Senior Manager, Data Management & Governance

Overview

The Senior Manager of Data Management & Governance is responsible for leading client projects aimed at establishing or enhancing effective data management and governance frameworks. This role translates organizational strategies and requirements into practical operating models, defining decision rights, policies, ownership structures, committee practices, implementation plans, and performance tracking mechanisms that align with the client's environment.

Key Duties

• Lead data governance and management initiatives from initial assessment through design, implementation, and project handover phases.
• Evaluate existing governance maturity, decision-making authorities, policies, accountabilities, control mechanisms, and delivery capabilities based on client data.
• Design target operating models defining ownership, stewardship roles, committee structures, escalation paths, and operational interfaces.
• Create and review governance documents including policies, standards, charters, RACI matrices, decision records, and procedures for implementation.
• Facilitate consensus among business, IT, security, compliance, and data teams on roles and governance rhythms.
• Develop strategic roadmaps with prioritized initiatives, dependencies, performance metrics, and resource planning.
• Ensure integration of governance with cataloguing, data quality, master data, sharing, security, analytics, and literacy efforts.
• Prepare comprehensive materials for governance committees including options, recommendations, and evidence summaries.
• Establish registers and reporting tools for governance issues, exceptions, decisions, actions, benefits realization, and performance measurement.
• Manage consulting teams by guiding deliverables, overseeing quality control, and aligning scope with evidence and recommendations.
• Support adoption through engagement, communications, training, and role-specific knowledge transfer.
• Monitor implementation progress and propose corrective measures while respecting client ownership and decision authority.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in data management, information systems, business administration, public administration, or related field; master's degree preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience in data governance or data management, including a minimum of 4 years leading cross-functional teams.
• Proven success in designing and implementing enterprise or public sector data governance operating models.
• Experienced in managing senior stakeholders and leading policy and accountability decisions.
• Skilled in producing governance frameworks, policies, charters, RACI matrices, roadmaps, and performance reports.
• Familiar with hands-on implementation, change management, and capability transfer activities.
• Expertise in data governance frameworks, decision rights, maturity assessments, strategy development, policy lifecycle, and compliance monitoring.
• Knowledge of data ownership, stewardship, metadata, data quality, master data management, sharing controls, and content governance interfaces.
• Familiar with committee structures, working groups, escalation processes, and public sector stakeholder dynamics.
• Proficient in performance management, conflict resolution, stakeholder facilitation, coaching, and translating governance needs into practical terms.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) Practitioner or Master
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Prosci Change Management Practitioner