programs
• Manage risks, dependencies, escalations, and governance-related blockers to ensure timely decision-making and execution
• Provide leadership visibility through executive reporting, KPI tracking, roadmap updates, and governance metrics
• Facilitate governance forums, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement across governance processes and tooling