Senior Manager, Data Governance

Position Overview

The Senior Manager of Data Governance will lead the strategy framework and operational execution of Encores Enterprise Data Governance program enabling trusted compliant and high-quality data across all event labor and revenue systems.

This role ensures that Encores Microsoft Fabric ecosystem - including Purview Power BI and OneLake - operates within clearly defined governance standards & data stewardship practices. The Senior Manager will partner with business and technology leaders to embed governance into daily operations driving improved data confidence compliance and value realization across the Data & Event Services lifecycle.

As a people leader this role will develop and mentor a team of data stewards and analysts fostering a culture of accountability literacy and continuous improvement in how data is defined maintained and used across domains.

Key Job Responsibilities

Governance Strategy & Framework

Execute Sustain & Scale Encores Enterprise Data Governance strategy ensuring alignment with business objectives regulatory requirements and Microsoft data platform architecture.

Establish data policies standards and controls across data domains (Finance Operations HR Sales enablement & Product Mgmt).

Partner with Data Stewards & the D&A hub to embed governance into Microsoft Fabric workflows and data pipelines.

Stewardship Enablement & Oversight

Maintain and lead a network of business data stewards across domains providing tools playbooks and training for consistent data ownership.

Oversee data certification and quality monitoring processes for key assets in OneLake and Power BI.

Promote accountability for data definitions lineage and master data integrity ensuring consistency across event client and workforce systems.

Data Quality & Compliance

Lead enterprise-wide data quality initiatives focusing on accuracy completeness and timeliness of critical data used in event delivery and financial reporting.

Implement automated data quality rules lineage tracking and impact analysis using Microsoft Purview.

Partner with Legal Security and IT to maintain compliance with privacy security and retention policies.

People Leadership & Culture

Lead enterprise-wide data quality initiatives focusing on accuracy completeness and timeliness of critical data used in event delivery and financial reporting.

Implement automated data quality rules lineage tracking and impact analysis using Microsoft Purview.

Partner with Legal Security and IT to maintain compliance with privacy security and retention policies.

Business Partnership & Value Delivery

Partner with FP&A & Operations leaders to ensure governed data supports critical decision-making and reporting needs.

Translate governance metrics into business value stories - improving trust in data used for revenue forecasting labor optimization and customer & event insights.

Serve as a liaison between business technology and governance committees representing the Data Governance function in enterprise forums.

Job Qualifications

Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Systems Business or a related field.

8 years of experience in data governance data management or analytics including 3 years in leadership or stewardship enablement roles.

Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Purview Power BI and Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory OneLake).

Proven ability to build and operationalize governance frameworks within enterprise-scale environments.

Strong understanding of data quality metadata management and data lineage principles.

Excellent collaboration and communication skills - able to influence business and technical stakeholders.

Experience in Event Services Hospitality or Workforce Management environments.

Familiarity with data cataloging certification and ownership workflows in Fabric and Purview.

Working knowledge of AI governance and data readiness for ML/AI model development.

Strong presentation skills for executive steering and governance councils.

Competency Group

Deliver World Class Service

Hospitality

Do The Right Thing

Courage

Drive Results

Optimizes & Aligns Work

See The Big Picture

Strategic Mindset

Value People

Organizational Savvy

Values Diversity

Develops Talent

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Office

Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Working times may include irregular hours and on-call status including days evenings weekends and holidays. Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Encore based in an office environment and when traveling on an individual venue or a representation of venues in that city or area.

The above information on this description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties skills efforts requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

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