SAP Data Governance Lead
SAP Data Governance Leads help employers set clear ownership, standards and controls for the data SAP depends on. They bring practical governance leadership across master data, stewardship, quality rules, approval workflows, policies, monitoring, issue management and long-term data accountability.
What does a SAP Data Governance Lead do?
An SAP Data Governance Lead leads data governance activity across SAP programmes and operating models, working with data owners, process owners, functional consultants, migration teams, quality teams, compliance stakeholders and implementation partners.
The role is commonly used across SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SAP MDG, rollout and transformation programmes where employers need clearer accountability, stronger data standards, better quality controls and a governance model that can continue after go-live.
When businesses hire SAP Data Governance Leads
- Leading SAP data governance across implementation, migration, rollout or optimisation programmes
- Defining data ownership, stewardship, approval workflows, standards, policies and quality rules
- Improving master data governance across customer, supplier, material, finance, asset or other core data domains
- Supporting SAP S/4HANA migration, MDG adoption, data quality remediation and business readiness
- Adding governance leadership to transformation, BAU data improvement, audit readiness or operating model design
Typical responsibilities
- Develop SAP data governance frameworks, ownership models, stewardship approaches, standards and decision routes
- Define data quality rules, approval workflows, issue management processes, policy requirements and monitoring approaches
- Work with data owners, process owners, functional consultants, migration teams, compliance teams and implementation partners
- Support SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SAP MDG, Master Data Governance, Data Services, HANA or Datasphere activity where relevant
- Track governance risks, ownership gaps, policy adoption, data quality issues, unresolved decisions and readiness evidence
- Coordinate business sign-off, governance forums, data stewardship activity, remediation actions and post-go-live handover
- Help programme leaders make informed decisions on data accountability, quality risk, governance maturity and long-term supportability
Key skills to look for
- SAP data governance leadership experience
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SAP MDG, master data and business process data ownership
- Knowledge of governance frameworks, stewardship, data quality rules, approval workflows, issue management and policy adoption
- Experience with SAP Master Data Governance, migration, data quality remediation or regulated environments where relevant
- Ability to work with data owners, process owners, functional teams, compliance stakeholders and senior leaders
- Clear judgement on ownership, governance risk, data quality, accountability and practical operating model design