Data Governance Lead

Vanguard•Toronto, ON

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Vanguard is seeking a Data Governance Lead – Americas to provide strategic and operational leadership for data governance across Canada. In this role, you will define and drive the enterprise data governance vision, establishing standards for data quality, stewardship, lineage, privacy, and compliance, while enabling trusted, AI-ready data across the organization. Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of its crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. They have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving their clients' best interests.

Requirements

7-8 years related work experience in Data Governance
Proven track record of establishing Governance frameworks and policies
Deep understanding of metadata, data quality, and data lifecycle management
Strong familiarity with data governance platforms (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Informatica, Alation)
Hands-on experience implementing governance for master data, reference data, or sensitive data domains

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and ongoing enhancement of the enterprise data governance framework, aligning with business priorities, regulatory expectations, and risk management practices.
Define and implement data governance policies, standards, and roles (e.g., Data Owners, Stewards, Custodians) across business domains.
Establish and facilitate governance forums, including Data Councils and Steward Working Groups.
Translate regulatory and enterprise risk requirements into actionable data governance controls and processes.
Enable effective metadata management, including business glossaries, lineage, and data catalogs using tools like Alation, Collibra, Atlan (or equivalent).
Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to implement data classification, tagging, and lineage capture aligned with privacy and security needs.
Drive data quality management practices — define DQ dimensions, establish rules, and coordinate profiling, monitoring, and remediation workflows.
Oversee the rollout of governance capabilities across data domains and platforms, with measurable impact and adoption.
Engage with stakeholders across technology, risk, legal, compliance, and business functions to ensure alignment and adoption of governance practices.
Lead or support data strategy and transformation programs that require structured governance input (e.g., MDM, cloud modernization, regulatory initiatives).
Define metrics to track data quality, policy adherence, issue resolution, and overall governance maturity.
Produce regular dashboards and executive-level reporting on governance KPIs.
Continuously benchmark internal practices against industry standards and identify improvement.