Data Analyst & Governance Lead

Our client, a leading organisation in the financial services industry, is looking for a Data Mesh Onboarding Lead - Asia to support the roll-out of their Data Mesh platform across the region. This 6-month contract role will focus on onboarding business units, ensuring data governance, and enabling secure, efficient use of data across global teams.

• Partner with business stakeholders, IT, and architecture teams to onboard new business units ('tenants') onto the Data Mesh platform.

• Guide teams through onboarding, governance, and compliance processes.

• Conduct business analysis: requirements gathering, workflows, process maps, and documentation.

• Perform data analysis to validate logic, ensure data quality, and identify trends.

• Support the Product Manager with platform governance, roadmap, and reporting.

• Assist teams in creating data dictionaries, business procedures, and governance documents.

• Communicate effectively with regional/global stakeholders, raising risks, issues, and progress transparently.

• Recommend improvements to enhance platform adoption, efficiency, and compliance.

• Degree in IT, Computer Science, or related discipline.

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst / Data Analyst in large-scale projects.

• Strong knowledge of data governance, data analysis, and platform adoption.

• Experience in Asset Management, Custody, or Fund Services industries is desirable.

• Skilled in SQL, Excel, and diagram/modelling tools (e.g., Visio).

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and presentation skills.

• Comfortable running workshops and managing cross-country teams.

• Knowledge of Python and Google Cloud tools is a plus.

• Opportunity to deliver a high-impact project in a global financial services organisation.

• Gain regional exposure across Asia and beyond.

• Chance to be at the forefront of data platform transformation.

  Our client, a leading organisation in the financial services industry, is looking for a Data Mesh Onboarding Lead - Asia to support the roll-out of their Data Mesh platform across the region. This 6-month contract role will focus on onboarding business units, ensuring data governance, and enabling secure, efficient use of data across global teams.

  Key Responsibilities
  
  

  • Partner with business stakeholders, IT, and architecture teams to onboard new business units ('tenants') onto the Data Mesh platform.

  • Guide teams through onboarding, governance, and compliance processes.

  • Conduct business analysis: requirements gathering, workflows, process maps, and documentation.

  • Perform data analysis to validate logic, ensure data quality, and identify trends.

  • Support the Product Manager with platform governance, roadmap, and reporting.

  • Assist teams in creating data dictionaries, business procedures, and governance documents.

  • Communicate effectively with regional/global stakeholders, raising risks, issues, and progress transparently.

  • Recommend improvements to enhance platform adoption, efficiency, and compliance.

  Requirements
  
  

  • Degree in IT, Computer Science, or related discipline.

  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst / Data Analyst in large-scale projects.

  • Strong knowledge of data governance, data analysis, and platform adoption.

  • Experience in Asset Management, Custody, or Fund Services industries is desirable.

  • Skilled in SQL, Excel, and diagram/modelling tools (e.g., Visio).

  • Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and presentation skills.

  • Comfortable running workshops and managing cross-country teams.

  • Knowledge of Python and Google Cloud tools is a plus.

  Why Apply
  
  

  • Opportunity to deliver a high-impact project in a global financial services organisation.

  • Gain regional exposure across Asia and beyond.

  • Chance to be at the forefront of data platform transformation.

Argyll Scott Asia is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.