Manager, Data Governance (Remote)

About the role

The Data Governance Manager will be responsible for establishing and leading the enterprise data governance program across the organization. This role will define governance standards, stewardship models, operating cadences, and data management practices that improve consistency, trust, quality, and accountability across enterprise reporting and analytics. The Manager will partner closely with business stakeholders, analytics teams, data engineering, and IT leadership to embed governance into everyday delivery processes while enabling scalable and trusted enterprise data practices. This role will help drive standardization of key business definitions, metadata management, lineage visibility, and certified datasets across the organization. In addition, the Data Governance Manager will also provide leadership and operational coordination across supporting Reporting & Analytics resources, including Business Systems Analysts (BSAs), QA resources, and other data-focused analysts aligned to enterprise analytics and governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Data Governance Leadership
• Manage the enterprise data governance operating model, including governance councils, domain working sessions, decision logs, and follow-through actions.
• Define and maintain enterprise governance standards, policies, and procedures that support scalable and trusted analytics delivery.
• Establish governance operating cadences and cross-functional collaboration processes across business and technical teams.
• Team Leadership & Delivery Enablement
• Provide leadership, coordination, and operational direction for Reporting & Analytics Business Systems Analysts (BSAs), QA resources, and other data-focused analysts supporting enterprise reporting and governance initiatives.
• Establish standardized intake, requirement, testing, documentation, and governance processes across analytics delivery teams.
• Improve cross-functional collaboration and delivery quality by aligning governance requirements with business analysis, QA validation, and reporting development practices.
• Support resource prioritization, workload management, and continuous improvement across the Reporting & Analytics support functions.
• Data Ownership & Stewardship
• Define and manage enterprise data ownership and stewardship structures, including clear roles, responsibilities, and decision rights across key business domains.
• Partner with business leaders and technical teams to ensure accountability for enterprise data quality, consistency, and lifecycle management.
• Facilitate governance discussions, issue resolution, prioritization, and policy adoption across stakeholders.
• Business Glossary & Standards
• Own and maintain the enterprise business glossary and measure governance process, including:
• Standard business definitions
• Approval workflows
• Change management and version control
• Documentation standards
• Improve consistency of enterprise reporting by reducing duplicate metrics and confl

Benefits

Additional Information

Who is Trace3 ? Trace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate. Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it! Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco. Ready to discover the possibilities that live in technology? Come Join Us! Street-Smart - Thriving in Dynamic Times We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the "big picture." We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems. Juice - The "Stuff" it takes to be a Needle Mover We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like. Teamwork - Humble, Hungry and Smart We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission. We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it's due and demonstrate transparency. We "bring the weather" by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures - not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us.

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