Data Governance Manager

Description

The Data Governance Manager will report directly to the CIO and will be responsible for establishing and leading the enterprise data‑governance program. This hands‑on leadership role will create standards, operating models, and partnerships to ensure data is trusted, secure, consistent, and ready to support operational excellence, analytics, and AI. The manager will turn ambiguity into clarity, enabling the business to confidently answer, “Can we trust this data?”

• Establish and oversee enterprise data‑governance frameworks, policies, and standards for data quality, security, privacy, and compliance.
• Define data ownership, stewardship, classification, retention, and lifecycle controls with business and IT leaders.
• Build and operate governance workflows for issue intake, triage, root‑cause analysis, remediation tracking, and continuous improvement.
• Lead governance councils and working groups to drive adoption and consistent decision‑making.
• Advise the CIO and senior leadership on data‑governance priorities aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Partner with business leaders to identify data‑quality issues affecting performance and translate them into actionable governance improvements.
• Translate business needs into practical data standards, definitions, and operating processes.
• Cultivate strong partnerships across business units and IT to embed governance in daily workflows and promote a data‑driven culture.
• Build and lead a distributed network of data owners and stewards, fostering a collaborative, solutions‑oriented environment.
• Work with IT and data teams to implement metadata management, data cataloging, lineage, and data‑quality monitoring tools.
• Define standards for master data, reference data, and critical business definitions to ensure reliability and consistency.
• Define and track governance success metrics such as data‑quality improvements, reduced rework, reporting consistency, and faster decision‑making.
• Develop and maintain a phased data‑governance roadmap aligned with enterprise priorities and manage budgeting for governance initiatives.
• Support responsible AI adoption by establishing trusted data sources, lineage, access controls, and policies addressing privacy and security.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field (Master’s a plus).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data governance, data management, or data operations with a proven record of building standards and driving adoption.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge of data governance, metadata management, data quality practices, master data, and data‑lifecycle controls.
• Strong relationship‑building, communication, and influencing skills.
• Ability to drive change and accountability in complex organizations.
• Experience implementing enterprise data and analytics solutions.

Benefits

The role offers a strategic impact by improving how Encore operates, decides, and grows through trusted data, and provides a leadership opportunity to shape the company’s data‑governance foundation. Compensation includes a competitive salary with performance‑based bonuses and total‑on‑target earnings up to $300,000 per year, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

• Competitive salary with performance‑based bonus and OTE potential up to $300,000 annually.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Fidelity 401(k) with company match.
• Company‑paid $50,000 life‑insurance policy.
• Flexible dress code and Encore‑branded gear.
• Purpose‑driven work environment with innovative, people‑first culture.
• Access to leading‑edge productivity tools.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance