What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Governance Manager position at Koch?
Your Job
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is seeking a highly motivated Data Governance Manager to join our Information Technology (IT) team, supporting data maturity and strategic priorities in our Equipment, Technology, and Services (ET&S) business. The IT team is a vital component in KES’ strategy to improve business performance through technical innovation and profitable transformation. Our team functions as the liaison between IT and the business to develop innovative solutions transforming KES data maturity. In this role you will be accountable for the development of data governance program. You will have to work with a diverse scope of data, leaders, technical skill sets, to gain alignment and adoption of the program. Using knowledge of data and reporting to guide decisions, and influence Data Owners and Stewards to move towards data centricity. You will lead a team of business data practitioners and as a team drive the adoption data centricity at ET&S.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Our Team
As a Data Governance Manager on our Process Delivery Team, you will thrive in a fast paced and collaborative environment supporting our engineering, commercial, manufacturing, and supply chain functions. Our mission is to be a trusted and proactive partner driving organizational success through disciplined data governance, strategic partnerships, and continuous process innovation. We deliver key business priorities with excellence, foster a culture of agility, and create sustained value aligned with the KES IT vision and ET&S Strategic Priorities. By building authentic relationships grounded in trust and transparency, facilitating collaboration, and championing thoughtful change management, we empower ET&S and our business partners to achieve their goals efficiently and effectively.
What You Will Do
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is seeking a highly motivated Data Governance Manager to join our Information Technology (IT) team, supporting data maturity and strategic priorities in our Equipment, Technology, and Services (ET&S) business. The IT team is a vital component in KES’ strategy to improve business performance through technical innovation and profitable transformation. Our team functions as the liaison between IT and the business to develop innovative solutions transforming KES data maturity. In this role you will be accountable for the development of data governance program. You will have to work with a diverse scope of data, leaders, technical skill sets, to gain alignment and adoption of the program. Using knowledge of data and reporting to guide decisions, and influence Data Owners and Stewards to move towards data centricity. You will lead a team of business data practitioners and as a team drive the adoption data centricity at ET&S.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Our Team
As a Data Governance Manager on our Process Delivery Team, you will thrive in a fast paced and collaborative environment supporting our engineering, commercial, manufacturing, and supply chain functions. Our mission is to be a trusted and proactive partner driving organizational success through disciplined data governance, strategic partnerships, and continuous process innovation. We deliver key business priorities with excellence, foster a culture of agility, and create sustained value aligned with the KES IT vision and ET&S Strategic Priorities. By building authentic relationships grounded in trust and transparency, facilitating collaboration, and championing thoughtful change management, we empower ET&S and our business partners to achieve their goals efficiently and effectively.
What You Will Do
- Serve as a liaison and trusted advisor between business data owners, KES IT, and stakeholders to ensure alignment on data governance initiatives that support business outcomes.
- Develop/ identify then drive adoption of a transformative data governance program across a diverse landscape of data domains, systems, and capabilities.
- Continued end users support of the program and platforms.
- Seek understanding and document expectations for compliance and control needs, raising and mitigating potential concerns.
- Use KES key data insights along with data best practices to identify opportunities for improvement in data quality, process and program adoption.
- Transform the Item Data stewardship process build/rollout an MDM process fit for our business needs.
- Lead a team of Business Data Analyst to monitor and measure data quality and governance.
- Build strong relationships with data owners and data stewards to define and document data parameters, process improvements.
- Develop and execute communication plans and monitor impact.
- Oversite of ongoing data cleansing efforts and report outs.
- Proven experience in business processes & data analysis, mapping, and documentation.
- Effective demonstration of prioritizing asks based on business outcomes.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.
- Solid understanding of change management principles.
- Proficiency root cause analysis to solve issues.
- Ability to lead and facilitate cross-functional teams to drive results.
- Experience with data technology and processes pertaining to governance, management, and/or quality.
- Experience leading and influencing diverse teams directly or indirectly, delivering presentations and training.
- Knowledge of process improvement and re-engineering techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage economic thinking to drive profitable decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to work with ambiguity and apply sound judgment in selecting methods and solutions.
- Experience facilitating working groups.
- Capability to translate technical and data concepts into business-friendly language tied to business outcomes.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).