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# Data Governance Lead

- **Company:** Workforce Opportunity Services
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $155,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Governance, Metadata, Metadata Repositories, Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI, Software Requirements Analysis, Data Lineage, Microsoft Business Central, Data Management
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=69cfd2cee5d25b90

## About the Role

The Data Governance Lead position requires extensive experience leading data governance work, including direct experience establishing a governance function where none existed. Relevant experience includes data quality frameworks, metadata and catalog work, and work in regulated or public-sector environments., * Direct experience leading data governance work rather than only advising on it.

 * Direct experience establishing a data governance function where none existed.
 * Experience designing data quality frameworks, including rule-based validation, exception thresholds, monitoring, and the identification and definition of critical data elements.
 * Hands-on experience building a business glossary and data catalog and defining the process that keeps them current.
 * Experience in government, pension, insurance, banking, or another environment with audit and compliance exposure.
 * Based in the United States and able to work Pacific business hours.

Preferred:

 * Public retirement system experience.
 * Knowledge of the data catalog and governance tooling market sufficient to guide requirements definition and vendor selection.
 * Training design and delivery experience, including train-the-trainer, job aids, and recorded materials.
 * Change management experience in an organization where staff are taking on data steward duties for the first time.
 * Familiarity with pension administration systems, financial systems such as Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, or reporting layers such as Power BI., * Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) from DAMA International.
 + Practitioner level or above preferred.
 + Associate level is acceptable when paired with substantial hands-on experience.
 + An equivalent recognized credential may be considered and assessed.

## Description

* Develop, implement, and maintain the organization's data governance framework, operating model, policies, standards, and procedures.
 * Define data ownership and stewardship roles and coordinate the activities of data owners, data stewards, and governance councils.
 * Establish and maintain a business glossary, data catalog, metadata repository, and consistent data definitions.
 * Develop data-quality rules, validation controls, exception thresholds, monitoring processes, and remediation procedures.
 * Identify and govern critical data elements and prioritize important data assets and domains.
 * Establish processes for documenting data lineage and tracking data from source systems through reporting and analytics.
 * Monitor compliance with data-governance policies and applicable privacy, security, retention, and regulatory requirements.


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