40% Compliance Gap Closed
Global financial firm · 8-week engagement, results through month 12
40% of data flows lacked provenance documentation.
Spreadsheet-based attestation and compliance evidence gathering.
Compliance evidence was reactive, not embedded in pipelines.
Lineage Mapping & Policy Design
- Mapped all data flows from source systems to regulatory reports
- Identified 47 critical data points requiring lineage
- Designed policy framework for 12 regulatory requirements (SOX, GDPR, CCPA, ...)
Automation & Metadata Embedding
- Embedded metadata capture in ETL pipelines
- Automated policy enforcement at ingestion points
- Built audit-ready evidence repository
Rollout & Training
- Trained 12 stewards and data owners
- Deployed to production across all reportable data flows
- Set up continuous monitoring dashboards
All material data flows now audit-ready.
$140K+ annual savings at $70/hr loaded cost.
On-demand, audit-ready evidence at any time.
- Embedded lineage capture into 3 core ETL pipelines
- Automated policy enforcement for 12+ regulatory requirements
- Built executive dashboard showing compliance health in real-time
- Trained stewards to operate the system with minimal reliance on IT
- Established quarterly governance reviews with CFO and Chief Risk Officer
The client moved from reactive, spreadsheet-driven compliance to embedded, continuous governance — reducing audit risk, accelerating evidence gathering, and freeing 1,300+ hours of steward time annually to focus on strategic data initiatives.
