Senior Manager, Enterprise Data Governance & Products

Ulteig•Saint Louis Park, MN

1d•$146,200 - $197,800

About The Position

The Enterprise Data Governance Leader is responsible for implementing, operationalizing, and continuously improving the organization’s enterprise data governance program, while serving as product leader for prioritized enterprise data products and data capabilities. Working from a framework developed with an external advisor, the role serves as the internal program owner, translating strategy into sustainable business practices, clear accountabilities, measurable outcomes, and disciplined governance routines. The position establishes the governance structures, standards, ownership models, decision rights, and operating disciplines needed to create trusted enterprise data. It ensures governed data is translated into valuable, reusable data products that support reporting, analytics, operational decision-making, automation, and future AI capabilities. Working across business, governance, product, data, analytics, architecture, and technology teams, the role connects authoritative business meaning with product delivery. It owns the effectiveness and adoption of the enterprise data governance program and is accountable for the vision, prioritization, lifecycle, adoption, and value realization of assigned enterprise data products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Management, Finance, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in data governance, data management, business systems, business transformation, analytics, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise programs across multiple business functions and translating frameworks, strategies, or operating models into sustainable business practices.
Strong understanding of business data, processes, systems, reporting, analytics, enterprise technology, and governance practices.
Strong program leadership, facilitation, communication, change management, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
Openness to innovation, including embracing and applying evolving technology and AI tools to enhance workflows, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.
Authorization to work permanently in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric experience.
Experience with Data Owner and Data Steward models, ERP/CRM/project management/financial systems, data quality measures, maturity models, and federated or matrixed operating environments.
Relevant military experience is considered for transitioning service members.

Responsibilities

Lead implementation of the enterprise data governance framework, including the roadmap, milestones, dependencies, communications, change management, and transition to business-as-usual operations.
Translate the framework into actionable processes, standards, roles, responsibilities, decision rights, governance forums, and operating cadences.
Serve as the long-term internal owner of the governance program and evolve the framework as business needs, systems, organizational structures, and data requirements change.
Assess program effectiveness, adoption, and maturity; identify improvement opportunities; and maintain a multi-year roadmap for advancing data governance capabilities.
Implement and sustain the Data Owner and Data Steward operating model, including expectations, participation, accountability, escalation paths, decision logs, and action plans.
Facilitate the Enterprise Data Governance Council and related forums to resolve cross-functional issues, align priorities, and drive enterprise accountability.
Embed governance responsibilities into business and system processes so ownership, stewardship, standards, and decision-making are consistently applied.
Implement enterprise standards for business definitions, critical data elements, ownership, stewardship, metadata, data documentation, and data quality governance.
Coordinate the creation and maintenance of the enterprise business glossary, data definitions, critical data domain inventory, and related governance artifacts.
Serve as business owner for data governance tooling, including Microsoft Purview, partnering with IT on technical administration, architecture, metadata, cataloging, lineage, classification, and system integration needs.
Develop data quality measures, governance scorecards, maturity assessments, and executive reporting on risks, adoption, trends, and business value.
Build partnerships with business and technology leaders to drive adoption, clarify expectations, and promote shared accountability for trusted enterprise data.
Lead change management for new governance roles, processes, standards, and tools, including stakeholder communication, training, and reinforcement.
Advise leaders and project teams on incorporating governance into system implementations, reporting priorities, analytics capabilities, transformation efforts, and enterprise initiatives.
Represent enterprise data governance interests in strategic technology and business transformation work, while maintaining partnership with the external advisor for transition support and targeted enhancements.
Own the vision, prioritization, lifecycle, adoption, and value realization of assigned enterprise data products; develop product portfolios, charters, roadmaps, backlogs, release plans, discovery findings, use cases, requirements, acceptance criteria, documentation, lifecycle decisions, and performance reporting.