Senior Data Governance Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Help translate governance strategy into repeatable operating practices
• Align policy, stewardship, tooling, and cross-functional execution
• Drive governance execution across data domains
• Lead stewardship and operational processes
• Improve how teams manage data quality, access, metadata, classification, and compliance
• Partner closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, privacy, cybersecurity, legal, and platform teams
• Strengthen governance adoption through process improvement, automation, metrics, and communication
• Create clarity in ambiguous situations
• Build trust across stakeholders

• 7 to 8 years of relevant experience
• 2+ years of experience leading/developing engineering teams in a platform, data, or marketing technology environment
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, engineering, computer science, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant experience in data governance, data management, data quality, data stewardship, analytics enablement, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading people, programs, or cross-functional initiatives in environments that require stakeholder alignment and operational accountability.
• Strong understanding of data governance principles including metadata, lineage, access control, classification, privacy, retention, compliance, and stewardship.
• Experience creating or improving governance processes, standards, or control frameworks that support scalable adoption.
• Experience defining metrics, measuring outcomes, and using dashboards or reporting to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex requirements into clear guidance for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, and change leadership skills in environments with multiple stakeholders and evolving requirements.
• Lead with ownership and follow-through.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Build trust across business and technical stakeholders.
• Create clarity in ambiguous situations.
• Balance governance rigor with practical execution.
• Develop people, improve processes, and raise the standard for enterprise data management.

Demonstrates extensive experience in data governance, data management, and data quality, with a strong focus on process improvement and stakeholder alignment. Capable of leading cross-functional initiatives and developing engineering teams while ensuring compliance and effective communication.