What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Governance Lead – Supply Chain Houston, TX (Hybrid) position at BURGEON IT SERVICES?
Data Governance Lead – Supply Chain
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid – 3–4 days onsite)
Industry: Oil & Gas
Interview: Video
Please share the resumes with me at pranay@burgeonits.com
Role Summary
We are looking for a senior Data Governance Lead to drive a Supply Chain data governance program in a large enterprise environment. The role focuses on establishing a federated governance operating model, aligning business and enterprise stakeholders, and driving execution of governance roadmap, policies, KPIs, and adoption.
This is a leadership and client-facing role (not technical implementation or tool configuration).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Supply Chain federated Data Governance operating model
- Establish and run Data Governance Council, working groups, and governance forums
- Define governance policies, standards, and operating charter
- Manage alignment with Business Data Owners (BDOs), Supply Chain, and CDO teams
- Define and govern Critical Data Elements (CDEs), metadata, and lineage standards
- Develop and track Data Governance & Data Quality KPIs
- Drive governance roadmap, milestones, RAID tracking, and pilot execution
- Oversee governance adoption, change management, and communication strategy
- Provide advisory support for AI-ready data initiatives (non-technical)
Required Skills & Experience
- 10 years in Data Governance / Data Management / Enterprise Data Programs
- Strong experience in Supply Chain / SCM domain
- Proven experience building federated governance operating models
- Strong understanding of:
- Metadata management
- Data lineage
- Data stewardship
- Data quality frameworks
- Business glossary & CDEs
- Experience with data governance tools (design/operating model level):
- Collibra
- Microsoft Purview
- Alation
- Atlan
- Experience leading governance councils / steering committees
- Strong executive stakeholder management and facilitation skills
- Familiarity with frameworks: DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, TOGAF
Preferred
- Oil & Gas industry experience
- Experience in large-scale enterprise data transformation programs
- Consulting / principal-level leadership background