Data Governance Lead

We're hiring a Data Governance Lead to join our team in Spartanburg, SC. This role offers a hybrid schedule, 3 days onsite and 2 days offsite.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in data governance, master data management (MDM), or enterprise data strategy roles
• Demonstrated success in improving data management practices or data maturity in an organization is highly valued
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Strategy & Governance: Participate in developing and executing a comprehensive enterprise data strategy aligned with 2026 Data Strategy & Governance objectives; define clear data governance guardrails, policies, and roles, and recommend organizational structures (e.g., Data Governance Council, domain Data Stewards) that support data governance and accountability
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a 5-person Enterprise Data Management team across customer, vendor, and material master data domains; promote a data stewardship framework that emphasizes data ownership and quality within these key domains
• Data Maturity Improvement: Drive initiatives to improve organizational data maturity (currently around Level 2) to higher levels of governance and quality; create and follow a roadmap of improvement milestones that enhance data integrity and readiness for advanced use cases
• Data Quality & AI Enablement: Identify critical data assets and ensure their accuracy, integrity, and consistency to meet business needs; oversee data preparation and quality improvements that enable business insights, AI and advanced analytics; align data management efforts with technology initiatives — for example, ensuring our move to Microsoft Fabric (and other modern data platforms) is supported by well-governed, trusted data
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with IT, analytics teams, business units, and executive stakeholders to communicate the importance of data governance, stewardship, and data literacy; gain organizational alignment on data initiatives by regularly engaging senior leaders and promoting a data-driven culture
• Data Literacy & Training: Contribute to defining and implementing a data literacy and training program that educates employees on data best practices and governance; help develop training content and a communication plan to elevate data literacy across the company, ensuring that people, processes, and technology evolve together

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, data management, computer science, or a related field

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000.

TM Floyd & Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

We offer a generous array of benefits, depending on the length of assignment. We also offer a referral bonus of up to $1,000. Ask us for more details!

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