Enterprise Data Governance Manager, Sr Principal

Epicor • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Principal Enterprise Data Governance Manager at Epicor, you will be responsible for establishing and scaling our enterprise-wide data governance practice. You will design and deploy a unified governance framework across key business functions, ensuring alignment, consistency, and transparency of core KPIs and critical metrics. Working cross-functionally, you will serve as a strategic authority on data definitions, ownership, and governance standards while driving automation-first governance solutions that support business growth and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or data strategy within a complex enterprise environment.
• Proven experience building and scaling enterprise data governance programs.
• Strong experience standardizing KPIs and managing metric definition governance processes.
• Experience implementing governance frameworks using modern data platforms and tools.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Experience establishing and leading enterprise Data Councils or governance committees.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, semantic modeling, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience within SaaS, ERP, or enterprise software environments.
• Familiarity with governance tooling such as data catalog, lineage, workflow, and data quality platforms.
• Experience or exposure to MDM, data lineage, and AI-enabled governance solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and operationalize a unified enterprise data governance framework across core business domains.
• Define and implement data ownership, stewardship roles, policies, and governance controls.
• Establish and manage governance processes for enterprise KPIs, including change control and metric standardization.
• Lead the implementation of automation-driven governance solutions, embedding controls into data pipelines, semantic layers, and reporting environments.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Analytics, and business teams to ensure data quality, lineage visibility, and metric certification.
• Establish and lead a cross-functional Data Council to drive alignment, prioritization, and issue resolution across the organization.
• Drive continuous improvement of governance processes through KPIs, maturity benchmarks, and evolving best practices.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits designed to support your overall well-being.
• Opportunities for mentorship, continuing education, and focused career goal setting, with 25% of positions filled internally.
• Free LinkedIn Learning licenses for everyone, along with our Mentoring Program to boost your personal development.
• Collaborate with a diverse team in an inclusive, global workplace that fosters innovation and celebrates partnership.
• Policies built on mutual trust and support, encouraging time off to rest, recharge, and reconnect.
• Comprehensive support for international relocations and permanent residency processes.

What This Job Offers

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