Sr. Data Governance Engineer

Essential Job Duties

• Make Data More Trusted - Identify and help resolve data quality issues across systems
• Facilitate change control reviews to protect key data pathways
• Analyze and validate data to ensure it’s accurate, complete, and consistent
• Build AI agents to certified data assets

Help Define “One Version of the Truth”

• Partner with teams across the business to define and document key metrics and KPIs
• Support our data certification efforts so teams can rely on consistent, trusted data
• Help align reporting, dashboards, and semantic models to shared definitions

Improve Data Discoverability

• Contribute to our data catalog and KPI library hosted in Open MetaData
• Aid in the administration of data asset management tools and systems
• Document data definitions, lineage, and ownership
• Add context and annotations to make data easier to find, understand, and unlock AI use cases

Support Data Governance Across the Company

• Work with data stewards, business leaders, and technical teams to apply governance standards
• Help scale governance practices across departments through data committees
• Partner with Legal and InfoSec to ensure proper handling and protection of PII and sensitive data
• Manage relationships with business, product, and engineering data owners
• Partner with enterprise application owners to drive improvements to data sources, ensuring more accurate and reliable data

Help Govern AI & Data-Powered Experiences

• Support governance for AI-driven tools like data assistants, copilots, and agentic AI
• Help ensure AI systems use the right data, in the right way, with proper controls
• Contribute to processes that make AI outputs more transparent, traceable, and trustworthy
• Partner with platform and AI teams to align on responsible data usage

About Us

At BambooHR, we're building something different: we're building a people intelligence platform that transforms HR and sets people free to do great work! We're a proven market leader driving innovation while building lasting success through thoughtful, sustainable growth. Here, you'll find a place that champions growth: both professional and personal, both individual and collective.

What Sets Us Apart

• A Great Company Culture that has been recognized by multiple organizations like Inc, and Salt Lake Tribune
• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
• Generous leave policies that include 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off so you can enjoy quality of life
• 401k plans with up to 6% company match
• $2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus
• EAP through Headspace

What You'll Love About Us

We invest in potential, giving you the space to stretch your capabilities and turn good ideas into reality while providing the safety net of a supportive, values-driven culture. Our approach combines meaningful work with meaningful lives, offering competitive benefits, professional development, and the flexibility to thrive both in and outside the office.

What You Need to Get the Job Done

• 5+ years of experience in data governance, data analytics, or related roles
• Strong SQL skills and experience working directly with data
• Experience improving data quality and working with large datasets
• Familiarity with data platforms (data warehouse, lakehouse, etc.)
• Familiarity with common enterprise applications and associated data domains
• Understanding of how metrics, reporting, and self-service analytics work
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate across teams
• B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics or related field

What Will Make Us REALLY Love You

• Experience with data governance tools (i.e. Open Metadata, Collibra, Atlan, Informatica)
• Familiarity with Databricks, DBT, Snowflake, Claude code, Codex, Windsurfer
• Experience with data lineage, observability, or data quality tools
• Exposure to AI/ML systems or data products powered by AI
• Knowledge of data privacy and compliance requirements (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

Why BambooHR?

BambooHR is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process. If you would like to request accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

Equal Opportunity Employer

BambooHR is An Equal Opportunity Employer--M/F/D/V

Background Check Requirement

Because our team members are trusted to handle sensitive information, we require all candidates that receive and accept employment offers to complete a background check before being hired.