Data Governance Program Manager, Limited

This is an important role that will lead the Data Governance work for the City of Eugene. The Data Governance Program Manager will Chair and lead the work of the Data Governance Steering Committee (Department level) and the Data Governance Council (Assistance City Manager level). Building on work done by the City’s Data Governance Working Group, and a data workshop from February 2025, this position will create and manage the governance structure for these groups.

They will lead and facilitate the development of a recommended roadmap for data governance, usage, and technical needs; lead education, communication, and change management around Data usage for the City.

The Data Governance Program Manager will champion data culture and enable the City to embrace data usage and decision making. They will lead transformational organizational change in the areas of data usage and governance. They will also set the stage for future technical work by identifying applications, data sets, and systems for integration and future data warehouse/data lake structures. They will manage the development of data policy, working across divisions and work groups around the City organization.

They will also serve to connect the work of data governance to AI exploration and implementation for the organization. Their work will include coordinating with the Guidance Team responsible for the development of AI Policy.

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Classification: Management Analyst, Senior

Salary: $44.83 – $60.52 hourly / $93,246.40 - $ Annually

The City of Eugene determines starting pay within the range based on relevant education and experience as provided by the applicant in their application materials. This process is consistent with the Oregon Equal Pay Act (OEPA).

Department, Division: Central Services, Information Services Division

Position Information: Non-Represented, Exempt

Work Location: City Hall, 500 E 4th Avenue, Eugene - Hybrid

Schedule: Hybrid work with regular weekly in-office hours.

Benefits: The City of Eugene offers robust and competitive benefits. For more information, select the Benefits Tab, or view benefits summaries as well as see information about all employee benefits.

Bilingual Pay Benefit: This position qualifies for up to an additional 5% of base salary for bilingual pay. Please see “Supplemental Information” at the end of the posting for more information.

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• This Limited Duration position is for 24 months per business need.
• If you are a current City of Eugene employee, you will not have rights back to your previous position.
• Limited Duration employees are at-will and do not have a probationary period.

• Develops the governance structures for the Data Governance Steering Committee and Data Governance Council (meeting cadence, agendas, participants, goals, reporting, responsibilities, etc.), coordinating and communicating with Department Executives and Assistant City Managers
• Chairs the Data Governance Steering Committee and Data Governance Council
• Facilitates the development of the roadmap for data governance, usage, and technical needs
• Leads education, communication, and change management:
  • Champions data culture and data-informed decision making
  • Leads the City in transformational change around data governance
  • Trains users on new processes, procedures, tools, and standards
  • Serves as organizational point of contact and continuity of communication for data program
• Manages data policy and framework development, working across divisions/work groups
• Provides recommendations and advisory expertise related to data compliance frameworks
• Identifies data sets, systems, and elements for key integrations and future warehouse
• Conducts post-implementation analyses of data governance frameworks, policies, and processes to identify gaps, lessons learned, and opportunities for improvement.
• Attends the GovAI Coalition meetings and participate in the Data Governance…