Data Governance Manager

This person will play a critical role in managing and enhancing the organization’s metadata environment. This role will focus on ensuring data traceability, accuracy, and usability across multiple systems, while serving as a key liaison between the data team, finance, and business stakeholders. This role will support the development of data lineage, business-friendly naming conventions, and governance practices that align with enterprise data management standards., * Collaborate with the data team to manage and enhance cloud metadata repositories.

• Expand metadata repository to include:
• Source-to-target data lineage mapping.
• Business-friendly names for technical fields.
• Identification and flagging of Enterprise Critical Data Elements (ECDE) and Domain Critical Data Elements (DCDE).

· Identify and document OSOT (Operational Source of Truth) field names and mapped equivalents through to the General Ledger. · Establish and maintain reference tables to record the source of each data element (e.g., MGA or TPA systems/personnel, system-specific SFTP feeds, etc.). · Partner with the Finance team to align data dictionary and mapping efforts in SAP: · Ensure proper mapping of DCDE for financial reporting. · Assist in determining scope of SAP inputs (all fields vs. targeted subsets). · Act as liaison between the data team and business stakeholders, including engagement with data governance councils to define and approve ECDE and DCDE.

• Strong understanding of data governance principles, metadata management, and data lineage.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and metadata management tools.
• Familiarity with financial data management and SAP; direct experience highly advantageous.
• Knowledge of insurance industry data flows preferred.
• Proven ability to map and translate technical field names into business-friendly terminology.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across data, finance, and business teams.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on data quality, accuracy, and traceability., * Bachelor’s degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Finance, or related field required.
• 10+ years of experience in data governance, metadata management, or related data-focused roles.
• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry strongly preferred.