Data Governance Director

Job Title : Data Governance Director

Duration : Long Term

Location : Oshkosh, WI- 75% Remote - 25% travel to Oshkosh WI

Position Overview:

·        The Data Governance Director will serve as a hands-on individual contributor responsible for modernizing and advancing an enterprise data governance program.

·        Reporting to the Corporate Compliance Officer, this role will update the existing governance plan to align with current business and artificial intelligence initiatives; establish scalable councils, stewardship practices, cataloging capabilities, and policies; and partner closely with compliance, operational technology (OT), information technology (IT), and business stakeholders.

·        The position is approximately 75% remote and 25% onsite in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin area, requiring candidates to live within a drivable distance.

·        This role has no direct reports and offers the opportunity to help build a rapidly growing governance function with global reach.

Responsibilities:

·        Design, update, and execute the enterprise data governance strategy, operating model, and roadmap, aligning the existing plan with current company priorities and data-led artificial intelligence transformation.

·        Establish and facilitate data governance councils and decision-making forums that clarify authority, accountability, escalation paths, and ownership across business and technology teams.

·        Build and mature the core governance pillars of data stewardship, cataloging, and policy, translating governance decisions into repeatable operating practices and measurable outcomes.

·        Develop data ownership, classification, metadata tagging, business glossary, data lineage, data quality, and lifecycle retention standards across the enterprise.

·        Lead hands-on implementation and adoption of data cataloging and governance tools, including configuration, workflow design, integration support, and rollout planning.

·        Partner closely with compliance, OT, IT, privacy, security, legal, analytics, and business teams to embed governance controls into day-to-day operations.

·        Create program maturity measures and key performance indicators (KPIs) that demonstrate governance effectiveness, adoption, risk reduction, and business value.

·        Enable functional data stewards through clear role definitions, practical training, standards, and ongoing support.

·        Ensure data used for analytics and artificial intelligence meets expectations for integrity, quality, classification, retention, and responsible use.

·        Support governance requirements across global operations, including Asia-Pacific (APAC), the European Union (EU), Latin America (LATAM), and Canada.

·        Work onsite approximately 25% of the time in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin area and remotely approximately 75% of the time.

Qualifications:

·        Bachelor's degree in information systems, data management, computer science, business, or a related field.

·        6+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise data governance, data architecture, data management, or a related discipline.

·        Demonstrated experience building or modernizing enterprise data governance frameworks, councils, stewardship programs, business glossaries, classification models, and retention practices.

·        Hands-on experience implementing or administering data cataloging, metadata management, data lineage, or governance platforms.

·        Strong understanding of data ownership, data quality, metadata, classification, lifecycle management, privacy, compliance, and policy controls.

·        Ability to influence and align stakeholders without direct reporting authority and translate technical governance concepts into clear business practices.

·        Builder mindset with the ability to move from strategy to implementation in a growing, evolving governance function.

·        Ability to work effectively with compliance, OT, IT, and global business teams.

·        Ability to travel to or work onsite in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin area approximately 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

·        Experience supporting global programs or stakeholders across APAC, the EU, the United Kingdom (UK), LATAM, and Canada.

·        Experience with artificial intelligence governance or preparing governed data for advanced analytics and AI use cases.

·        Relevant certifications such as Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), or Data Governance and Stewardship Professional (DGSP).

Tools and Technologies:

·        Collibra, Alation, or Microsoft Purview

·        Data catalogs, business glossaries, metadata repositories, and data lineage tools

·        Data classification, retention, quality, and stewardship workflows

·        Governance councils, operating models, policies, standards, KPIs, and maturity assessments