Director of Data Governance

About the role

The Director of Data Governance leads the evolution of the company's data ecosystem into a unified, high-quality enterprise asset. This role is responsible for the strategic design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Data Governance Framework to ensure data is accurate, secure, and prepared for advanced analytics and AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a Data Governance roadmap aligned with the Enterprise Information and Governance vision.
• Review, maintain, and enforce the Data Management Policy and Data Governance Charter against current regulatory and business needs.
• Facilitate decision-making on data standards and help resolve cross-functional data conflicts.
• Implement Data Quality Management procedures and establish KPIs for data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Define enterprise-wide data standards, including metadata management, data lineage, and master data management protocols.
• Partner with IT and Security to ensure data pipelines support AI applications while maintaining security boundaries.
• Work with Security to define data classification levels and manage high-risk data access policies.
• Ensure data practices adhere to applicable global privacy regulations and internal Enterprise Information and Governance mandates.

Required skills

• Data Management
• Data Governance
• Information Architecture
• DAMA-DMBOK
• Data quality lifecycle management
• Data profiling
• Metadata management
• Modern data stack
• AI systems

Nice to have

• Master's degree

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Management, or a related field
• Equivalent practical experience