Manager, Data Governance

Insight Global is seeking a Manager, Data Governance for a large, complex enterprise organization operating across healthcare, insurance, and academic domains. This individual will play a pivotal role in building and leading an enterprise-wide data governance program from the ground up. The ideal candidate is a strong change agent with executive-level communication skills who can establish governance standards, educate leaders, and drive adoption across diverse business lines. This is a long-term, high-impact leadership role focused on creating sustainable data quality, ownership, and governance practices that enable responsible AI, analytics, and enterprise decision-making., Lead the enterprise data governance strategy across three domains:

o Healthcare

o Insurance

o University (Academics)

• Establish foundational governance in a largely green environment

• Define and implement:

o Data domains

o Data stewardship and ownership

o Decision rights and escalation paths

o Data quality and exchange standards (internal & vendor-based)

• Educate business leaders, clinicians, and academic stakeholders on governance principles

• Build and lead governance councils and working groups

• Manage and mentor a team of 3-4 individuals new to governance, help build out additional team

• Partner with IT and data teams to deploy governance tooling (Purview, Azure stack)

• Ensure data readiness before expanded AI initiatives

• Drive long-term, continuous governance implementation (approx. 3-year maturity horizon)

• Report progress, investment value, and outcomes to enterprise leadership

10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or enterprise data strategy

• Proven experience driving enterprise-wide data governance programs from early or green stages

• Experience operating within large, complex organizations with multiple business domains

o Must have experience in at least 1 of the following domains/environments: health/healthcare, insurance/payer, or academics/university

• Strong executive presence with ability to communicate and influence C-level and senior leadership

• Demonstrated change leadership and ability to drive adoption of governance standards

• Experience establishing Data ownership and stewardship models, Data quality standards, and Governance operating models and councils

• Familiarity with Microsoft data ecosystem (Azure-based environments)

• Hands-on experience with: Microsoft Purview (Data Governance), Microsoft Fabric, Synapse or modern Azure data platforms

• Experience building governance frameworks with a strong focus on responsible AI and data readiness - Experience within all three business domains: health, academic, insurance