Director Data Governance

Job description

Position Overview: The Director of Data Governance is the organization’s first enterprise data governance leader, responsible for designing and scaling governance capabilities from the ground up. This role defines the governance vision, strategy, and operating model, bringing trust, accountability, and consistency to how data is created, managed, and used. Operating in a low‑maturity environment, this leader serves as both strategic architect and hands‑on change agent, partnering across business, technology, legal, security, and data teams to embed governance into day‑to‑day operations. 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...