IT Manager, Data Governance

Requisition Number: 72725

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The global Information Technology (IT) Function is leading efforts to align IT and Business Strategy, leverage IT investments, and optimize end to end business processes and associated information integration technologies. Through these efforts, IT helps to improve the competitive position of Corning's businesses through IT enabled processes. IT also delivers Information Technology applications, infrastructure, and project services in a cost efficient manner to Corning worldwide.

Role Purpose:

The IT Manager, Data Governance is responsible for the effective implementation of data governance policies within their assigned domain. This role serves as the connection between enterprise governance and operational data users, working closely with Digital & IT to define, enforce data standards, quality, and compliance, supporting a federated data governance model.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Strategy & Framework

• Assist in developing, executing and maintaining, data governance vision, strategy, roadmap, policies, and standards in alignment with corporate priorities.
• Develop a roadmap for D&IT information architecture, data strategy and governance that aligns to business goals
• Advocate for and educate on governance capabilities in modern platforms (data catalogs, lineage tools).
• Accountable for ensuring data, systems, and processes are aligned across Data Domains and systems.

Data Stewardship

• Translate enterprise policies into domain-level standards, procedures, and controls in alignment with enterprise data governance framework.
• Identify and prioritize Critical Data Elements (CDEs); define business terms, definitions, valid values, and data classifications.
• Curate and drive adoption of the domain business glossary, data dictionary, and reference/master data (e.g., code sets, survivorship rules); manage synonyms and usage notes.
• Ensure end-to-end lineage capture and certification from source to consumption; resolve lineage gaps.
• Coordinate with data owners and data custodians to establish data ownership and accountability within D&IT.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among operational data stewards within their domain to ensure consistent data governance practices.

Data Quality

• Define and document business rules for data validation and transformation within D&IT critical data.
• Adopt and enforce data quality standards, ensuring data is accurate, complete, and secure within their domain.
• Monitor and proactively improve data quality, lineage, and security compliance, and report on performance metrics to the Enterprise Data Steward.
• Identify and document data issues, lead root cause analysis and resolution with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage and mentor a team of quality analysts, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in data quality monitoring.

Experiences/Education Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Advanced degree preferred.

• 8+ years in data governance, data quality, or data management including
• Experience in developing and implementing data governance policies and procedures.

• • Experience with data lifecycle management.

• Experience in conducting data quality assessments and audits.

• • Experience with data integration and data migration projects.

• Strong experience working with data catalogs, metadata, and governance tools.
• Ability to work with stakeholders to enforce data quality policies and standards.
• Proficiency in data governance tools and technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with data governance for a product-centric organization.
• Familiarity for ServiceNow capabilities for IT, including the data model and data layer
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with data privacy laws and regulations applicable to their domain.

Experiences/Education Desired:

• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Proven success working in a highly matrixed environment.
• Strong bias for action and ability to deliver results despite a complex and fluid environment.
• Cultural bias towards continual learning and sharing best practices.
• Experience in a federated data governance model.
• Certification in data governance or data quality (e.g., DAMA CDMP, Six Sigma).
• Knowledge of industry-specific data standards and regulations.
• Experience with data visualization tools.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $141,734.00 - $194,884.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

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Corning offers you the total package.

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning's total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That's why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

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