Data Governance Senior Manager

Cox Communications • Atlanta, GA

12h • 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).
• For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees