Data Governance Lead

Sweetwater Sound•Fort Wayne, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sweetwater, the nation’s number one online retailer of music instruments and pro audio gear, is seeking to hire an analytical, detailed, and experienced Data Governance Lead to join our growing Data & Analytics team! As the Data Governance Lead, you will be responsible for defining, operationalizing, and scaling data governance practices that enable trusted, secure, and high-quality data across the enterprise— without slowing innovation. In this role, you will partner closely with Analytics Engineering, Data Science, Software Engineering, Security, Legal, and Business Leaders to ensure data is well-governed, well-understood, and responsibly used, especially as data products become more customer-facing and AI-driven. The role frequently interacts with performance marketing, eCommerce and legal & Compliance teams. If you are looking for a great opportunity to join a growing team and make meaningful, long-term impacts, then we’d love to speak with you!

Requirements

7+ years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or data platforms
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data & Analytics, Mathematics, Economics, or related field
Strong understanding of PII & data privacy concepts, Data lifecycle management, and BI and Analytics ecosystems
Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, data science, security, and legal/compliance teams
Ability to translate policy into practical, usable workflows
Familiarity with modern data stacks (preferably Google)

Nice To Haves

Experience in retail, eCommerce, or customer data platforms preferred
Experience and familiarity with data modeling and Business Intelligence tools
Experience governing data for AI/ML use cases preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for Defining and evolve the enterprise data governance framework, including policies, standards, and decision rights
Establish governance that is practical, scalable, and embedded into delivery workflows
Align governance priorities to business outcomes (growth, customer experience, risk reduction)
Design, implement, and continuously improve the policies, technical processes, and procedures that enable the company’s enterprise data governance program
Act as the technical authority for translating data governance policies and standards into operational workflows, controls, and tooling across the data lifecycle.
Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, & IT Security teams to embed regulatory requirements into technical controls, including data minimization, purpose limitation, retention & disposition procedures, and data subject enablement
Drive technical enablement for master and reference data management, critical data element identification, and lineage tracing from source to consumption
Lead initiatives around Data definitions and business glossary – providing ownership and stewardship models along with Critical data elements
Educate teams on Data handling expectations, Governance principles and Responsible AI & analytics use
Partner closely with internal technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure data is accurate, trustworthy, well-documented, and protected in accordance with regulatory and business requirements
Responsible for defining success metrics for governance effectiveness
Regularly review and update policies as data platforms, regulations, and business needs evolve