Principal Metadata Management Lead

Tatton Recruitment

South Bank, London, SE1 9PZ, United Kingdom

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£50,000 – £70,000 pa

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£50,000 – £70,000 pa

Job Type: Contract
Work Pattern: Part-time
Work Location: Hybrid
Seniority: Lead
Education: Degree
Posted: 27 Apr 2026 (Last week)

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£50,000 – £70,000 pa

Job Type: Contract
Work Pattern: Part-time
Work Location: Hybrid
Seniority: Lead
Education: Degree
Posted: 27 Apr 2026 (Last week)

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Principal Metadata Management Lead

Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our globally renowned energies client for a Metadata Management Lead with Collibra Enterprise Data Catalogue (EDC) experience to take accountability for defining/designing, implementing and scaling enterprise metadata management and data governance capabilities.

This is a senior individual contributor role working as a temporary contractor in London, requiring 3 days onsite per week. Starting ASAP in May until 31st Dec 2026.

You’ll act as a thought leader on metadata, cataloguing, and governance design, with a strong focus on enterprise tooling capabilities, specifically: Collibra Enterprise Data Catalogue (EDC), Databricks Unity Catalogue, and the evolution of enterprise catalogue, access, and metadata analytics.

This is an important role ensuring data, analytics, and AI assets are discoverable, trusted, governed, and reusable across the organisation, enabling regulatory compliance, value from data, and AI-data readiness.

Your role will focus on:

Enterprise Metadata & Data Governance Thought Leadership

Metadata Analytics - Supporting the design and delivery of a future product consolidating metadata analytics across platforms, reporting and sources.

Enterprise Data Catalogue – including leading the evolution of the Enterprise Data Catalogue into a primary enterprise entry point for discovering, understanding and accessing data and reporting.

Product Ownership - Lead the design, governance, and adoption of this system as the “enterprise marketplace” for data products and reports.

Data Products, AI & Marketplace Readiness

Essential experience and technical expertise sought:

Extensive experience in enterprise data governance and metadata management

Deep hands‑on expertise with Collibra Enterprise Data Catalogue (EDC)

Strong understanding of data platforms, APIs, and metadata integration patterns

Strong facilitation, communication, and storytelling skills – translating complex ideas or concepts to a general audience

Experience in working in varied natural teams

Proven ability to operate as a senior individual contributor influencing at scaleDesirable

Experience with Databricks, Unity Catalog, and data platforms

Knowledge of AI governance, model registries, and emerging AI regulation

Experience in complex, global enterprise environments

Strong facilitation, communication, and storytelling skills

Experience in implementing or facilitating data governance within a line of business, or cross-business

Experience in successful data access initiatives

Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today!

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