Data Management Officer

The College’s Data Management Officer (DMO) drives the governance, strategies, ethics, standards, and regulatory controls that ensure the integrity of the College’s knowledge and data assets. The DMO ensures that the College performs its duties as assigned by Texas State’s Chief Data Officer and as described in

• of the Texas State Government Code. The DMO accomplishes results by establishing a governance program, aligned with
• ; detailed knowledge of the College’s data assets; implementing policies and controls for managing and securing data; reviewing and approval of computer applications and services; performing audit activities, risk identification and mitigation; and educating College stakeholders and consumers about data management controls and their individual responsibilities.
• Establishes and maintains the College’s data governance program to identify the College’s data assets, exercise authority and management over the College's data assets, and establish related processes and procedures to oversee the College's data assets.
• Coordinates with the Texas State Chief Data Officer, the College's Chief Information Security Officer, the College's Records Management Officer, College stakeholders, and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to perform the following duties:
• Develops and enforces policies for data quality, security, and lifecycle management. This includes implementing monitoring systems, audit controls, and standards for data protection to safeguard enterprise information assets and maintain data integrity across defined stages of the data lifecycle. Identifies and applies emerging data management methods and technologies to enhance data governance.
• Increases awareness within the College through education and outreach of the College's data governance program. This includes educating Information Resource Owners, Information Custodians, and Users on new data management controls and processes across the data lifecycle.
• Conducts audits and data maturity assessments of the College's data governance program in accordance with the requirements established by College policies and procedures; and
• Posts on the Texas Open Data Portal established under Section  requirements as defined by Section (c) or any other relevant section.
• Participates in the Texas Data Management Advisory Committee established under Section  that advises on establishing statewide data ethics, principles, goals, strategies, standards and architecture, and performance objectives. Collaborate with other institutions to establish and advise membership.
• Organize Data Governance Committees and facilitate activities for those groups.
• Drives alignment with Data Governance and College stakeholders on enterprise data models and definitions.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of detailed knowledgebase of the College’s data assets, data flows, and processes to ensure data system and integration integrity.
• Ensures that appropriate audit controls exist for data that serves as the source material for regulatory reports.
• Recommends and ensures practical strategies, plans, and solutions to identified issues and problems.
• Reviews and communicates to the College and State KPIs that monitor adoption of and adherence to data management standards.
• Ensures that the College has the technology needed to sustainably implement data management standards and controls.
• Collaborates with the College CISO on the approval and procurement of new or changes to existing computer applications or services. Reviews data security requirements, specifications, and, if applicable, third-party risk assessment of any new computer applications, custom developed solutions or services or changes to the College’s existing production enterprise systems and…