Nidhin Thomas

About Nidhin Thomas

Seasoned Data Governance and Data Quality Lead with 10+ years of experience building enterprise data frameworks across financial, healthcare, and retail domains. Expert in designing and executing governance strategies, improving data trust, and driving cross-functional collaboration. Proven success leading enterprise DQ programs using Collibra, Informatica, and Ataccama to deliver measurable business value.Key Skills:• Data Governance & Data Quality Management• Collibra DIC, DQ, AXON, EDC | Informatica IDQ | Ataccama DQ Suite• Data Profiling, Rules, Validation & Exception Management• Metadata & Lineage Analysis• Master Data Management (MDM)• Data Issue Remediation & Root Cause Analysis• Data Quality Metrics, Dashboards & Reporting• Workflow Automation & Stewardship Enablement

Experience

1. Enterprise Data Governance Lead

   AAA

   Mar 2023 — Present

   Developed and maintained technical documentation for enterprise data governance initiatives, including process guides, Collibra workflows, business glossaries, and data quality standards. Responsible for the implementation of an enterprise-wide data governance framework using Collibra. Authored and updated user manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs), data stewardship guides, and training materials to support Collibra adoption across the organization. Worked with stewards to ingest and update the business glossary. Used Collibra workflows for task management. Ingested business metadata and associated them to assets within the physical data dictionary. Managed data quality issues within Collibra. Ingested data quality metrics into Collibra. Led a team of 6 Data Quality Analysts to establish the Data Quality framework. Participated in Data Profiling Analysis and Assessments. Contributed towards Data Profiling and Data Quality Work Sessions with the

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  BS, Chemical Engineering

  2008 — 2010

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  Masters in information technology and management

  2012 — 2015

• Indian School Bahrain

  GED

  2002 — 2004