Data Governance Manager

NextEra Energy

56d

About The Position

The Data Governance Manager is responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive policies and systems to manage organizational data, ensuring quality, security, and regulatory compliance. This role requires collaboration with data owners and stewards to establish standards, resolve data quality issues, maintain metadata repositories, and oversee data security and privacy protocols. Success in this position demands a strategic blend of business acumen, technical expertise, and legal knowledge, coupled with strong communication and interpersonal skills to foster a culture of data accountability across the organization. This role offers the opportunity to shape data strategy and culture while ensuring the organization maximizes the value of its data assets in a secure, compliant manner.

Requirements

High School Grad / GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 8+ years
Supervisor/Management Experience: 2+ years

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

Policy & Standards Development: Design and implement enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, and standards that align with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements
Data Quality Management: Establish comprehensive data quality standards, metrics, and monitoring mechanisms while driving cross-functional initiatives to continuously improve data integrity and accuracy
Data Stewardship & Ownership: Partner with data owners and stewards to define clear responsibilities, facilitate issue resolution, and provide education on data governance principles and best practices
Metadata Management: Develop and maintain comprehensive data dictionaries and metadata repositories to ensure stakeholders have complete visibility into organizational data assets
Security & Compliance: Collaborate closely with IT and security teams to implement robust data protection measures, ensure adherence to privacy regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.), and enforce security protocols
Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and address data-related risks through strategic partnerships with legal, risk management, and compliance departments
Training & Communication: Design and deliver training programs and workshops to build organization-wide data governance awareness and promote accountability at all levels
Framework Implementation: Lead the strategic deployment of the overall data governance framework while establishing mechanisms to monitor and ensure ongoing compliance
Provides leadership, influence, vision, and direction to the organization to contribute to achieving the company's goals
Works with IT leaders to develop overall IT strategy in alignment with business strategy
Oversees value stream by focusing on cost and risks of technology portfolio to meet business needs
Supports and fosters innovative technologies to deliver new ideas that enable business transformation
Ensures high levels of ongoing system and application performance in production environments
Oversees development of processes and tools to automate code releases from development to operations (DevOps)
Attracts, develops and retains a high-performing and diverse team
Establishes and drives technology roadmaps that align with current and future business needs
Manages third party technical and outsourcing relationships to deliver project and operational support objectives
Ensures technology processes are conducted in line with applicable standards and company policies
Performs other job-related duties as assigned