Utah Staffing
Data Governance Lead
The Data Governance Lead is responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of data governance practices across the organization. This role will be responsible for developing and operationalizing governance frameworks that ensure trusted, high-quality, and well-managed data to support business outcomes, regulatory compliance, and technology strategy. The position will act as a bridge between technology, business, and enterprise-level functions including security, legal, privacy, and compliance. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Governance and Policy Development Design and implement scalable data governance frameworks and policies covering classification, metadata, data quality, stewardship, retention, access, and lifecycle management. Update and extend existing security-focused policies to cover enterprise data governance (NIST-aligned). Build practical SOPs for data quality, classification, lifecycle, and retention. Develop policies and training for AI acceptable use, master data, and third-party data sharing. Ensure governance standards are maintained, reviewed, and adapted in response to evolving regulations and business needs. Gain a working understanding of all regulatory and legal requirements related to your role/work product and ensure that those requirements are met. Governance Operations and Automation Operationalize data governance processes across the data lifecycle, ensuring compliance, accountability, and traceability. Enable automation of governance workflows using established platforms and recommended AI tools. Define and maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms to measure compliance, policy adoption, and data quality outcomes. Implement automated monitoring for data governance compliance. Establish regular audit processes for data handling practices and vendor compliance. Stakeholder Engagement and Integration Serve as the primary liaison between the data governance function and enterprise functions including Security, Privacy, Compliance, Audit, and Legal. Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, and business stakeholders to define roles, responsibilities, and accountability for data. Facilitate governance forums, data councils, and stewardship communities of practice to ensure alignment and transparency. Provide regular reporting to executive leadership on data governance compliance status. Interface with regulatory bodies and external auditors as required. Monitoring and Continuous Improvement Define and manage governance KPIs and OKRs, including data quality scores, issue resolution cycle times, and policy adoption metrics. Identify and close gaps in governance coverage, execution, and tool adoption. Stay current on industry best practices, emerging data technologies (AI/ML, cloud-native data platforms), and evolving regulatory landscapes. Conduct regular risk assessments of data governance program effectiveness. Implement continuous improvement processes based on incident analysis and regulatory changes. Supervisory Responsibility This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Travel Requirements Travel Requirements: Less than 25% Education Minimum 4 Year/Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Technology Governance, or a related field. Preferred Master's degree in a related field. Experience Minimum Years of Experience 10 years of experience in technology governance, policy development, or enterprise portfolio oversight. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Experience implementing or scaling data governance frameworks within mid-to-large organizations. Deep understanding of data governance and...
The Data Governance Lead is responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of data governance practices across the organization. This role will be responsible for developing and operationalizing governance frameworks that ensure trusted, high-quality, and well-managed data to support business outcomes, regulatory compliance, and technology strategy. The position will act as a bridge between technology, business, and enterprise-level functions including security, legal, privacy, and compliance. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Governance and Policy Development Design and implement scalable data governance frameworks and policies covering classification, metadata, data quality, stewardship, retention, access, and lifecycle management. Update and extend existing security-focused policies to cover enterprise data governance (NIST-aligned). Build practical SOPs for data quality, classification, lifecycle, and retention. Develop policies and training for AI acceptable use, master data, and third-party data sharing. Ensure governance standards are maintained, reviewed, and adapted in response to evolving regulations and business needs. Gain a working understanding of all regulatory and legal requirements related to your role/work product and ensure that those requirements are met. Governance Operations and Automation Operationalize data governance processes across the data lifecycle, ensuring compliance, accountability, and traceability. Enable automation of governance workflows using established platforms and recommended AI tools. Define and maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms to measure compliance, policy adoption, and data quality outcomes. Implement automated monitoring for data governance compliance. Establish regular audit processes for data handling practices and vendor compliance. Stakeholder Engagement and Integration Serve as the primary liaison between the data governance function and enterprise functions including Security, Privacy, Compliance, Audit, and Legal. Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, and business stakeholders to define roles, responsibilities, and accountability for data. Facilitate governance forums, data councils, and stewardship communities of practice to ensure alignment and transparency. Provide regular reporting to executive leadership on data governance compliance status. Interface with regulatory bodies and external auditors as required. Monitoring and Continuous Improvement Define and manage governance KPIs and OKRs, including data quality scores, issue resolution cycle times, and policy adoption metrics. Identify and close gaps in governance coverage, execution, and tool adoption. Stay current on industry best practices, emerging data technologies (AI/ML, cloud-native data platforms), and evolving regulatory landscapes. Conduct regular risk assessments of data governance program effectiveness. Implement continuous improvement processes based on incident analysis and regulatory changes. Supervisory Responsibility This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Travel Requirements Travel Requirements: Less than 25% Education Minimum 4 Year/Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Technology Governance, or a related field. Preferred Master's degree in a related field. Experience Minimum Years of Experience 10 years of experience in technology governance, policy development, or enterprise portfolio oversight. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Experience implementing or scaling data governance frameworks within mid-to-large organizations. Deep understanding of data governance and...