Senior Manager, Data Governance
Core
Lead the nascent Data Governance team to build, maintain, and enforce standards for trustworthy analytics, metadata, and data quality across the organization.
Role type
Senior Manager, Data Governance (player-coach)
Builds
Self-serve analytics platform, certified data assets, and a unified data catalog (Atlan)
Domain
HR Tech / Data Governance & Analytics
Required skills
SQL, dbt, dimensional modeling, data catalog management, AI tooling for automation, program ownership, stakeholder influence
Preferred skills
Startup/high-growth environment experience, building programs from scratch
Technologies
SQL, dbt, Atlan, AI tooling
Responsibilities
Lead and develop the Data Governance team; Own foundational governance buildout (metadata standards, taxonomy, glossary); Run ongoing governance programs (certification, data quality observability); Set and enforce certification standards; Serve as SME for Data & Analytics; Drive AI-native workflows; Contribute to data governance strategy
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management