Data Governance Manager

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We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However we are not able to sponsor visas.

Your Opportunity

The Scion Group is the largest privately held owner and operator of student housing communities in North America. With a growing data ecosystem that spans across different business units Scion is building a modern data platform to power smarter faster decisions.

The Data Governance Manager will design and lead the frameworks processes and culture that ensure our data is accurate consistent compliant and strategically aligned with Scions business priorities.

Your Impact

You will serve as the center of excellence for data governance overseeing how Scion defines manages and uses data enterprise-wide. Youll establish governance structures build data literacy across teams and drive data quality improvements across key systems.

Your Responsibilities

1. Governance Framework & Strategy

• Develop and implement Scions enterprise data governance framework including policies standards and stewardship models.
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to align governance goals with Scions data strategy roadmap and operational initiatives.
• Establish and chair the Data Governance Council driving accountability across data domains (property resident financial and operational).

1. Data Quality & Master Data Management

• Design and operationalize a data quality framework that measures and improves accuracy completeness consistency and timeliness.
• Define and monitor critical data elements (CDEs) across domains and ensure that validation rules reconciliation and controls are in place at every data hop.
• Oversee master and reference data management for key business entities.

1. Metadata & Lineage

• Implement and manage data catalog and business glossary capabilities (e.g. Informatica IDMC Ataccama Collibra or Alation).
• Define and maintain Scions enterprise metamodel linking business terms data assets and technical metadata.
• Ensure data lineage is complete accurate and visible to business and compliance teams.

1. Data Stewardship & Enablement

• Train and coordinate a network of data stewards across departments.
• Develop and deliver data governance education and training programs building enterprise-wide data literacy.
• Partner with analytics technology and business teams to integrate governance controls into daily workflows and data pipelines.

1. Risk Controls & Compliance

• Collaborate with Legal Compliance and Security to enforce data privacy retention and access controls (e.g. FERPA GDPR CCPA).
• Establish and maintain a data controls framework documenting validation approvals and lineage checkpoints for high-risk data flows.
• Provide governance oversight for regulatory reporting audit and financial reconciliation processes.

1. System Audits & Process Standardization

• Conduct system and process audits to evaluate current-state data flows integrations and dependencies across business systems.
• Develop and maintain data flow diagrams and process flow documentation that capture how data moves through Scions ecosystem (from source to Snowflake to downstream applications).
• Identify and standardize key processes and integration points to ensure consistency transparency and compliance across platforms.
• Recommend and enforce data process standards and automation opportunities to improve efficiency reliability and auditability.
• Partner with engineering and operations to ensure documented process flows are reflected in both system design and business practice.

The responsibilities listed above may not be all inclusive.

What We Require

• 812 years in Data Governance Data Quality or Data Management roles ideally within real estate financial services or multi-system operational organizations.
• Proven experience implementing enterprise data governance frameworks MDM programs and data catalog / glossary tools.
• Prior experience defining and managing critical data elements lineage and quality controls across multiple systems.
• Experience with Snowflake Power BI SQL and data pipeline integration tools (Informatica dbt etc.).

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in one or more Data Governance / MDM platforms: Informatica IDMC Ataccama Collibra TIBCO EBX or Alation.
• Strong understanding of metadata management data lineage and data modeling.
• Familiarity with cloud-based architectures APIs and data warehousing environments (preferably on AWS or Azure).

Soft Skills

• Exceptional ability to translate technical concepts into business language.
• Demonstrated success in driving cross-functional alignment and change management.
• Excellent analytical communication and leadership skills.

Education

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems Engineering Finance or related field (masters preferred).
• Professional certifications (CDMP DGSP DCAM) a plus.

Operational Details

• Job location is based at Scions Chicago corporate headquarters.
• Working hours consist of standard daytime business hours.

Your Benefits

• FLSA Status Exempt
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Paid Maternal Leave
• Parental Leave
• Learning reimbursement opportunities

The Scion Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race religion creed national origin color gender sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age physical or mental disability (as long as the employee/applicant is otherwise qualified for the job with or without a reasonable accommodation) genetic information HIV/AIDS status marital status uniformed service veteran status pregnancy or other legally protected status or category under federal or state law. The Scion Group LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all locations in which the Company has properties. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfers leaves of absence compensation training and other terms and conditions of employment. The Scion Group LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.

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