CareerPlan

Manager, Data Governance

WEMEA, SpainFull-time2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Assess, shape, and advance data governance maturity across Cencora's International Business Group (IBG) spanning pharmaceutical wholesale, third-party logistics, and specialty courier.

Role type

Manager, Data Governance

Builds

Consistent governance practices, data quality standards, and responsible data use policies across multiple countries.

Domain

Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals + Data Governance

Required skills

Data governance frameworks, data stewardship, metadata management, data lineage, data quality rules, change management, cross-functional leadership, multi-country operations

Preferred skills

Pharmaceutical/healthcare/logistics industry experience, matrix management experience

Technologies

Data catalogs, metadata tools, lineage tools

Responsibilities

Assess current data governance maturity across IBG countries and business units; Develop and maintain a roadmap to improve data governance capabilities; Coordinate governance councils, working groups, policies, standards, and decision tracking; Define and support data ownership, stewardship, critical data elements, and business glossary standards; Oversee data quality rules, monitoring, issue remediation, and closure tracking; Support metadata, lineage, and data catalog practices; Help manage governance controls related to access, privacy, retention, and ethical use of data; Partner with in-country teams to drive change management, communication, training, and adoption of governance practices; Provide leadership and guidance to cross-functional and local resources supporting the data governance agenda.