Manager, Data Governance & Knowledge Management

Apple • Cupertino, CA

3d • $208,400 - $313,500

About The Position

We are seeking a Manager of Data Governance & Knowledge Management to design, implement, and operate Finance's data governance, data quality, and knowledge management capabilities. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, data engineering, and AI enablement, with a strong focus on execution and delivery.As part of the Finance Transformation organization, this role is responsible for ensuring Finance data and institutional knowledge are trusted, discoverable, explainable, and AI-ready. The manager will lead a small, dedicated team of engineers and partner closely with Finance Product, Engineering, IS&T, and Finance domain experts.This is not a policy-only governance role. It is a hands-on leadership role focused on building the foundations that allow analytics, automation, and AI to scale safely and effectively within Finance. Description This role ensures Finance can safely and confidently scale analytics and AI by building the data and knowledge foundations that make intelligence explainable, auditable, and trusted. It is a critical enabler of Finance Transformation and a key pillar of responsible AI adoption.In this role, success means:- Finance data is trusted, measurable, and consistently governed.- Finance knowledge (rules, policies, KPIs, controls) is structured and reusable, not locked in documents or tribal knowledge.- AI, analytics, and automation initiatives launch faster and with higher confidence because data and knowledge foundations are in place.- Finance users trust AI outputs because they are explainable and correctable.- Tangible progress is made toward AI readiness through delivered capabilities—not just frameworks.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics engineering, or related roles
• 2+ years proven experience managing, developing and coaching as leader of a team
• Bachelors of Science (BS) or equivalent degree in Finance, Business Management, Computer Science, Engineering or a field required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience implementing data quality frameworks, metadata management, lineage, and data catalogs.
• Hands-on experience or strong exposure to semantic modeling, ontologies, or knowledge graphs.
• Familiarity with AI/ML data requirements, including explainability, RAG, and human-in-the-loop feedback.
• Experience working with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Dataiku, cloud-native stacks).
• Strong ability to translate technical concepts into Finance and business context.
• Experience with knowledge graph or semantic technologies (tool-agnostic).
• Exposure to AI/ML governance or model input management.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance, or SOX-related data processes.
• Execution-oriented leadership with strong attention to detail
• Ability to balance technical depth with business understanding
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Problem-solving mindset with a bias toward automation and scalability
• Clear written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working in Finance or regulated environments

Responsibilities

• mplement and operate Finance-aligned data governance and data quality frameworks, including ownership, definitions, quality rules, lineage, and issue resolution.
• Partner with IS&T to align Finance governance needs with enterprise platforms, certified data layers, access controls, and compliance requirements.
• Establish automated data quality monitoring for Finance-critical datasets used in reporting, automation, and AI use cases.
• Develop data quality scorecards and metrics that demonstrate business impact and support explainability and trust.
• Ensure Finance data is traceable, documented, and auditable to support SOX, controls, and regulatory needs.
• Design and maintain Finance knowledge representations (semantic models, metadata, ontologies, knowledge graphs) that capture Finance logic, rules, KPIs, controls, and processes.
• Structure and prepare unstructured Finance data (policies, procedures, narratives, documentation) for AI consumption, including retrieval-augmented generation and agent-based workflows.
• Ensure Finance knowledge assets are discoverable, contextualized, and versioned, enabling explainable and trustworthy AI outputs.
• Partner with AI/ML and Automation teams to ensure data and knowledge structures support including Explainability, Human-in-the-loop validation, and Safe iteration and feedback-driven improvement
• Enable mechanisms for Finance users and SMEs to understand, validate, and correct AI- and analytics-driven insights.
• Ensure outputs can be traced back to source data, business rules, and knowledge artifacts.
• Embed governance and explainability requirements into Finance analytics, automation, and AI delivery workflows from the start.
• Lead and mentor a small team of data engineers focused on Data quality automation, Metadata and lineage management, and Knowledge modeling and graph development
• Translate Finance and Transformation priorities into clear, actionable technical work.
• Balance hands-on contribution with people leadership, code/design review, and delivery accountability.
• Prioritize work based on Finance Transformation initiatives and AI-readiness milestones.
• Partner closely with, Finance Product and Engineering teams, Program and Process leaders, IS&T data and platform teams
• Work with Finance SMEs (FP&A, Accounting, Controllers, Audit, Risk) to accurately capture and formalize domain knowledge.
• Participate in enterprise governance forums as the Finance representative, ensuring alignment without owning enterprise-wide governance scope.

Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range.
• This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.
• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs.
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
• Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

What This Job Offers

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