Director, Data Governance

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience (Masters preferred). Typically 8+ years with bachelor's or equivalent experience implementing Data Governance and Management aspects including Data / Big Data, Data Quality, Data Modeling, Data Privacy, Data Integration / ETL, Metadata Management, and Data Security; AI/ML Governance experience preferred. 3+ years leading a Data Governance program. 10+ years of complex enterprise experience leading distributed data architecture efforts. 5+ years of banking or financial services and products domain experience. Prior experience designing and/or optimizing processes to ensure operational excellence. Prior experience defining data architecture principles and implementing data governance. Experience successfully planning, influencing, and leading Data Governance initiatives across IT and business organizations. Multiple successes driving Data Governance in an agile/scrum environment. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the company. Ability to collaborate in a team setting. Ability to influence stakeholders. Ability to mentor and coach business and technical resources on Data Governance guidelines and principles. Strong architecture, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

Operationalize, facilitate, plan, and promote programs for Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Security, Data standards and patterns, Data Privacy, and Data Literacy. Lead, develop, and direct Pathward’s Data Governance team. Collaborate, educate, and mentor business and technical leaders on modern Data Governance practices. Align Data Governance with business and technology strategy and roadmaps. Define and implement Data Governance principles, standards, and patterns. Support enterprise efforts to improve data quality and reconciliation activities. Define and establish Data Governance strategy, standards, and guidelines. Drive and measure effectiveness of Data related initiatives.