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Program Manager, Data Governance Technology
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29 September 2026 (14 hours ago)
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27 December 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Program Manager - Data Governance Technology
Join a key initiative in the insurance sector for our client and contribute to the delivery of enterprise data governance capabilities and technology products. This opportunity offers the chance to work across business and technology teams support strategic priorities and drive the adoption of governance practices that create business value.
What is in it for you:
Salaried: $90-95 per hour.
Incorporated Business Rate: $109-114 per hour.
12-month contract with the potential for permanent employment.
Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
Hybrid: 3 days/week in Toronto office.
Responsibilities:
Product strategy & Roadmap management
Define and execute vision roadmap priorities and success measures for Data Governance capabilities.
Own backlog feature prioritization release planning and delivery sequencing.
Partner with business and engineering teams to translate requirements into actionable epics features and user stories.
Evaluate new opportunities business needs and regulatory requirements to inform product direction.
Program & Agile delivery leadership
Lead end-to-end delivery of data governance initiatives ensuring scope schedule budget risks and dependencies are managed effectively.
Coordinate agile ceremonies and support execution across multiple workstreams and delivery teams.
Track progress manage issues and escalations and provide leadership reporting.
Coordinate vendor and partner deliverables where applicable.
Data governance & Operating model leadership
Drive implementation of data governance processes controls standards and operating models.
Partner with governance stakeholders to establish roles responsibilities decision rights and accountability.
Support governance initiatives related to metadata management data quality lineage data access data products and data marketplace capabilities.
Ensure alignment with regulatory risk compliance privacy and audit expectations.
Stakeholder engagement & Organizational change management
Build strong relationships across business technology risk compliance and executive stakeholder groups.
Lead stakeholder engagement communications and change management activities to support adoption.
Develop executive presentations business cases status updates and leadership materials.
Facilitate alignment and drive decision-making across complex stakeholder groups.
Adoption Training & Enablement
Lead onboarding and enablement for new team members and stakeholders.
Develop training materials guidance communications and user adoption plans.
Support organizational readiness activities for new capabilities and processes.
Promote adoption and continuous improvement of governance products and practices.
Measurement & Value realization
Define KPIs success measures and reporting mechanisms for governance products and initiatives.
Monitor adoption outcomes risks and business value realization.
Identify opportunities for optimization process improvement and increased business impact.
Support budget planning forecasting and benefit tracking activities.
What you will need to succeed:
Experience
Strong experience in Data Analytics Governance Risk or Technology platforms.
Experience leading agile delivery teams and managing enterprise technology implementations.
Experience developing business cases roadmaps and operating models.
Technical & Professional skills
Strong understanding of data governance concepts including metadata data quality lineage data access privacy and regulatory compliance.
Requirements gathering expertise.
User story development experience.
Agile methodology knowledge.
Business technology knowledge.
Software development knowledge.
Product management experience.
Full stack development knowledge.
Business analytics expertise.
Experience using Atlassian JIRA.
Knowledge of organizational effectiveness practices.
Product development experience.
Understanding of technology strategies.
Systems & Technologies
Experience with Databricks Unity Catalog.
Experience with Microsoft Azure.
Experience with Informatica IDMC.
Experience with Power BI.
Soft skills
Exceptional stakeholder management skills.
Exceptional executive communication skills.
Strong organizational capabilities.
Strong problem-solving capabilities.
Strong strategic thinking capabilities.
Ability to work across business and technical teams while translating strategy into execution.
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