Our client is hiring a Data Governance Manager. Additional details below-
Title: Data Governance Manager
Location: Port Washington, NY (Hybrid, will need to commute into the office 2-3 times a week)
Full Job Description:
The Data Governance Manager’s mission is to enable faster, optimized decisions for the entire business. This will be achieved by collaboratively designing and implementing solutions to cross-functional business problems. This role’s focus is on data, reporting, and analytical solutions, and facilitating data- and Business Intelligence (BI)-related process design, documentation, training, and governance.
We aspire to faster data discovery and time-to-insight by creating a widely shared understanding of all data assets. We see this role as a catalyst for unlocking efficiency, speed, and greater value in analytical workstreams by deploying an active, responsive, and resilient data governance model.
What You’ll Do:
Design, evangelize, and implement an enterprise master data and metadata strategy roadmap for active data governance over data assets across all domains and platforms.
Collaboratively develop and implement governance policies and processes that balance centralized control and standardization with decentralized speed and flexibility
Quantify and communicate the value of master data and metadata.
Serve as Lead Data Steward and Change Manager, driving adoption, engagement, and collaboration; partner cross-functionally to identify data stewards.
Oversee implementation and ongoing administration of a modern ERP system.
Evaluate, monitor, maintain, communicate data quality status across assets
Effectively lead cross functional data governance/steward committees
Guide consolidation of a fragmented landscape of data assets
Define and oversee development of robust data audits to flag and communicate data quality issues – and create closed loop businesses process to resolve them.
Partner with business & IT to identify and facilitate quick resolution of data quality issues
Ensure SDLC processes incorporate sufficient data quality validation within test plans; participate in the testing process, as needed
Identify opportunities for process improvement and increased automation to drive efficiencies – prepare justification and provides leadership to help implement
Who You Are:
Able to lead courageously, challenge the status quo, and influence change
Able to listen with curiosity and patience, ask discerning questions, solve problems holistically with a consulting mindset.
Able to communicate persuasively and concisely with audiences of varying seniority and functional scope.
Able to work with minimal guidance and under time pressure with a bias for action in the face of uncertainty.
Able to build consensus across different functions and among colleagues of varying seniority
Comfortable with team-based, collaborative work structure, and able to remain flexible with changes in work environment and scope of responsibility.
What You Bring:
Experience that demonstrates the above
Relevant subject matter expertise at a bachelor’s degree level, or equivalent in ongoing self-education and work experience of approximately 5-8 years
Knowledge of full-spectrum data management and enabling technologies
Program management experience, ideally with experience overseeing large IT projects
Familiarity/experience with modern data and BI tools/technologies
Familiarity/experience with data transformation/modeling and visualization languages/tools