Sr Manager, Data Governance

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must not require employer sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship, and the company will not assume sponsorship obligations for existing visa holders.

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Why Join Us

• Career Growth: Advance your career with opportunities for leadership and personal development.
• Culture of Excellence: Be part of a supportive team that values your input and encourages innovation.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that looks after both your professional and personal needs.

Total Rewards
Our Total Rewards package underscores our commitment to recognizing your contributions. We offer a competitive and fair compensation structure that includes base pay and performance-based rewards. Compensation is based on skill set, experience, qualifications, and job-related requirements. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, retirement plans, and generous paid leave. Discover more about what we offer by visiting our Benefits page.

A Day In The Life
We are seeking a skilled and business-oriented Data & AI Governance Senior Manager to define, operationalize, and continuously mature an enterprise Data & AI Governance program across The Friedkin Group of companies. This role will establish the operating model, forums, policies, standards, and controls needed to ensure data and AI are trusted, secure, compliant, high quality, and fit for business use. The position will lead governance across core data domains and critical capabilities such as data ownership and stewardship, business glossary and definitions, metadata and cataloging, lineage, data quality, master data, retention, privacy, and information lifecycle management, while also standing up practical AI governance for advanced analytics, machine learning, generative AI, automation, and third-party AI solutions. The Data & AI Governance Senior Manager will partner closely with business executives, legal, privacy, cybersecurity, technology, analytics, and delivery teams to enable innovation while managing risk and increasing consistency, accountability, and value realization.

As a Sr Mgr, Data Governance you will:

• Define and execute enterprise strategy: Develop and maintain a pragmatic Data & AI Governance strategy, roadmap, and operating model aligned with business priorities, regulatory requirements, and enterprise risk appetite.
• Establish governance structure and decision rights: Stand up governance councils, stewardship forums, and escalation paths; clarify roles for data owners, data stewards, AI owners, model owners, and technology partners.
• Lead foundational data governance: Drive policy, standards, and operating practices for data domains, data definitions, business glossary, metadata, cataloging, lineage, data lifecycle management, and data certification.
• Advance data quality and master data practices: Partner with business and technology teams to define critical data elements, quality rules, thresholds, issue-management workflows, root-cause remediation, and master/reference data controls.
• Operationalize AI governance: Design and run intake, triage, risk-tiering, review, approval, and exception processes for AI use cases, including machine learning, generative AI, copilots, agents, and third-party AI-enabled solutions.
• Define AI control requirements: Establish documentation and control expectations such as use-case inventory, risk assessments, model or system cards, human oversight requirements, testing standards, access controls, monitoring requirements, and retirement criteria.
• Oversee AI and data risk management: Coordinate with Legal, Privacy, Information Security, Compliance, and Risk teams to evaluate regulatory, ethical, security, privacy, bias, explainability, and operational risks associated with data and AI solutions.
• Drive monitoring and continuous improvement: Define governance KPIs, data quality scorecards, stewardship measures, and AI control effectiveness metrics; monitor outcomes such as data issue resolution, model performance, drift, fairness, audit readiness, and policy adherence.
• Enable business adoption and change management: Build and support a strong community of data owners, stewards, and AI stakeholders through training, communications, office hours, and practical guidance that embeds governance into day-to-day delivery workflows.
• Support platform and tooling adoption: Partner on the selection, configuration, and use of governance-enabling tools for cataloging, lineage, data quality, issue management, model inventory, workflow, and policy management.
• Provide executive visibility: Prepare materials, recommendations, dashboards, and decision logs for leadership forums; communicate progress, risks, tradeoffs, and value delivered through the governance program.
• Lead cross-functional governance workstreams, stewardship communities, and enterprise forums.

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's Degree Information Management, Computer Science, Data Science, Business, Risk, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Req
• 10 years progressive experience in data governance, data management, information governance, analytics governance, risk/compliance, or a related discipline, including experience leading enterprise or cross-functional governance initiatives. Required
• Demonstrated experience defining and implementing data governance frameworks, operating models, policies, and standards across large or federated organizations.
• Experience partnering with legal, compliance, privacy, cybersecurity, architecture, engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders to translate policy into workable operating processes.
• Experience with governance and metadata tools such as Ataccama, Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview, Informatica/Axon, OneTrust, DataHub, Dataiku Govern, or similar platforms is preferred.
• Working knowledge of responsible AI and AI governance concepts, including model lifecycle controls, human oversight, documentation, use-case review, risk assessment, monitoring, and regulatory or standards awareness. (High proficiency)
• Strong knowledge of master data management, metadata management, data cataloging, lineage, data quality management, retention, privacy, security, and information lifecycle practices. (High proficiency)
• Strong facilitation, program management, and change leadership skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive adoption without creating unnecessary bureaucracy. (High proficiency)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical and regulatory concepts into practical business requirements and action plans. (Medium proficiency)
• Certified Data Professional CDMP, DGSP, CIPP or AIGPPreferred

Physical and Environmental RequirementsThe physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job, the associate is required on a daily basis to analyze and interpret data, communicate, and remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the work day and frequently access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The associate is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The associate must frequently move up to 10 pounds and occasionally move up to 25 pounds.

Travel Requirements
10% The associate is occasionally required to travel to other sites, including out-of-state, where applicable, for business

Join Us
The Friedkin Group and its affiliates are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at TalentAcquisition@friedkin.com. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.

We are seeking candidates legally authorized to work in the United States, without Sponsorship.