Director Data Governance

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Vision: Define the enterprise data governance vision, roadmap, objectives, and KPIs; position governance as a business enabler.
• Operating Model: Build and implement governance structures, decision rights, roles (owners, stewards), workflows, and escalation paths; scale governance incrementally by priority and risk.
• Data Ownership & Definition: Identify critical data assets and CDEs, establish clear ownership, and deliver the organization’s first business glossary.
• Policies, Compliance & Risk: Develop baseline governance policies and standards in partnership with Legal, Privacy, Risk, and Security; enable audit and regulatory readiness with minimal friction.
• Data Quality & Trust: Define data quality standards, metrics, and issue‑resolution processes; improve confidence in reporting, analytics, and decision‑making.
• Security & Responsible Data Use: Ensure data classification, appropriate access controls, and privacy‑ and security‑by‑design practices.
• Change Leadership & Enablement: Educate stakeholders, influence platform and architecture decisions, and embed governance into data and analytics workflows to support advanced capabilities such as AI/ML.

• 35%: Establish and evolve enterprise data governance frameworks, operating models, and foundational practices in low‑maturity or greenfield environments.
• 25%: Define and drive data ownership, accountability, and data quality standards to improve consistency, trust, and usability of critical enterprise data.
• 20%: Partner with and influence senior business and technology leaders, operating effectively in ambiguity to align governance with business priorities.
• 10%: Ensure governance practices align with data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements and support compliance readiness.
• 10%: Lead communication, change management, and enablement efforts to drive adoption of data governance principles and ways of working.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, Business, or a related field required.
• Proven experience establishing or transforming enterprise data governance frameworks and operating models, particularly in low maturity or greenfield environments.
• Strong understanding of data, analytics, and data platform ecosystems (including Data Zone).
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity and influence senior leaders without formal authority.
• Knowledge of data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience defining and driving clear ownership and accountability for critical enterprise data.
• Proven capability to drive measurable improvements in data quality, consistency, and trust.
• Excellent communication and change‑management skills.

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The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed, education, experience, travel requirements for the job, and/or other business and organizational needs.

The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions of the position for which they work. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to listen, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls while executing tasks like working on a computer or talking on the telephone.

The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to low.

This job description is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

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