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# Director of Data Governance

- **Company:** Quanex Building Products Corporation
- **Location:** Akron, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Security, Oracle (Applications), Reference Data, SAP (Applications), Systems Integration, Technical Data Management Systems, Enterprise Data Management, Data Management
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/QUA1012QBPC/JobBoard/0a83d4df-9021-42b1-aaec-a021a9a19104/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=81d29edd-0cc3-4e9f-a739-5200b7049c43

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Data Management, Business, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred.
 * 10+ years of progressive experience in data management, master data, data governance, engineering systems, ERP, or related disciplines.
 * 5+ years of leadership experience, including responsibility for developing employees and leading cross-functional initiatives.
 * Demonstrated experience developing or leading a data governance framework, operating model, or enterprise data management program.
 * Significant experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP and Oracle, in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
 * Experience governing engineering and manufacturing data, including materials, products, BOMs, routings, specifications, engineering changes, and document controls.
 * Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders without direct reporting authority.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $185,000. The salary range will vary based on the geographical location of the position.

## Description

The Director of Data Governance is responsible for establishing and leading the data governance strategy, operating model, and organizational capabilities for the Hardware division., * Establish policies, standards, decision rights, governance forums, and escalation paths for governed data.

 * Define data ownership, stewardship, approval authority, and accountability across business and engineering domains.
 * Provide strategic and operational oversight for master and reference data within ERP platforms, including SAP and Oracle.
 * Lead governance of product, material, customer, supplier, BOM, routing, specification, and other engineering and manufacturing data domains.
 * Provide governance oversight for Engineering Change Request (ECR) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes, ensuring accuracy, traceability, approvals, implementation controls, and SOX compliance.
 * Define the data quality strategy and measurable standards for accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, uniqueness, and validity.
 * Establish key performance indicators and management reporting for data quality, process effectiveness, backlog, risk, ownership, and corrective actions.
 * Identify systemic data issues and lead cross-functional root-cause resolution and sustainable corrective action.
 * Advise senior leadership on data quality, governance risk, resource requirements, system dependencies, and improvement priorities.
 * Lead, coach, and develop the Data Governance team; establish responsibilities, objectives, performance expectations, resource priorities, and development plans.
 * Partner with IT on data architecture, integrations, migrations, access controls, system enhancements, and technology investments affecting governed data.
 * Ensure governance practices align with data security, privacy, role-based access, segregation of duties, and applicable compliance requirements.
 * Partner with Finance, IT, Compliance, Internal Audit, Quality, and functional leaders to address data-related findings, control weaknesses, and corrective actions.
 * Define and enforce print and document controls governing the generation, revision, approval, distribution, availability, and retirement of engineering and operational documents.
 * Lead change management, stakeholder communication, training, and adoption for governance standards, systems, controls, and ownership expectations.
 * Ensure governance requirements are incorporated into new product introductions, product changes, acquisitions, integrations, plant transfers, and other significant business initiatives.