Senior Director Data Strategy & Governance

Description & Requirements

Maximus is currently seeking a Senior Director Data Strategy & Governance.

While the work is most often achievable remotely, there is an expectation to travel to Maximus and potential USG facilities as needed. Location variable, preferred National Capital Region, Greater San Diego / Los Angeles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide guidance around overall IT Governance, best practices/templates and providing training/mentoring to project teams.
- Keep Senior Leadership informed of significant activities, project status and financial information.
- Review and maintain ITGCs and collaborate with relevant stakeholders (Internal Audit, External Audit, Compliance and the CISO) to ensure compliance with SOX and applicable regulations.
- Act as primary liaison to internal and external auditors and the CISO for a variety of IT audits and special reviews.
- In coordination with the PMO and the SDM, generate and monitor various KPIs, metrics, reports, financial information and dashboards.
- In coordination with the CISO and Risk and Quality groups, help build an efficient and effective GRC platform.
- Design and create training materials including written instructions, tip sheets, video tutorials, and interactive asynchronous online courses to help project managers and other technical staff perform their duties.
- Lead efforts to update, streamline and simplify the overall IT policy framework.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Own Tier 1 (Strategy) and Tier 2 (Governance): Develop and maintain the INSIGHTS framework, 5-year roadmap, and pillar-aligned value propositions.

- Lead Enterprise Data Governance Council formation with numerous stakeholders, quarterly operations, policy development, and stewardship model.

- Lead the Data Ethics Subcommittee and ensure ethical, bias-mitigated data use across all initiatives.

- Drive Talent Migration enablement: Build and deliver data literacy programs, Communities of Practice, and culture-change initiatives targeting 100% literacy by 2030.

- Map enterprise data strategy to Key Business Questions (KBQs) from CEO, CFO, segment GMs, and Board; re-bin and prioritize data needs.

- Oversee enterprise data ethics, compliance mapping (HIPAA 2025, FedRAMP, GDPR, CUI), and alignment with the Maximus Global Ontology & Data Model.

- Partner closely with the parallel Senior Directors (Data Management & Technology, Data Transformation & Adoption) to ensure governance policies are enforceable at scale.

- Represent data strategy in executive forums, board updates, and external stakeholder engagements.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- 12+ years of related experience, with at least 5 years in management.
- Proven track record of governance, project managing systems design and implementation.
- Proficient at understanding existing technology solutions, processes, requirements, and overall business models within minimal time.
- Proven record of IT and process detailed documentation, reference materials, and managed technical documentation and IT training materials.
- Experience in serving as a specialist on complex technical and business matters.
- Experience as an expert in the field, using professional concepts in developing resolution to critical issues and broad design matters.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- 12+ years in data strategy, governance, or CDO/CDAO roles in regulated industries (US federal , state, or local service, government contracting, healthcare, or financial services strongly preferred).

- While the work is most often achievable remotely, there is an expectation to travel to Maximus and potential USG facilities as needed. Location variable, preferred National Capital Region, Greater San Diego / Los Angeles.

- Must be eligible to get TS/SCI Clearance.

- Proven experience building and chairing enterprise data governance councils and ethics bodies.

- Deep knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK, Gartner data maturity models, and federal data laws and frameworks (Title 44 Evidence Act, DOE/DoW data strategies).

- Track record of driving data literacy and culture transformation at scale (100%+ adoption programs).

- Strong executive presence and experience presenting to C-suite, Board, and external regulators.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Active or Eligible U.S. Government Top-Secret and above security clearance preferred

- Experience in government services or highly regulated sectors with HIPAA/FedRAMP/CMMC exposure.

- Familiarity with ontology-driven governance and semantic models

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EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations
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Minimum Salary

$ 161,440.00

Maximum Salary

$ 242,160.00