Sr. Director, Enterprise Data Governance

Salesforce • New York, NY

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About The Position

About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. The Sr. Director, Enterprise Data Governance provides enterprise-wide leadership for defining, implementing, and scaling data governance across the organization. This role is accountable for establishing data policies, standards, and operating models that ensure data is trusted, secure, compliant, and fit for advanced analytics and AI-driven use cases, including Agentic Enterprise capabilities. The role partners closely with Data Platform, Security, Privacy, Legal, Audit, and Business Domain leaders to embed governance as a core enterprise capability.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in data governance, data management, risk management, or related enterprise data roles.
• Proven experience leading large, cross-functional programs in complex enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of data governance frameworks, policies, and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, privacy regulations).
• Experience implementing governance operating models in modern data platforms and Data Mesh environments.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A related technical degree required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with industry maturity models such as DCAM.
• Familiarity with governance-as-code, metadata management, and data observability concepts.
• Background supporting AI, analytics, and Agent-based platforms.
• Experience working in highly regulated or public-sector (e.g., FedRAMP) environments.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Governance Strategy & Leadership Define and evolve the enterprise data governance strategy aligned to business priorities, regulatory obligations, and AI readiness. Serve as the executive owner for Enterprise Data Governance (EDG), providing vision, prioritization, and outcomes-based leadership. Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, including the CDO, CIO, Security, Privacy, and Audit leadership.
• Policies, Standards & Risk Management Own the development, maintenance, and enforcement of enterprise data policies and standards. Establish and govern the Request for Change (RFC) process for policies and standards. Partner with Security and Privacy teams to enforce data security, privacy, and regulatory requirements. Ensure governance controls support SOX, Internal Audit, and external regulatory compliance.
• Data Mesh & Domain Governance Enablement Lead governance enablement for Data Mesh adoption, including domain modeling (L1, L2, subject areas), stewardship alignment, and accountability. Drive governance-as-code requirements to enable scalable, automated enforcement. Oversee data steward training, enablement programs, and data management maturity assessments (e.g., DCAM). Chair or sponsor the Enterprise Data Governance Council and working groups.
• Insights, Metrics & Compliance Oversight Define and operationalize Data Management Compliance (DM Compliance) metrics across accountability, classification, catalog, lineage, and data quality. Oversee governance KPIs, dashboards, trend analysis, and executive reporting. Establish maturity baselines and remediation plans using industry frameworks such as DCAM. Provide transparent reporting on policy compliance, SOX deficiencies, Internal Audit findings, and security vulnerabilities.
• Operating Model & Team Leadership Build, lead, and scale a high-performing, multi-disciplinary EDG organization. Define clear roles, responsibilities, and career paths across governance, policy, and insights functions. Manage resource planning, backfill justification, and budget alignment for enterprise governance priorities. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.
• More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

What This Job Offers

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