Sr. Manager, Data Governance

ABOUT THE DATA GOVERNANCE TEAM The Data Governance team provides enterprise-wide oversight and enablement to ensure data is properly classified, documented, trusted, secure, and used responsibly. Acting as a bridge across business, engineering, privacy, and security teams, the team develops and operationalizes governance frameworks, policies, standards, tooling, and metrics that reduce risk, improve data quality, enable AI, and drive cost accountability. The team’s mission is to evolve governance from guidance to embedded, enforceable, and measurable execution, ensuring governance is built directly into how data platforms and pipelines are designed, delivered, and operated. ABOUT YOU You are an experienced data or platform leader who understands that governance is not just policy. It is operational discipline, ownership, and accountability at scale. You combine strong technical fluency with strong people leadership, operating comfortably across strategy and execution. You bring structure to ambiguity, translate enterprise risk into clear priorities, and partner effectively with senior leaders across engineering, privacy, security, legal, and business teams to drive adoption. You believe governance should enable teams—not slow them down—and you lead with high challenge and high support, setting clear expectations while fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous learning. PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES People Leadership Lead, coach, and develop a team of Data Governance engineers (Associate through Lead level), setting clear expectations for execution quality, accountability, communication, and collaboration. Provide mentorship, performance feedback, and career development support while managing hiring, onboarding, promotions, and performance management in partnership with HR. Address employee relations and sensitive matters with professionalism and fairness. Establish consistent team standards and continuously improve processes in alignment with Inmar’s values. Governance Strategy & Execution Lead the enterprise Data Governance strategy, roadmap, and operating model aligned to business priorities, regulatory obligations, and technology roadmaps. Establish enforceable governance frameworks with clear ownership, decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability mechanisms. Lead the development of enterprise governance policies and standards in collaboration with engineering, privacy, security, legal, and business stakeholders. Remove organizational and technical barriers to governance adoption. Represent Data Governance in cross-functional leadership forums including the Data Governance Subcommittee. Governance Enablement & Oversight Lead a team responsible for defining standards, developing automation capabilities, and enabling domain adoption of metadata, classification, lineage, tagging, and access controls. Ensure governance controls are implemented within Data Governance–owned assets while defining guardrails and reference patterns that enable consistent adoption across domains. Monitor adoption and compliance through governance metrics, audits, and reporting. Escalate material risks or non-compliance through appropriate governance channels. Risk, Compliance & Program Delivery Oversee governance programs including metadata management, cataloging, lineage, data classification, access controls, and sensitive data protection. Partner with Privacy and Security to support regulatory readiness and risk mitigation. Drive remediation when governance gaps, inconsistencies, or non-compliance are identified. Provide leadership visibility into governance adoption, program maturity, and risk exposure through defined KPIs and reporting. Oversee delivery of governance initiatives and ongoing operational improvements. Support cloud cost transparency initiatives by ensuring ownership and tagging standards enable financial accountability. EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE Required 10+ years of experience in data, platform, governance, or related domains, with 5+ years leading technical teams. Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Experience implementing enterprise data governance frameworks and operating models. Strong understanding of data governance domains including metadata, classification, lineage, access controls, data quality, and stewardship. Experience scaling governance programs across multi-cloud or hybrid environments. Technical fluency in modern data architectures and automation practices, with the ability to guide engineers building scalable ETL/ELT workflows. Experience collaborating with senior leaders across engineering, privacy, security, legal, and business teams. Experience translating strategy into measurable execution with clear KPIs. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting and presentations. Preferred / Nice to Have Familiarity with data privacy regulations (e.g., CPRA, GDPR, HIPAA). Familiarity with governance and classification tooling (e.g., Dataplex, BigID, DLP, Collate) Prior background in data engineering, platform engineering, or analytics, before moving into leadership Experience defining governance KPIs, maturity models, and audit processes. At Inmar, we put people first and that means empowering our associates to thrive at every stage of life and career. Our comprehensive and competitive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support a wide range of lifestyles and life stages. Eligible associates have access to: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance options 401(k) retirement plans with company match Health Spending Accounts (HSA/FSA) We also offer: Flexible time off and 11 paid holidays Family-building benefits, including Maternity, Adoption, and Parental Leave Tuition Reimbursement and certification support, reflecting our commitment to lifelong learning Wellness and Mental Health counseling services Concierge and work/life support resources Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Perks and discount programs Please note that eligibility for some benefits may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be governed by specific plan or program terms. At Inmar, compensation reflects our belief in integrity, transparency, and the value of individual contributions. The hiring range for this position is: 117,524.25 - 195,873.75 USD Annual The final offer may vary based on factors such as geographic location, job-related skills, education, certifications, work experience, and other relevant considerations. Depending on the job level and role, it may include: Annual discretionary bonuses through our Core Company Performance Bonus Plan Equity grants, sign-on bonuses, and other tailored incentive opportunities Additional discretionary compensation, such as: Growing Revenue Incentives Corporate or VIP Bonuses Deferred compensation opportunities The actual annualized salary offered at the time of hire will be communicated in the candidate’s offer letter. We remain committed to fairness and transparency across all locations. Where required, including for remote-eligible roles, local pay ranges are disclosed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. 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