Data Governance Senior Manager

Cox Enterprises • Atlanta, GA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Governance Senior Manager – APIs and Data Sets, establishes and executes governance frameworks for APIs and critical data sets across Cox Automotive. This role ensures APIs and data sets are secure, compliant, discoverable, and aligned with enterprise standards while enabling innovation. The Senior Manager leads cross-functional initiatives implementing policies that balance regulatory requirements, security risks, and business enablement, partnering with product, engineering, security, legal, and data governance teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 8 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years’ experience in a related field; or 20 years’ experience in a related field
• 3+ years’ experience in management or leadership role
• Deep understanding of API technologies, protocols (REST, GraphQL, gRPC), and architectural patterns
• Knowledge of data management principles including data quality, metadata management, and data lineage
• Familiarity with API management platforms and data cataloging tools
• Understanding of API security standards and data protection mechanisms
• Experience with data modeling, database technologies, and data integration patterns
• Highly analytical with ability to make strategic decisions with ambiguous information
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to drive consensus across stakeholders
• Strong project management with track record of delivering complex initiatives
• Demonstrated change management expertise including training and organizational adoption
• Ability to balance technical requirements with business needs and risk considerations

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DAMA-DMBOK or similar data management frameworks
• Knowledge of privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and their application
• Background in automotive industry or marketplace platforms
• Experience with governance tools, data quality platforms, and API documentation systems

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise-wide API and data set governance policies, standards, and procedures
• Establish lifecycle governance covering design, development, deployment, versioning, deprecation, and retirement
• Define and enforce design standards, naming conventions, authentication/authorization models, and data quality requirements
• Create governance scorecards and metrics to measure program effectiveness
• Ensure complete metadata documentation including purpose, ownership, dependencies, usage restrictions, and lineage
• Implement classification and tagging frameworks based on sensitivity, criticality, and compliance requirements
• Catalog critical source data and APIs with metadata showing how data is created, obtained, used, and shared
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, and Security teams to ensure compliance with data contracts, privacy regulations, and security requirements
• Roll out data quality policies and standards for critical data sets
• Integrate governance into development workflows through partnership with product and engineering teams
• Drive adoption through training, communication, and change management
• Provide consultation to API and data set owners on governance requirements
• Continuously improve governance processes based on feedback and organizational needs

Benefits

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
• Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
• Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).

What This Job Offers

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