Sr Manager, Enterprise Data Platform & Governance

Kestra Medical Technologies • Kirkland, WA

23h • $185,000 - $215,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Enterprise Data Platform & Governance owns Kestra’s enterprise data platform and the standards governing how company data is used. Reporting to the CIO, this role leads the transition to Microsoft Fabric, defines enterprise data architecture, and operationalizes the Master Data Management (MDM) program. It establishes rules, certified data models, and guardrails that enable analysts embedded in business functions to build reports and insights safely and consistently. This is a platform and governance leadership role rather than a report-development role.

The Senior Manager directs outsourced engineering, administration, and development resources, with the opportunity to build an internal team as the platform matures. The role advises functional leaders as Kestra develops the governed data foundation needed for AI, automation, and evolving enterprise systems. It also supervises team members, including performance reviews, feedback, and professional-development goals.

The position works in a fast-paced office environment with typical office noise. Extended hours may be needed, and occasional travel of less than 10% is required. Physical demands include frequent repetitive wrist, hand, or finger motions such as keyboard and mouse use; frequent prolonged sitting or standing; occasional phone and business-machine use; and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds. Kestra maintains a drug-free workplace, and testing is a condition of employment.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree required.
• At least 10 years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or business intelligence.
• At least 5 years of experience leading enterprise data platform or data governance programs.
• At least 3 years of experience managing technical teams, including outsourced or offshore resources.
• Hands-on architecture experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Databricks, or comparable modern data platforms.
• Experience designing semantic models and governing self-service BI environments; Power BI is preferred.
• Experience implementing data governance and data protection controls for regulated data such as PHI or PII.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders.
• Highest ethical standards and personal integrity.
• Ability to be a self-starter, seek better methods, and work with minimum supervision.
• Deep expertise in the profession and industry best practices.
• Ability to collaborate within a team and across functions.
• Ability to influence without authority and say no constructively while preserving working relationships.
• Ability to discern relevant facts and resolve issues using sound judgment, compliance, quality, integrity, ethics, and critical thinking.
• Flexibility in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment, with the ability to meet deadlines and accomplish goals.
• Ability to comply with patient confidentiality requirements and release information only as permitted and on a need-to-know basis.
• Must be eligible to work for any U.S. employer; Kestra is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of visas.
• Must satisfy the drug-testing condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• Experience operationalizing a Master Data Management program.
• Experience with Microsoft Purview, sensitivity labeling, and data loss prevention.
• Experience with Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or healthcare billing system data.
• Experience preparing data platforms for AI, machine learning, or Microsoft Copilot use cases, including Copilot in Fabric and Power BI or Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Prior experience in medical technology, DME, life sciences, or healthcare industries.
• Experience supporting SOX controls or validated systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, and operation of the enterprise data platform, including the transition plan from the current Azure-based environment to Microsoft Fabric.
• Define and maintain enterprise data architecture, including Lakehouse design, semantic models, data ingestion patterns, and development, test, and production environment strategy.
• Manage platform capacity, performance, reliability, and cost, and recommend licensing and capacity adjustments to the CIO.
• Maintain continuity of enterprise analytics as source systems evolve, including Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Bonafide, and retire legacy custom reports as they are rebuilt using certified models.
• Prepare the data platform for AI and automation use cases, including Microsoft Copilot experiences and data products that support embedded insights in business workflows.
• Operationalize the MDM program, including master data domains, ownership, stewardship processes, data quality rules, and supporting tools.
• Partner with functional data owners to establish and sustain stewardship roles and data quality metrics.
• Set enterprise data standards, definitions, quality rules, and controls while enabling domain data owners to determine domain content, quality thresholds, and access within those standards.
• Own governance for users creating reports, dashboards, and BI content, including workspace standards, publishing and certification rules, access controls, and change management.
• Implement data protection controls with the Director of IT Security and Compliance, including sensitivity labeling of PHI, PII, and financial data, data loss prevention, and role-based access.
• Provide certified datasets, templates, documentation, training, and office hours to support self-service users.
• Mentor and guide data analysts embedded across company functions without becoming the default report developer.
• Establish intake processes and decision rights that distinguish enterprise data standards from functional analysis owned by business teams.
• Advise functional leaders on data strategy, metrics definitions, and ways data can improve decisions and operations.
• Influence leaders and teams outside direct reporting lines, resolve competing priorities constructively, and communicate platform roadmaps, risks, and tradeoffs to executive audiences.
• Manage outsourced developers, administrators, and other technical resources, including scope, prioritization, quality, and delivery.
• Support sourcing, statements of work, and supplier performance management for data platform services, and monitor spending against budget.
• Coordinate with the Director of Information Technology on application integrations and system changes affecting the data platform.
• Ensure enterprise data assets and platform processes comply with HIPAA, SOX, and other applicable requirements.
• Support validation of data platform components and reports for regulatory and audit readiness, including documentation and retention of validation evidence.
• Adhere to patient confidentiality requirements, releasing patient information externally only with signed permission and limiting internal access to a need-to-know basis.
• Directly supervise team members, including conducting performance reviews, providing feedback, and helping set professional development goals.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Competitive benefit package.
• Bonus; compensation is stated as $185,000–$215,000 annualized plus bonus, depending on experience.

What This Job Offers

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