Data Governance Lead

Job Summary:

As the Data Governance Lead you will play a pivotal role in developing and rolling out an enterprise-wide Data Governance Framework while tightly partnering with Legal Privacy Security and Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) teams. You will also work closely with the Data Team to define approve and implement governance policies and standards. Your focus will be on embedding governance practices into data lifecycle management ensuring regulatory compliance and fostering a culture of data accountability.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Data Governance Framework & Rollout

• Design implement and lead the rollout of a pragmatic scalable and adaptable enterprise Data Governance Framework.

• Develop supporting policy and standards architecture (e.g. data classification metadata management data access and usage policies).

• Embed governance by design into data pipelines platforms and data product development.

Policy Definition & Enforcement

• Lead the creation approval and adoption of data policies in close collaboration with Legal Privacy Security GRC and the Data Team.

• Ensure alignment of governance policies with regulatory and contractual requirements (e.g. GDPR CCPA internal risk policies).

• Develop control frameworks to assess compliance and maturity across data domains.

Data Quality & Stewardship

• Establish enterprise-wide data quality standards metrics and processes for issue detection and remediation.

• Empower domain-aligned data stewards and owners by providing guidance training and governance tools.

• Champion accountability and ownership of key data elements across the organization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with business unit leaders product managers and engineers to operationalize governance policies across systems and workflows.

• Drive adoption of governance principles across federated data teams through forums working groups and training.

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management

• Clearly articulate the business value and regulatory importance of data governance to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Support change management initiatives to increase understanding adoption and integration of governance practices into daily operations.

• Lead the Data Governance Council and Data Steward Forums to sustain engagement and drive accountability.

Tooling & Metrics

• Recommend and support the implementation of data governance tooling (e.g. catalog lineage glossary policy manager) in partnership with the Data Team.

• Define and track KPIs to assess framework rollout progress data quality trends and policy adoption.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems Management Information Systems (MIS) Software Development or a related technical field.

• 5 to 8 years of experience in data governance or enterprise data management roles.

• Deep expertise in designing and implementing data governance frameworks policies and standards.

• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to drive alignment across Legal Privacy Security GRC and Data teams.

• Proven ability to communicate complex governance concepts to varied audiences and influence adoption.

• Familiarity with data governance tools (e.g. Collibra Alation Informatica) and modern data platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading data governance initiatives in a federated or hub-and-spoke data organization.

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as GDPR CCPA HIPAA and AI governance standards.

• DCAM CDMP or equivalent data governance certification is a plus.
  

Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation depending on circumstances not related to an applicants sex or other status protected by local state or federal law.

Hiring Range

Pay Rate Type

Bonus Eligible

Commission Eligible

Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical Dental Vision Life Disability Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

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Posting Date

Application Deadline: Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

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