Director Enterprise Data Governance

Overview

Director of Enterprise Data Governance – Target Tech. Lead Target’s data governance initiatives, ensuring data is trusted, accessible, and AI‑ready.

Pay range: $ – $.

• Set and execute the enterprise governance vision and roadmap aligned to data strategy and business outcomes.
• Enable faster, higher-confidence decisions and scalable AI through trusted, governed data.
• Establish ownership and stewardship across domains with clear accountability.
• Define and enforce standards for quality, metadata, lineage, access, and lifecycle.
• Embed governance into platforms, pipelines, and AI/ML workflows.
• Scale automation (catalog, lineage, data quality, observability).
• Provide business direction for governance products and platforms, partnering with product and engineering to drive capability adoption and value.
• Lead governance forums; align business, product, and technology leaders.
• Drive enterprise adoption and behavior change toward shared data accountability.
• Build and lead the governance team and operating model (central + federated).
• Define KPIs and maturity model; report outcomes to executives.

• 10+ years in data management/governance; 5+ years in leadership.
• Four-year degree in Business, Technology, Analytics or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Expertise in data governance, metadata, and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with modern cloud data platforms and catalog/quality tools.
• Knowledge of privacy, risk, and responsible AI.
• Enterprise leadership and influence across business and technology.
• Proven change leadership and operating model design.
• Strong executive communication; outcome‑focused.

Eligible team members and their dependents receive comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), employee discount, short‑term and long‑term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. For more information, visit

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