Data Governance Director
Enterprise Community Partners
Data Governance Director
Location: Columbia, MD | LHOM Remote Location
Time Type: Full time
Posted Date: Posted 26 Days Ago
Requisition ID: REQ1721
Enterprise is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. We support community development organizations on the ground, aggregate and invest capital for impact, advance housing policy at every level of government, and build and manage communities ourselves. Since 1982, we have invested $54 billion and created 873,000 homes across all 50 states – all to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging.
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Working at Enterprise
At Enterprise, you’ll be part of a diverse, committed team making a difference every day. You will collaborate with some of the smartest minds and biggest hearts in our field. You’ll be empowered to drive systems change and take bold steps to advance racial equity. And you will find a career home where you’re valued and supported in your growth journey.
Enterprise offers career opportunities in our offices across the country with an exceptional benefits package.
Job Description Summary
The Data Analytics and Reporting (DAR) team at Enterprise helps more efficiently and effectively achieve our mission by driving the organization’s data strategy, analyzing and reporting on organizational performance, and partnering with our business and IT partners to strengthen internal data systems.
We are hiring a Data Governance Director to establish a new data governance program – a foundational pillar of Enterprise’s long-term data strategy. This is a role with high visibility and independence on a small collaborative team, reporting to and working closely with the Sr. Director for Data Analytics and Reporting under the office of the Chief Operating Officer.
The Data Governance Director must have proven experience in developing and managing data governance in complex organizations. They must be a champion for using data to advance Enterprise’s mission, passionate about cross-functional collaboration, and excited to learn and solve organizational challenges. They must have a desire to build trust, teach, and grow Enterprise’s data governance function over time.
We recognize diversity as a driving force that allows us to further our goal of building stronger communities, ending housing insecurity, and lifting individuals out of poverty. We believe an inclusive environment broadens our perspective, enabling us to better support the communities we serve, and makes for a richer, more dynamic place to work every day.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Establish & staff a new Data Governance function, accountable to our executive leadership and risk oversight committees.
- Facilitate and coordinate data governance activities across the organization and serve as a primary resource on issues of data governance, data quality, and data literacy.
- Work closely with partners in IT and data owners to maintain an inventory of Enterprise data systems and assets.
- Develop, manage, and publish data definitions, standards and policies.
- Respond to data requests, escalate, and resolve issues as necessary.
- Develop and execute a data quality strategy, including quality monitoring and cleansing.
- Maintain a directory of data owners, data stewards and SMEs.
- Continually assess and identify risks, coordinating with the Legal and Cybersecurity teams to implement and enforce data privacy and security policies.
- Prioritize requests and manage funding proposals for data governance initiatives and tools.
- Support and lead data literacy and training activities, working in partnership with Human Resources.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 to 8 years of professional experience, with professional experience in information management or data governance, or a related post graduate qualification.
- Educational background in information management, data management, business intelligence, data science, data systems, nonprofit management, or related fields.
- Experience implementing or leading a data governance program.
- Experience managing people and/or leading cross-functional teams.
- Experience using cloud-based applications, such as Salesforce, Office 365, SharePoint and Workday.
- Knowledge of data governance principles, practices, and applicable regulatory frameworks (such as CCPA)
- Experience gathering requirements for a data warehouse or similar data solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in creating clear requirements, specifications, and documentation.
- Understanding of real estate and/or financial terminology.
- Adaptable and collaborative, with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to navigate complex organizations.
- Experience working with diverse, multi-functional teams, virtually or in-person.
- Excellent critical thinking and creative problem-solving.
- Ability to successfully work on multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.
- Curiosity, desire for self-improvement, passion for social equity, and excitement about sharing new skills and knowledge.
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