Sr. Data Governance Lead
Lake Oswego, OR - USA
Job Summary
Shape the operational operating system that turns data governance into active enterprise-wide trust to accelerate AI analytics and digital this critical role you will build and scale a federated governance practice that turns raw data into certified Gold-tier products and drives connected data across Trimble.
About Us: Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning modeling and data analytics Trimble enables essential industries including construction geospatial and transportation. Whether its helping customers build and maintain infrastructure design and construct buildings optimize global supply chains or map the world Trimble is at the forefront driving productivity and progress. For more information about Trimble (Nasdaq:TRMB) visit: .
What Makes This Role Great: In this role you will elevate data governance from policy documents into an automated practice empowering a global network of domain stewards and directly shaping certified data foundations for enterprise AI activation.
Key Exciting Responsibilities:
Data Governance Practice: Establish and scale the enterprise domain governance operating model maturity frameworks and self-service enablement tools across all business sectors. Deliver playbooks onboarding role certifications and operating cadences. Executive alignment - operationalize the EDGC. Keep executive domain owners engaged through clear business value metrics.
Framework Execution: Translate enterprise data policies into automated shift-left controls directly embedded within modern data platform deployment pipelines. Drive standard execution across data classification lifecycle retention schema definitions and automated Data Contracts between producers and consumers. Integrate governance gates directly into the Scaffold/DPX medallion architecture.
Data Quality Observability & Data Product Certification: Define enterprise data quality standards operationalize observability tools and enforce strict certification criteria for Gold-tier data assets.
AI Governance Contribution & Semantic Trust: Partner with the Enterprise AI Governance team to ensure trusted privacy-compliant data feeds directly power AI models RAG pipelines and agent frameworks.
Metadata Lineage & Enterprise Catalog: Drive enterprise data catalog adoption establish metadata curation standards and deliver transparent end-to-end data lineage across systems.
Cross Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Legal Privacy Information Security and GRC to ensure governance policies fulfill global regulatory obligations (GDPR CCPA). Work closely with Cloud Platform and IT teams to embed governance rules into automated deployment pipelines. Enable domain teams in AECO and Field Systems to move fast safely without creating central approval bottlenecks.
Essential Skills & Experience:
8 years of experience in enterprise data management with 7 years leading data governance practices in distributed federated environments.
Proven success establishing operational governance practices steward enablement networks and facilitating executive steering bodies.
Demonstrated ability to translate policies into automated pipeline controls quality gates and data contracts.
Strong technical fluency with modern data stacks including Snowflake enterprise catalogs like Atlan Monte Carlo observability and dbt.
Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills with a direct concise and metric-driven communication style.
Bonus Points For:
Hands-on experience contributing data trust inputs to dedicated AI Governance or AI Safety frameworks.
Experience operating within Data Mesh or Data-as-a-Product topologies alongside exposure to Master Data Management tools like Reltio.
Global enterprise experience across AMER EMEA and APAC regions grounded in DCAM CDMP or DAMA-DMBOK v2 frameworks.
Logistics: Location: Westminster CO or Lake Oswego OR (4 days in office)
Travel Requirement: Up to 10%
Why Youll Love Working With Us: At Trimble were not just a company that does goodwe are a team dedicated to making a tangible positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the worlds most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs our work tangibly improves how people live build move and grow.
Youll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means youll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster safer and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a hidden gem. You will work with a collaborative supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. Were a company of visionary pragmatists who think boldly and build things that work.
Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. Youll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often self-authored empowering proactive doers.
Data Governance Data Steward Enterprise Data Snowflake Atlan Monte Carlo Data Quality AI Governance Data Mesh Data Architecture
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
$144600.00$198800.00Pay Rate Type
SalaryBonus Eligible
YesCommission Eligible
No
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.
How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the Apply Now button located in this posting.
Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
At Trimble we are committed to fostering a diverse inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core valuesBelong Innovate and Growwe embrace and celebrate differences knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race color gender identity sexual orientation religion disability veteran status or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more please see Trimbles Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at under Corporate Governance.
Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening asking questions and taking intentional actions we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.
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About Company
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. ... View more