Enterprise Data Governance Manager, Sr Principal

As a Senior Principal Enterprise Data Governance Manager at Epicor, you will be responsible for establishing and scaling our enterprise-wide data governance practice. You will design and deploy a unified governance framework across key business functions, ensuring alignment, consistency, and transparency of core KPIs and critical metrics. Working cross-functionally, you will serve as a strategic authority on data definitions, ownership, and governance standards while driving automation-first governance solutions that support business growth and operational excellence.

• Design and operationalize a unified enterprise data governance framework across core business domains.
• Define and implement data ownership, stewardship roles, policies, and governance controls.
• Establish and manage governance processes for enterprise KPIs, including change control and metric standardization.
• Lead the implementation of automation-driven governance solutions, embedding controls into data pipelines, semantic layers, and reporting environments.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Analytics, and business teams to ensure data quality, lineage visibility, and metric certification.
• Establish and lead a cross-functional Data Council to drive alignment, prioritization, and issue resolution across the organization.
• Drive continuous improvement of governance processes through KPIs, maturity benchmarks, and evolving best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or data strategy within a complex enterprise environment.
• Proven experience building and scaling enterprise data governance programs.
• Strong experience standardizing KPIs and managing metric definition governance processes.
• Experience implementing governance frameworks using modern data platforms and tools.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership.

• Experience establishing and leading enterprise Data Councils or governance committees.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, semantic modeling, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience with in SaaS, ERP, or enterprise software environments.
• Familiarity with governance tooling such as data catalog, lineage, workflow, and data quality platforms.
• Experience or exposure to MDM, data lineage, and AI-enabled governance solutions.

At Epicor, we’re truly a team. Join 5,000 talented professionals in creating a world of better business through data, AI, and cognitive ERP. We help businesses stay future-ready by connecting people, processes, and technology. From software engineers who command the latest AI technology to business development reps who help us seize new opportunities, the work we do matters. Together, Epicor employees are creating a more resilient global supply chain.

Whatever your career journey, we’ll help you find the right path. Through our training courses, mentorship, and continuous support, you’ll get everything you need to thrive. At Epicor, your success is our success. And that success really matters, because we’re the essential partners for the world’s most essential businesses—the hardworking companies who make, move, and sell the things the world needs.

• Health and Wellness:
  Comprehensive health and wellness benefits designed to support your overall well-being.
• Internal Mobility:
  Opportunities for mentorship, continuing education, and focused career goal setting, with 25% of positions filled internally.
• Career Development:
  Free Linked In Learning licenses for everyone, along with our Mentoring Program to boost your personal development.
• Inclusive Workplace:
  Collaborate with a diverse team in an inclusive, global workplace that fosters innovation and celebrates partnership.
• Work-Life Balance:
  Policies built on mutual trust and support, encouraging time off to rest, recharge, and reconnect.
• Global Mobility:
  Comprehensive support for international relocations and permanent residency processes.

Epicor is committed to creating a workplace and global community where inclusion is valued; where you bring the whole and real you—that’s who we’re interested in. If you have interest in this or any role - but your experience doesn’t match every qualification of the job description, that’s okay - consider applying regardless. We are an equal-opportunity employer.

Minimum: $120,000 USD Maximum: $204,000 USD

Matthew Brady