Data Governance Lead
About The Position
Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world. To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person , defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee. Note on Cleared Roles: If this position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status. Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). Please review the job details below. Job Description: Partner with domain leaders to prioritize and improve the most business-critical datasets for accuracy, completeness, and freshness. Implement automated validation, profiling, and anomaly detection within data pipelines. Drive metadata completeness and lineage visibility across enterprise data assets (including geospatial, sensor, and business data). Embed automated data classification, tagging, and role-based access integration into data flows. Operationalize ownership and stewardship accountability within each domain through clear, measurable KPIs. Monitor and publish “data trust” metrics and progress dashboards for executive visibility. Collaborate with analytics and AI teams to ensure governed, trusted data fuels downstream insights and model training.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data governance practices
- Proven ability to design and lead enterprise or federated data governance programs, balancing central standards with domain ownership.
- Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM) and the ability to adapt them pragmatically to business needs.
- Experience establishing and operating data councils, stewardship models, and domain ownership structures.
- Deep experience defining and operationalizing data quality dimensions (accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, validity).
- Ability to design and implement data quality rules, thresholds, monitoring, and remediation workflows.
- Hands-on experience with metadata management, including business metadata, technical metadata, lineage, and impact analysis.
- Experience embedding governance controls directly into data pipelines and platforms (e.g., automated classification, validation, lineage capture).
- Strong collaboration with data engineering teams to integrate governance into CI/CD workflows and production deployments.
- Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks) and how governance is enforced programmatically within them.
Responsibilities
- Partner with domain leaders to prioritize and improve the most business-critical datasets for accuracy, completeness, and freshness.
- Implement automated validation, profiling, and anomaly detection within data pipelines.
- Drive metadata completeness and lineage visibility across enterprise data assets (including geospatial, sensor, and business data).
- Embed automated data classification, tagging, and role-based access integration into data flows.
- Operationalize ownership and stewardship accountability within each domain through clear, measurable KPIs.
- Monitor and publish “data trust” metrics and progress dashboards for executive visibility.
- Collaborate with analytics and AI teams to ensure governed, trusted data fuels downstream insights and model training.
Benefits
- Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life.
- You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers
- Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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