Targa Resources

Data Governance Lead

Targa Resources • $110K — $130K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years in business intelligence or self-service analytics.
  • 3+ years leading a Citizen Development or Analytics Center of Excellence program.
  • Proficient in Power BI, including DAX and data governance practices.
  • Experience in creating and sustaining Communities of Practice.
  • Background in delivering data and analytics literacy programs.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and manage Targa's Citizen Development Center of Excellence.
  • Define standards for citizen-developed Power BI analytics.
  • Maintain governed pathways from development to production environments.
  • Facilitate business user intake and triage for analytics solutions.
  • Create and lead enterprise Communities of Practice for knowledge sharing.
  • Establish a network of Citizen Development Champions across functions.
  • Design and implement data-literacy and self-service enablement programs.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment promoting innovation and growth.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Engagement with diverse business teams and top data analytics tools.
  • Access to the latest technologies in low-code and analytics.
  • Possibility to influence enterprise-wide standards and practices.
Full Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY

Targa is seeking a collaborative and execution-oriented Lead, Data Governance to help establish and operate an enterprise Center of Excellence for governed self-service analytics and low-code development. The role will enable business users to safely create and enhance analytical solutions while ensuring that enterprise standards for trusted data, security, quality, usability, release, and support are consistently applied.

The Lead will have primary responsibility for Citizen Development enablement, with an initial emphasis on Power BI, business enablement, communities of practice, champion networks, maker support, data literacy, adoption, and measurable enterprise outcomes. The role will partner closely with the Data Governance Adoption Lead and provide backup support when needed by bringing practical data governance competency to citizen-development activities, including awareness of data ownership, stewardship, business definitions, quality, metadata, classification, certification, and lifecycle management.

JOB FUNCTIONS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Help establish and operate Targa's Citizen Development Center of Excellence, including charter, governance, service model, intake, roles, decision rights, operating cadence, and roadmap.
  • Define practical standards and guardrails for citizen-developed Power BI reports, semantic models, workspaces, data connections, security, naming, documentation, testing, certification, release, support, and retirement.
  • Develop and maintain the governed path from business development environments to production, including review criteria, validation, ownership, change control, and escalation requirements.
  • Facilitate intake and triage activities to help business users determine whether needs are best addressed through citizen development, certified enterprise assets, centralized delivery, automation, or other Technology capabilities.
  • Create and lead enterprise Communities of Practice, office hours, demonstrations, forums, and knowledge-sharing activities that connect business users with Data & Analytics expertise.
  • Establish and sustain a network of Citizen Development Champions across business functions who serve as local advocates, power users, trainers, feedback channels, and early adopters for self-service analytics and low-code capabilities.
  • Design and deliver data-literacy and self-service enablement programs for multiple user personas, including foundational data concepts, Power BI, data storytelling, trusted data, governance, and responsible use of analytics.
  • Develop reusable templates, starter kits, design standards, playbooks, training materials, knowledge articles, and reference solutions that improve quality and reduce duplicated effort.
  • Partner with the Business Analytics & Data Products team to promote reuse of certified semantic models, governed data products, enterprise measures, and approved data sources.
  • Promote adoption and reuse of certified semantic models, approved data sources, business definitions, and governed analytical assets in partnership with Data Governance and Business Analytics teams.
  • Identify opportunities to consolidate duplicate reports, semantic models, workspaces, and citizen-developed solutions in order to improve consistency, reduce support burden, and increase reuse of enterprise assets.
  • Partner with Data Platform & Engineering to align citizen-development workspaces, environments, capacity, deployment, monitoring, and production support with enterprise platform standards.
  • Support adoption of approved Power BI workspace governance, certification, security, and lifecycle-management practices through coaching, reviews, training, and enablement activities.
  • Establish and maintain enterprise KPIs for adoption and effectiveness, including active makers, trained users, champion participation, certified assets, semantic-model reuse, cycle time, production promotion, support demand, quality, user satisfaction, and business value.
  • Analyze adoption and usage data to identify where users need additional training, where assets should be consolidated, and where central delivery or stronger controls are required.
  • Serve as a business-facing advisor who helps teams determine when a need is appropriate for citizen development, centralized delivery, automation, or another Technology capability.
  • Partner with the Data Governance Adoption Lead to align citizen-development practices with governance adoption priorities and provide backup support for selected governance engagement, communications, and enablement activities when needed.
  • Apply working data governance knowledge to citizen-development efforts, including data ownership, stewardship, glossary, metadata, data quality, classification, access, lineage, certification, issue management, and lifecycle expectations.
  • Support the Data Governance program rollout by helping reinforce data-owner, steward, domain champion, and subject-matter expert engagement within citizen-development communities and enablement activities.
  • Connect Citizen Development requirements to governance capabilities such as business glossary, metadata, data quality, classification, access, lineage, certification, issue management, and product ownership.
  • Support communications, change management, stakeholder engagement, and adoption planning for governance and self-service capabilities in partnership with the Governance Adoption Lead and Data & Analytics leadership.
  • Promote responsible use of Power Platform and other low-code capabilities within approved Technology and data-governance guardrails.
  • Other duties as assigned.


MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, Education, Communications, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
  • 8+ years of experience in business intelligence, self-service analytics, data enablement, low-code development, data governance, training, or related disciplines.
  • 3+ years of experience leading or materially contributing to a Citizen Development, BI Center of Excellence, Analytics Center of Excellence, Community of Practice, or enterprise enablement program.
  • Deep experience with Power BI, including semantic models, DAX, Power Query, workspaces, deployment pipelines, gateways, certification, usage metrics, security, and production governance.
  • Demonstrated experience creating and sustaining Communities of Practice, champion networks, office hours, training programs, or enterprise user communities.
  • Experience designing and delivering data-literacy, analytics-literacy, or technology-adoption programs for diverse business audiences.
  • Experience facilitating intake, triage, consultation, or enablement processes for business analytics, self-service reporting, automation, or technology requests.
  • Experience defining and tracking enterprise adoption KPIs, usage measures, training outcomes, quality metrics, and continuous-improvement actions.
  • Working knowledge of data governance principles, including ownership, stewardship, glossary, metadata, quality, classification, access, lineage, certification, issue management, and lifecycle expectations.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with governance, analytics, platform, and business stakeholders to reinforce standards without creating unnecessary barriers to adoption.
  • Strong business-facing communication, facilitation, presentation, training, change-management, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to balance enablement with appropriate standards, controls, customer service, and production support requirements.
  • Strong organizational, project-management, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively across business and Technology teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Regular and reliable attendance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience in midstream, oil and gas, chemicals, manufacturing, utilities, or another asset-intensive industrial environment.
  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Power BI Service administration, Microsoft Purview, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Platform Center of Excellence Starter Kit, or comparable tools.
  • Experience establishing governed self-service analytics using certified semantic models, reusable data products, templates, and controlled production-promotion processes.
  • Experience supporting enterprise data-governance, master-data, data-quality, metadata, or business-glossary programs.
  • Experience coordinating or supporting data owner, data steward, domain champion, or business subject-matter expert engagement models.
  • Experience using adoption and telemetry data to improve training, user experience, platform governance, and product roadmaps.
  • Experience rationalizing or consolidating duplicate reports, workspaces, semantic models, or self-service analytics assets.
  • Experience with organizational change management, instructional design, adult learning, communications, or product adoption.
  • Experience with responsible low-code automation, citizen development governance, or maker enablement programs.
  • Microsoft Power BI, Power Platform, Fabric, data-governance, change-management, or training certifications.


About Targa Resources

Targa is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream energy companies in North America. They own, operate, acquire, and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets. They are primarily engaged in the business of: - gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and selling natural gas - storing, fractionating, treating, transporting, and selling NGLs and NGL products, including services to LPG exporters - gathering, storing, and terminaling crude oil - storing, terminaling, and selling refined petroleum products. They believe their growth will be driven by continued organic growth investments across their diversified asset footprint. Their assets are not easily replicated and are strategically located in some of the most attractive basins in the U.S., and interconnected with key NGL markets and logistics centers. Their gathering and processing assets are across multiple shale and natural resource plays, including the Permian Basin, Barnett Shale, Bakken Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Anadarko Basin, Arkoma Basin, onshore Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. They have a leading position at Mont Belvieu, the NGL hub of North America. They have the second largest fractionation ownership position at Mont Belvieu and world class LPG export facilities on the Gulf Coast at their Galena Park Marine Terminal, which is interconnected to Mont Belvieu.

Targa Resources Careers

Join the dynamic team at Targa Resources, a leader in the energy sector, where innovation, leadership, and growth are at the heart of our operations. As one of the most prominent midstream energy operators, Targa Resources offers unparalleled job opportunities for professionals eager to advance their careers in a thriving and supportive environment.

Work You’ll Do

At Targa Resources, you will engage in meaningful work that directly impacts the energy landscape. Our team is committed to excellence and seeks to innovate and lead in every project. With a focus on sustainable and efficient energy solutions, your role will help shape the future of energy.

Explore a World of Opportunities

Whether you're looking for a full-time position or an internship, Targa Resources provides a platform for professional growth and development. Our diverse range of job opportunities in engineering, business development, and project management allows you to find the perfect match for your skills and career ambitions.

Innovate and Lead

Join a company where innovation is the status quo. At Targa Resources, we encourage our team to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the table. Leadership is cultivated at every level, and we provide the necessary tools and diversity training to ensure you can lead successfully, regardless of your role.

Develop Your Career

Targa Resources is deeply invested in the professional growth of our employees. With comprehensive benefits, competitive compensation, and opportunities for advancement, we support your career journey from the start. Our leadership programs and professional development courses ensure that you have access to the best resources to succeed.

Be Part of Our Team

Our company culture is built on collaboration, respect, and a commitment to excellence. We value diversity and believe it enhances our team’s performance. Targa Resources is not just a company—it’s a community where you can build lasting relationships through networking and team collaboration.

Join Us

If you are driven, curious, and passionate about the energy industry, Targa Resources is the place for you. Explore our current openings and find out how your skills and interests align with our needs. We are actively hiring and looking forward to adding innovative and driven individuals to our team.

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Learn more about Targa Resources
Market Cap
$16.1 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$1.5 billion
Founded
2006
5 Year Trend
+20.4%
Revenue
$8.2 billion
NASDAQ
TRGP
* Ladders Estimates

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