Senior Manager, Data Governance & Excellence

CAE•Montreal, QC

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Data Governance & Excellence is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise data governance framework, data quality practices, and data enablement initiatives. This role drives accountability for data across business domains, ensuring data is trusted, consistent, and compliant. Working closely with business and technology stakeholders, the Senior Manager enables effective data management practices that support operational excellence and data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related fields (Engineering, Computer Science, Analytics, etc.)
Minimum 10-12 years’ experience in the field of data, governance, analytics and business intelligence
Strong people leader with minimum 5 years leading teams of technical and non-technical professionals.
Familiarity with data governance and data quality tools (e.g., catalog, lineage platforms)
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and change enablement skills
Good knowledge of other relevant analytics tools (Power BI, Salesforce)
Bilingual French-English

Nice To Haves

Ability to work in an ambiguous environment and drive accountability across the team
A level of experience that allows the individual to bring a broad business perspective and strategic insights
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-orientated business
Proven ability to work across business and technology teams in a matrixed environment
Ability to assess a complex landscape, seek facts and develop logical, fact-based recommendations and present to leadership
Highly numerate with an aptitude for analyzing numeric data
Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills

Responsibilities

Lead the implementation and evolution of enterprise data governance policies, standards, and processes (e.g., metadata, access, classification, retention)
Establish and operationalize data ownership and stewardship models across domains
Maintain enterprise data definitions, glossary, and taxonomy to ensure consistency of KPIs and reporting
Lead governance forums (e.g., Data Council, stewardship community) and drive adherence to standards
Ensure alignment with privacy, legal, and security requirements
Support integration of governance into enterprise processes and transformation initiatives
Build, lead, and enable a network of business data stewards across domains
Drive accountability for data ownership and data issue resolution within the business
Provide guidance and support to domain teams on governance practices and standards
Facilitate cross-domain alignment on shared data elements and definitions
Promote adoption of data governance practices and standards across the organization
Support development and delivery of data literacy and training initiatives
Develop communications and materials to drive awareness and engagement
Establish and facilitate communities of practice to share best practices
Coaching and mentoring the members of your team
Advise and coach individuals in the organization that perform Data Governance & Data Integrity work day-to-day
Build a strong, active network across CAE
Drive, and lead by example, a One CAE culture
Take action to maintain a high level of engagement within your team
Define and implement data quality frameworks, rules, and monitoring processes
Oversee identification, prioritization, and resolution of data quality issues
Conduct root cause analysis and drive sustainable remediation actions with business and IT partners
Partner with technology teams to deploy data quality tooling, scorecards, and dashboards
Ensure data is fit-for-purpose for key business processes and reporting