Data Governance Manager

Zions Bancorporation • Midvale, UT

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations team is seeking a collaborative, results-driven Data Governance Manager to lead its Data Governance & Quality Management team. The manager will champion sound data practices across the business by establishing and enforcing enterprise data standards and conducting ongoing analysis to empower data stewards and maintain high data quality.

The position leads Data Governance Analysts and Data Quality Analysts, oversees the operational implementation of data governance frameworks, and manages the end-to-end lifecycle of data quality for supported business domains. The manager partners with business and technical stakeholders across bank divisions, drives process improvements, and supports operational excellence.

This role is fully in office five days per week at the Zions Technology Center in Midvale, Utah. The position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• At least 6 years of professional experience in data management, data governance, or data quality analysis.
• At least 2 years of demonstrated leadership, supervisory, or team mentorship experience.
• Working knowledge of data governance principles, data quality management—including rule development, monitoring, and root-cause remediation—metadata management, and data lifecycle processes.
• Ability to establish, monitor, and report data quality metrics, identify anomalies and non-compliance, issue findings when appropriate, and drive root-cause analysis, assignment of remediation owners, corrective action, and resolution of identified causes and impacts.
• Understanding of data analysis techniques, data systems, SQL, and relational data concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data issues into actionable business terms and work effectively with business and technical groups.
• Strong organization, task prioritization, judgment, and ability to deliver high-quality outcomes within established timelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience identifying operational bottlenecks and implementing structured solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with modern data governance and data catalog platforms such as Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop Data Governance Analysts and Data Quality Analysts through day-to-day guidance, workload prioritization, coaching, and performance management.
• Build a culture of business-facing data stewardship by equipping distributed stewards with training, tools, and best practices.
• Manage the end-to-end Data Quality program for supported business domains, including developing, testing, implementing, and regularly monitoring data quality rules.
• Establish, monitor, and report data quality metrics; identify anomalies, assess root causes, and drive issue remediation.
• Ensure governance and quality processes comply with enterprise standards, internal controls, and regulatory expectations.
• Support the rollout, operationalization, and continuous improvement of the corporate data governance framework.
• Plan and execute data governance initiatives and project milestones in coordination with technical architecture, IT engineering, and business counterparts.
• Evaluate and implement tools, templates, and operational solutions to automate data cataloging, lineage tracking, metadata management, and quality profiling.
• Collaborate with department managers, business process owners, and technical teams to align governance priorities with business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to modernize departmental procedures, standards, workflows, and operating documentation.
• Support department leadership with tracking project deliverables, team capacity, and operational reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on day one.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts.
• Paid training.
• Paid time off and 11 paid federal holidays.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Profit sharing.
• Competitive compensation in line with work experience.
• Mental health benefits, including coaching and therapy sessions.
• Tuition reimbursement for qualifying employees.
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager