Scopely is seeking a highly motivated

Data Governance Expert to join our Playgami team in Barcelona!

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to encourage play every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a integral team of game lovers who are developing, publishing, and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people worldwide daily.

Playgami is building the best SaaS gaming platform ever! The team strives to build the world’s best products for game production, operation, and insights. Powering many award-winning, loved-by-millions franchise games over mobile, web, and PC.

What You’ll Do

This role is for an expert who can build and run an enterprise-scale data governance program for a global EDW, with strong fluency across Security, Compliance, and Legal. You will not be hands‑on technical, but you will influence technical teams to implement governance rules and controls, and you will chair a complex, globally distributed Data Governance Council.

Support the execution of Scopely’s data governance strategy for the global data warehouse

Work closely with Security, Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and data teams to translate requirements into clear and actionable policies

Help define and implement governance frameworks such as data classification, PII handling, access control, and data lifecycle management

Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure governance policies are implemented correctly in data platforms

Contribute to access governance processes, including approvals, reviews, and monitoring

Help maintain documentation, decision logs, and governance guidelines to ensure transparency and consistency

Identify risks related to data usage and support mitigation plans with clear tracking

Assist in improving processes, templates, and training materials to increase adoption across teams

Support governance needs for new projects, tools,



and integrations, including emerging areas like AI usage

Participate in governance forums and working groups, contributing to decisions and alignment

Contribute to defining data ownership and accountability across datasets

Support the implementation of data classification and sensitivity models

Help ensure appropriate use of sensitive data based on business needs

Assist in defining and applying data lifecycle policies, such as retention and archiving

Collaborate with stakeholders to balance data access, risk, and business value

What We’re Looking For

4 to 7 years of experience in data governance, data management, privacy, compliance, or related areas

Good understanding of data security and privacy concepts, such as PII handling, access control, and auditability

Experience working with data teams to implement policies in real systems

Ability to translate requirements into practical solutions with technical teams

Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across different teams and functions

Pragmatic mindset, you focus on solutions that work in real environments

Clear communication skills, both written and verbal

Comfortable working in fast‑paced environments with evolving needs

Nice to Have

Experience with modern data platforms such as BigQuery or Snowflake

Familiarity with IAM concepts and BI tools

Exposure to regulated environments or sensitive data domains

Experience working in multi‑team or global organizations

Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

📌 Data Governance Expert ES - Barcelona, Spain (Madrid)
🏢 Scopely
📍 Madrid