Manager, Data Governance Lead

We are recruiting for aManagerData GovernanceLead located inSao Paulo Brazil or Bogota Colombia

HR Data & Intelligence sits at the heart of Johnson & Johnsons HR Digital ecosystem architecting the intelligence layer that shapes how the company understands engages and mobilizes its global workforce. This organization builds and operationalizes enterprise-scale data analytics and AI capabilities that do more than inform decisionsthey reshape how HR plans predicts personalizes and performs.The Data Governance function is responsible for defining enterprise data policies and ensuring those policies are consistently and practically applied across HR data domains platforms and use cases.

TheManagerData GovernanceLeadisan experiencedindividualcontributor reporting to theDirector Data Governance and is responsible for operationalizing HR data governance policies across the HR data ecosystem. This role translates governance policy into executable processes standards controls and artifacts ensuring HR data is managed in accordance with enterprise requirements for privacy security quality lineage and access.

TheManager Data Governance Leadworks closely with Data Stewards Data Platformteams and Data Quality to ensure governance is embedded into day-to-day operation and delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operationalize HR data governance policies and standards by translating them into practical processes controls and documentation across HR data domains

• Maintain and curate data governance artifacts including business glossaries metadata catalogs lineage documentation and data classification records

• Support data governance audits reviews and compliance activities ensuring evidence is documented traceable and up to date

• Partner with Data Stewards to ensure governance standards are applied at the point of data definition and production not corrected after the fact

• Collaborate with Data Platform and Data Operations teams to embed governance requirements into data pipelines access processes and platform workflows

• Monitor governance adherence and identify gaps risks or inconsistencies escalating issues and recommending remediation actions to the Director of Data Governance

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems Data Management Business or a related field

• 5years of experience in data governance data management compliance or related data roles within a large enterprise

• Demonstrated experience operationalizing data governance frameworks standards or policies

• Strong understanding of data governance concepts including metadata management lineage data classification and access controls

• Experience partnering with crossfunctional teams including data stewards data engineering HR technology and compliance

• Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline with the ability to produce auditable governance artifacts

• Effective communication skills with the ability to explain governance requirements in practical deliveryoriented terms

Preferred:

• Experience working with HR or people data in a regulated or global environment

• Familiarity with data cataloging lineage or governance tools

• Experience supporting privacy security or regulatory compliance activities related to data

• Exposure to productbased or agile delivery models with governance embedded into delivery workflows