Data Governance Manager

Job Title: Data Governance Manager

Location: Richardson, TX (2 days in office, 3 days remote)

Duration: 6-month contract (option to extend or convert)

This role drives adoption of standards, master data management, data quality initiatives, and strategic data products to enable trusted, high-value analytics.

• Lead enterprise data governance strategy, standards adoption, and implementation of governance programs.
• Manage, mentor, and develop high-performing data governance and data management teams across regions.
• Serve as the champion for data governance, data stewardship, and compliance across accounts.
• Establish data quality frameworks, metadata management, reference data, and issue tracking processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement governance across business lines and regions.
• Support adoption of strategic data products, analytics platforms, and enterprise data initiatives.
• Develop metrics, reporting, and board-level presentations on governance progress.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Data Science, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years at management level.
• Experience leading governance initiatives in large, complex, global organizations.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, master data management, and metadata management.
• Proficiency with tools such as Collibra
  , SQL
  , Excel
  , and data analytics platforms.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Experience in commercial real estate (CRE) or analytics preferred.

• Strategic thinking with ability to drive change and adoption across distributed teams.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Knowledge of data privacy, compliance (GDPR, CCPA), and data security practices.
• Ability to translate complex data issues into business insights and recommendations.