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# data governance professional

- **Company:** Pantheon Inc
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Microsoft Excel, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Data Systems, Power BI, Microsoft SharePoint, Snowflake, Collibra, Wikis
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2132ef03-a836-4054-82aa-be6078a1bb4b

## About the Role

Proven experience creating data governance policy and driving governance
strategy/program direction (not primarily platform implementation,
migration, or BI/reporting delivery)

 - Strong leadership, relationship-building, and communication skills,
including experience advising senior/executive leadership

 - Systems-level thinking able to identify and drive sustainable data
solutions across major projects and business units

 - Initiative-driven, hands-on, comfortable stepping in beyond the defined
scope of the role

 - Strong understanding of data governance principles, procedures, and
standards (data integrity, quality, compliance)

 - Understanding of data privacy and security regulations

NICE TO HAVE

 - Exposure to Collibra and Snowflake
 - Basic SQL query creation/editing
 - Comfort editing Wiki/HTML content and setting up SharePoint lists
 - Working knowledge of Power BI and strong Excel skills
 - Proficiency leading/facilitating/hosting sessions via Zoom, Mural, and
Draw.io without support

## Description

We are seeking an experienced data governance professional to help drive our
existing enterprise data governance program forward. This role is strategy and
policy focused not a solutions or platform implementation role. You will
create and refine governance policies, advance our governance framework in
partnership with our Central Data Office, and serve as a trusted advisor to
senior leadership on data governance direction. This is not a hands-on tool
administration or migration/build role.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

 - Create, refine, and maintain enterprise data governance policies, standards,
and procedures

 - Partner with our Central Data Office and Governance Lead to advance the
data governance program's roadmap and maturity

 - Advise senior leadership on data governance strategy, translating complex
data concepts into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and
non-technical audiences

 - Balance business/customer needs against governance requirements, improving
governance practices where it benefits the organization at scale

 - Collaborate across IT, business operations, and governance stakeholders to
drive adoption and enforcement of governance policy

 - Manage multiple governance initiatives and priorities simultaneously in a
fast-paced environment


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