Senior Governance Specialist

The Doctors Company is seeking a Senior Governance Specialist to join our team. This is a hybrid opportunity located at any of the company's offices.

• Telecommuter - California, 185 Greenwood Rd, Napa, CA 94558, USA
• Austin, 901 S Mopac Expy, Building III Suite 350, Austin, TX 78746, USA
• Jacksonville, 12724 Gran Bay Pkwy W, Suite 400, Jacksonville, FL 32258, USA
• New York, 111 West 33rd Street, 8th FL, New York, NY 10120, USA

• 10+ years of experience in data governance, metadata management, or data management, with at least 5 years in a hands‑on implementation role
• Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise governance frameworks aligned to DAMA‑DMBOK, DCAM, or equivalent standards
• Deep hands‑on expertise with at least two enterprise governance or metadata catalog platforms (e.g., Collibra, Microsoft Purview, Alation, Atlan, Informatica Axon, IBM Knowledge Catalog, or equivalent)
• Experience configuring governance operating models: data domains, stewardship communities, ownership workflows, RACI frameworks, and policy enforcement mechanisms
• Proven ability to build and manage Business Glossaries, Critical Data Elements (CDEs), data dictionaries, and classification taxonomies at enterprise scale
• Hands‑on experience implementing automated end‑to‑end data lineage from source systems through transformation layers to reporting and analytics outputs
• Experience establishing data quality frameworks: rule definition, profiling, automated controls, quality scorecards, and issue management workflows
• Integration experience connecting governance platforms to cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehouses, BI tools, and source systems
• Demonstrated regulatory compliance delivery: GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, SOC 2, CCPA, or equivalent, including audit‑readiness evidence and data classification controls
• Experience embedding governance controls into CI/CD and Dev Ops pipelines, enabling automated policy enforcement at the point of data delivery
• CDMP certification (DAMA) or equivalent formal governance credential
• Strong stakeholder communication skills: able to translate governance requirements into accessible language and drive adoption across technical and non‑technical audiences

• Experience in financial services, healthcare, insurance, or other highly regulated industries
• Familiarity with AI and ML governance concepts: model lineage, feature store governance, bias/fairness documentation, and NIST AI RMF alignment
• Experience developing SOPs, onboarding guides, governance playbooks, and training materials that enable sustainable stewardship programs
• Familiarity with Data Ops and data product patterns (Data Mesh, Data‑as‑a‑Product)
• MS or BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field

• Design and deploy enterprise data governance frameworks aligned to DAMA‑DMBOK or DCAM, including operating model, decision rights, policies, and standards — platform‑agnostic in approach.
• Configure and administer governance platforms to support business glossaries, data domains, critical data elements (CDEs), data dictionaries, and stewardship workflows.
• Establish metadata management strategies: automated harvesting, enrichment, classification, and ownership assignment across enterprise data assets.
• Measure and report governance KPIs, maturity metrics, catalog adoption, and stewardship coverage to governance leadership and business stakeholders.

• Implement and maintain automated end‑to‑end data lineage from source systems through all transformation layers to reporting, analytics, and AI/ML outputs.
• Ensure full traceability and impact analysis for critical data elements, supporting both operational and regulatory audit requirements.
• Map governance controls to applicable regulatory frameworks, maintaining a living control‑to‑requirement traceability matrix and audit‑readiness artifacts.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Privacy, and Security teams to ensure governance controls align with organizational risk posture and evolving regulatory requirements.