Data Governance, Manager

Job Description

We are looking for a Manager of Data Governance to establish, implement and scale a data governance framework that drives real business impact as part of our Data & Insights Center of Excellence (CoE). This role requires both hands-on execution and strategic leadership, ensuring governance policies and processes are embedded within data operations across the company. The ideal candidate has successfully led governance programs before and can influence stakeholders while driving adoption. Essential duties/responsibilities: Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and operationalize data governance policies, standards, processes and best practices in alignment with business goals. Implement data stewardship processes that integrate into agile workflows to support metadata management and data quality management, measurement, reporting and remediation Establish a data stewardship framework, empowering teams to take ownership of data quality. Engage with data governance council discussions, ensuring alignment across global teams. Implement and maintain data governance tools (Eg., Collibra, Alation, Informatica etc). Define and track success metrics that measure governances impact on end users, including improved data accessibility, decision-making, and operational efficiency. Manage workflows for data issue resolution, change management, and continuous improvement. Manage and mentor data stewards, ensuring consistency in data governance practices across the organization. Partner with data engineering to ensure governance policies are implemented in data pipelines and platforms. Support data analytics & BI teams to ensure governed data is trusted, accessible, and actionable. Required job skills: Proven track record of executing and scaling data governance programs in agile environments. Strong expertise in data quality, metadata management, MDM, regulatory compliance, and best practices. Ability to drive adoption of governance practices, measure impact, and lead change management initiatives. Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, ensuring governance priorities are aligned with business objectives. Strong experience in documenting business requirements, business glossaries, data cataloging, data mapping, data quality rules management and governance frameworks. Demonstrated ability to identify business process and data management gaps and drive improvements. Experience collaborating with data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, and business teams in an agile setup, including participation in sprint planning and governance integration. Ability to balance execution and leadership responsibilities, adapting to competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivering results. Minimum qualifications: 10+ years of experience in data management, or enterprise data teams. 7+ years of experience with data governance, data management, or enterprise data strategy. 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional collaboration and communicating with stakeholders across multiple business lines. Experience with data governance tools (Eg., Collibra, Alation, Informatica, etc). Industry certifications (e.g., CDMP/ DAMA DMBOK, or equivalent data governance certification) preferred. Role & responsibilities