Data Governance Lead

About the role

This position requires extensive experience leading data governance work, including direct experience establishing a governance function where none existed. Relevant experience includes data quality frameworks, metadata and catalog work, and work in regulated or public-sector environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the organization’s data governance framework, operating model, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Define data ownership and stewardship roles and coordinate the activities of data owners, data stewards, and governance councils.
• Establish and maintain a business glossary, data catalog, metadata repository, and consistent data definitions.
• Develop data-quality rules, validation controls, exception thresholds, monitoring processes, and remediation procedures.
• Identify and govern critical data elements and prioritize important data assets and domains.
• Establish processes for documenting data lineage and tracking data from source systems through reporting and analytics.
• Monitor compliance with data-governance policies and applicable privacy, security, retention, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Direct experience leading data governance work rather than only advising on it.
• Direct experience establishing a data governance function where none existed.
• Experience designing data quality frameworks, including rule-based validation, exception thresholds, monitoring, and the identification and definition of critical data elements.
• Hands-on experience building a business glossary and data catalog and defining the process that keeps them current.
• Experience in government, pension, insurance, banking, or another environment with audit and compliance exposure.
• Based in the United States and able to work Pacific business hours.

Qualifications

Required:

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) from DAMA International. Practitioner level or above preferred. Associate level is acceptable when paired with substantial hands-on experience. An equivalent recognized credential may be considered and assessed.

Preferred:

• Public retirement system experience.
• Knowledge of the data catalog and governance tooling market sufficient to guide requirements definition and vendor selection.
• Training design and delivery experience, including train-the-trainer, job aids, and recorded materials.
• Change management experience in an organization where staff are taking on data steward duties for the first time.
• Familiarity with pension administration systems, financial systems such as Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, or reporting layers such as Power BI.

Pay

$145,000.00 - $155,000.00 annually

Benefits

• Flexible benefits program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health and dependent-care spending accounts
• Life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and other leave benefits
• Defined-benefit pension plan
• 457 and 401(a) deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Public-transit assistance and employee discounts

Benefits are subject to eligibility and plan terms.

About Us

Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) is a leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to developing the skills of high-potential individuals who may not have access to career opportunities. Through strategic partnerships, WOS connects motivated talent with organizations seeking to expand their workforce with skilled professionals.