Veeva Platform Data Governance Lead
CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (Five)CompetitiveHybridFull time0 applicants
About this role
Job Description
We are looking for one talented individual to join us as Veeva Platform Data Governance Lead to establish and govern a
trusted enterprise data foundation
across the Veeva platform - enabling
compliance, automation, and AI readiness
by defining/enforcing
data standards, quality controls, and lineage
across vaults, and by shaping
governed data products
for cross-domain workflows.
The position is open in our technology centers in
Prague
(preferred) and
Hyderabad
and will be reporting to the Veeva Platform Center of Efficiency Lead.
We enable
end-to-end enterprise workflows
by governing
integrations, APIs, and data products
across Veeva Vault families – with a strong focus on
standardization, reuse
(reduce bespoke interfaces, lower risk, improve reliability, and reduce TCO)
and AI readiness
.
Responsibilities
- Define and govern
- enterprise data standards
- (incl. metadata, controlled vocabularies where needed), plus associated
- APIs/connections
- Ensure
- data quality assurance
- and
- lineage control
- across vaults and cross-vault flows
- Establish and maintain
- governed data products
- supporting cross-domain processes
- Align data governance with
- security, privacy, and compliance requirements
- Enable
- AI readiness
- through trusted, well-governed data foundations
Requirements
- 5+ years'
- experience in data management / data governance / data quality, including
- 3
- + years
- experience leading governance frameworks (standards, stewardship, lineage, quality controls) in an enterprise setting
- Proven ability to operationalize governance in a way that accelerates delivery (not “policy only”) - translating business needs into implementable standards and enabling
- fast implementation
- with technical teams
- Hands-on understanding of
- data lineage, data quality controls, and metadata management
- across distributed systems/platforms
- Strong collaboration skills to work with
- business divisions
- (Human Health, Animal Health,
- our research laboratories and manufacturing
- ) and translate business processes/needs into technical language, definitions, standards, and guardrails
- Comfortable operating in a
- complex, fast-paced matrix environment
- ; strong influencing without formal authority
- Fluent English
- (written and spoken)
- Growth mindset, pragmatic, flexible, outcome-driven
Nice to have
- Veeva Vault / Veeva platform data experience (beneficial), but strong
- general platform data governance
- experience is equally valuable
- Pharma / life sciences and regulated data context familiarity (compliance-driven, audit-ready thinking)
- Familiarity with privacy/security-by-design concepts and working closely with security/privacy stakeholders
- Experience with a “
- data as a product
- ” mindset (governed data products with clear ownership, definitions, and consumption patterns)
- Relevant certifications (e.g., DAMA/CDMP)
- Master’s degree in Data/IS/Engineering or equivalent depth in enterprise data governance
- Our Offer
- Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
- Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
- Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern
- Internal reward system plus referral program
- Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
- Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more
- Ready to take up the challenge? Apply now!
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- The date shown below is the earliest possible closing date for this posting. However, we sometimes extend the job posting period as needed, so please feel free to apply anytime you see the "
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- Required Skills:
- Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Veeva Vault
- Preferred Skills:
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- Employee Status:
- Regular