Vanguard
DataGovernanceLead
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“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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