At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s why we pledge to support and empower all our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We'll help you accelerate your career and empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life. Together with your colleagues, clients, and partners, you'll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.
Who are we looking for?
We’re seeking a Metadata & Ontology Lead to develop and implement an enterprise metadata framework and platform, including the design of enterprise data models and ontologies to support semantic consistency and interoperability. You will be regarded as GHD’s expert for metadata enablement and play a key role in delivering the Enterprise Data Management Strategy across the organisation.
In this dynamic role you will:
- Serve as the central point for enterprise metadata across GHD, engaging stakeholders to drive awareness and adoption of metadata frameworks, data models, and ontology management practices.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure buy-in and involvement at key points for decisions, rollout, training, and sustainability of metadata management across business units and data domains.
- Manage the end-to-end metadata framework, including defining and maintaining conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned to business capabilities and data domains.
- Support the creation and management of ontologies and taxonomies to enhance data discoverability and semantic understanding across the organisation.
- Oversee the development of metadata and modelling assets, including business glossary terms, ontology hierarchies, data model documentation, dashboards, and scorecards.
- Implement metadata management and ontology governance through the adoption of an Enterprise Data Management Platform, including business glossary, lineage, MDM, reference data, enterprise data model, and data marketplace tooling.
- Advise on complex metadata issues, provide design and technical leadership, and develop best practice processes and policies.
- Deliver key initiatives against the data strategy, identify new opportunities, and support business case development to drive value.
- Perform analysis of various data sources to gather insights and metadata critical to support information management.
- Continually build knowledge of GHD’s business and technologies and keep up to date on industry and technology trends.
What you will bring to the team:
- Deep understanding of metadata management, data modelling methodologies (e.g., Kimball, Inmon, Data Vault), and ontology/taxonomy development.
- Extensive knowledge of metadata methodology, technology, and platforms.
- Proven experience in data management, with strong communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders in a complex organisation.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive and collaborative communication style.
- Commercial awareness, highly organised, self-managing, and motivated.
- Passion for data management and data quality, with exposure to data governance and working within a data office.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Technology, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field.
- 6+ years of experience in metadata or data quality roles within a large and/or global professional services organisation.
- Experience leading a team of metadata SMEs.
- Strong experience with metadata tooling such as Ataccama, Informatica, Trillium, Alation, and Collibra.
- Experience working with cloud providers such as GCP, Microsoft Azure, and AWS.
Interested? Apply now
Contact: Lloyd Hall‑Towers
GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.
GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well‑being, flexibility, and productivity where our people can thrive.
We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
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