Associate Dir – Data Governance – Practices and Learning

Associate Dir – Data Governance – Practices and Learning

Requirements

• Proven experience in data governance, data management, or data enablement roles.
• Strong track record of leading learning initiatives and driving capability adoption in large organizations.
• Ability to effectively connect governance frameworks with operational execution.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, data product squads, and business users to enhance data usability.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on improving adoption processes and user experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills to drive alignment across teams and stakeholders while building strong relationships and fostering collaboration.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, makes data-driven decisions, takes calculated risks, and acts transparently with organizational best interests in mind.
• Provides clear direction, motivates teams, fosters a collaborative environment, and is widely recognized as a strong developer of talent.
• Tenacious and accountable in driving results, able to persevere through challenges while maintaining high standards and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Respected, empathetic, and values teamwork, leading with a servant-leader mindset while maintaining high energy, resilience, and professionalism in all situations.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that data capabilities are adopted in a consistent, reliable manner across all data domains and product squads.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning within the organization, equipping teams with the knowledge to effectively use and scale data governance initiatives.
• Act as the bridge between data governance squads that define capabilities and the teams adopting them, ensuring smooth transitions and effective implementation.
• Provide an optimal data experience to data product squads, business users, and the broader data community by improving accessibility and usability.
• Identify operational pain points and adoption challenges, implementing process improvements to enhance the adoption journey.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive learning materials for all rolled-out data capabilities, ensuring clarity and accessibility.
• Organize initiatives such as Hackathons, hands-on training sessions, and adoption accelerators to drive enthusiasm and engagement in data capability adoption.
• Validate that rolled-out data capabilities are effectively solving business problems and delivering measurable value.
• Continuously improve the end-user experience, ensuring that adopted data capabilities are user-friendly and provide maximum impact.
• Develop and deliver training programs to upskill data product squads, ensuring they have the necessary expertise to leverage data capabilities effectively.
• Ensure that data product owners and squads are following best practices consistently across domains and aligning with published practice standards.
• Ensure that data strategy outcomes are realized through the effective implementation of published data capabilities and provide feedback on improvement areas to the Data Operating Council (DOC) for iterative enhancement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree, PhD or other advanced degree preferred.
• Preferred CFA
• Preferred DAMA, CDMP certifications