Senior Specialist, Data Governance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Develop, sustain, and enforce comprehensive data governance policies, standards, and procedures across the enterprise.

• Define and document structures for data ownership, stewardship, and accountability.

• Establish and oversee data governance frameworks, councils, and working groups.

• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, completeness, security, and regulatory compliance of data.

• Monitor and enhance data quality through profiling, validation, and issue resolution.

• Identify, analyze, and address data defects and their root causes in collaboration with data owners and stewards.

• Support initiatives for master data management, metadata management, and reference data controls.

• Implement and oversee controls for sensitive data handling, retention, classification, change management, and access management.

• Assist with internal and external audits, risk assessments, and remediation planning.

• Collaborate with legal, compliance, cybersecurity, and IT teams to address data-related risks and vulnerabilities.

• Provide training and assistance to data owners, stewards, and end users.

• Maintain documentation related to governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and data lineage.

• Stay informed about industry trends, emerging regulations, and best practices in data governance.

• Travel 10–20% to support the onsite implementation of governance frameworks or enterprise solution integrations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in data governance, data management, or a related field.

• Graduate Degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience.

• Alternatively, a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX, ITAR) and industry standards (DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM).

• Proven experience in implementing data literacy programs.

• Experience with various ERPs and enterprise software (SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, CostPoint, etc.).

• Strong understanding of data architecture, data modeling, systems integration, and best practices in data management.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in an agile environment.

• Proficiency with data quality tools, data profiling, and data lineage analysis.

• Knowledge of cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and contemporary data architectures.

• 10–20% travel may be required to support onsite implementation.

• Ability to tackle complex problems, research issues, self-learn, solve problems, and implement solutions.

• Capability to convert data-related requirements into governance solutions.

• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy with minimal oversight.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health and disability insurance.

• 401(k) match.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Education assistance.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off.

• Company-paid holidays.

• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.