Vanguard

DataGovernanceLead

$93–165k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Data Governance Lead at Vanguard. Skills: Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management. Lead development of enterprise data governance framework. Enhance enterprise data governance framework”

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7-8 years related work experience in Data Governance, Proven track record of establishing Governance frameworks and policies, Deep understanding of metadata, Deep understanding of data quality, Deep understanding of data lifecycle management, Hands-on experience implementing governance for master data, Hands-on experience implementing governance for reference data, Hands-on experience implementing governance for sensitive data domains

Nice to Have

Master's degree preferred, Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience

What You'll Do.

Lead development of enterprise data governance framework

Enhance enterprise data governance framework

Align framework with business priorities

Align framework with regulatory expectations

Align framework with risk management practices

Define data governance policies

Implement data governance policies

Define data governance standards

Implement data governance standards

Define data governance roles

Implement data governance roles

Establish governance forums

Facilitate governance forums

Translate regulatory requirements into controls

Translate risk requirements into controls

Enable metadata management

Implement data classification

Implement data tagging

Implement lineage capture

Drive data quality management practices

Coordinate profiling workflows

Coordinate monitoring workflows

Coordinate remediation workflows

Oversee rollout of governance capabilities

Engage with stakeholders

Ensure alignment of governance practices

Ensure adoption of governance practices

Lead data strategy programs

Support data strategy programs

Lead transformation programs

Support transformation programs

Define metrics to track data quality

Define metrics to track policy adherence

Define metrics to track issue resolution

Define metrics to track governance maturity

Produce dashboards on governance KPIs

Produce executive-level reporting on KPIs

Benchmark internal practices against industry standards

Identify improvement opportunities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Stakeholders across technology; Stakeholders across risk; Stakeholders across legal; Stakeholders across compliance; Stakeholders across business functions; Platform teams; Infrastructure teams

Communication Scope

Executive-level reporting

Process & Methodology

MDM, Cloud modernization, Regulatory initiatives

Full Job Description

Are you ready to lead data governance at a global scale? Join Vanguard as the Data Governance Lead – Americas, where you’ll provide strategic and operational leadership for data governance across Canada. In this role, you’ll define and drive the enterprise data governance vision—establishing standards for data quality, stewardship, lineage, privacy, and compliance—while enabling trusted, AI-ready data across the organization **Core Responsibilities:** * Lead the development and ongoing enhancement of the enterprise data governance framework, aligning with business priorities, regulatory expectations, and risk management practices. * Define and implement data governance policies, standards, and roles (e.g., Data Owners, Stewards, Custodians) across business domains. * Establish and facilitate governance forums, including Data Councils and Steward Working Groups. * Translate regulatory and enterprise risk requirements into actionable data governance controls and processes. * Enable effective metadata management, including business glossaries, lineage, and data catalogs using tools like Alation, Collibra, Atlan (or equivalent). * Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to implement data classification, tagging, and lineage capture aligned with privacy and security needs. * Drive data quality management practices — define DQ dimensions, establish rules, and coordinate profiling, monitoring, and remediation workflows. * Oversee the rollout of governance capabilities across data domains and platforms, with measurable impact and adoption * Engage with stakeholders across technology, risk, legal, compliance, and business functions to ensure alignment and adoption of governance practices. * Lead or support data strategy and transformation programs that require structured governance input (e.g., MDM, cloud modernization, regulatory initiatives). * Define metrics to track data quality, policy adherence, issue resolution, and overall governance maturity. * Produce re

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