The Associate Principal Data Governance will serve as an enterprise authority on data and knowledge governance, defining long-term strategy, shaping enterprise policy, and advising executive leadership on governance, risk, and regulatory matters. This role enables trusted data, regulatory compliance, and responsible innovation across structured and unstructured information domains, with a focus on aligning governance practices to emerging capabilities including AI and GenAI.

What you will do:

• Define and evolve enterprise data and knowledge governance strategy and operating models aligned to industry frameworks, including DCAM and DAMA.
• Establish authoritative enterprise standards for data, content, metadata, lineage, stewardship, and lifecycle management.
• Lead enterprise-wide governance risk assessments and regulatory readiness efforts, ensuring alignment with privacy and financial services requirements, including CCPA, GLBA, ERISA, SEC, and FINRA.
• Advise executive leadership on governance implications of AI, GenAI, and emerging technologies, including data usage, transparency, and risk controls.
• Partner with Security, Risk, Legal, and Technology leaders to protect and enable information assets through effective governance frameworks and controls.
• Influence enterprise data quality, metadata, lineage, and knowledge management strategies to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Shape governance policies, standards, and best practices to support compliance and business value realization.
• Serve as a senior advisor in governance councils and enterprise forums, including EDAC, providing strategic recommendations and thought leadership.
• Champion a data- and knowledge-driven culture by promoting accountability, stewardship, and governance adoption across the organization.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to senior leaders, managers, and individual contributors to build enterprise governance capability.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in data governance, knowledge management, information architecture, data modeling, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting enterprise data governance programs in regulated industries, preferably financial services.
• Demonstrated leadership in defining governance strategy and advising executive leadership.
• Advanced knowledge of regulatory, privacy, and risk management frameworks, including CCPA, GLBA, ERISA, SEC, and FINRA.
• Deep expertise across governance domains, including metadata, lineage, data quality, stewardship, and knowledge management.
• Proven ability to influence enterprise-wide initiatives without direct authority.
• Ability to balance governance controls with innovation enablement, including AI and GenAI use cases.
• Experience with governance platforms and data technologies, including Collibra and Snowflake governance capabilities.
• Exceptional communication, influence, and thought leadership skills.

What will set you apart:

• Experience supporting enterprise data governance programs in financial services.

This job operates in a professional office environment.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings - 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire - including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time - 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs - including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

Base Salary Range
$138,000.00 - $200,100.00

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

Job Posting End Date at 12:01 am on:
06-17-2026