Data Governance Manager - Private Equity

3M HEALTHCARE; Boston; On-site; PHP 7,697,043 - 8,620,689; Full time

Job summary

Bain Capital is seeking a Manager, Private Equity Data Governance to lead enterprise‑level data governance across the CFO organization. You will design and sustain data quality frameworks, metadata catalogs, and controls to enable accurate reporting across the private equity platform.

You will partner with Finance, Operations, IT, Portfolio Management, and Investor Relations to implement data strategies, drive AI‑readiness, and advance data infrastructure using Power BI and approved tooling.

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder engagement across Finance, Operations, Investment Management, and Technology.
• Proven data governance and data management experience in asset management or financial services.
• Self-starter with deadline-driven mindset in a fast-moving, data-intensive environment.
• Understanding of private equity as an asset class is a plus.
• Experience with AI-assisted development and agentic workflow design is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data governance frameworks with quality standards and audit-ready controls.
• Define data architecture across the private equity platform and partner with stakeholders.
• Drive data quality management with root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Advance the data catalog and metadata framework for transparency and lineage.
• Lead AI-readiness and agentic governance design with AI workflows.
• Enable automated reporting and visualization using Power BI and approved tools.
• Develop data health KPIs and governance scorecards.
• Serve as a cross-functional governance partner to Finance, IT, Investor Relations, and more.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Data governance

AI readiness

Private equity knowledge

Data stewardship

Tools

Power BI

AI tooling

Job description

Job Overview

Manager, Private Equity Data Governance – reporting to the Private Equity Data Governance Lead within the CFO organization. This role designs, implements, and sustains enterprise‑aligned data governance capabilities that enable accurate, transparent, and scalable data infrastructure across Bain Capital’s private equity platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data governance frameworks, including data quality standards, metadata and catalog governance, and regulatory and audit‑ready controls.
• Define and govern data architecture across the private equity platform, partnering with stakeholders to implement data strategies across source systems and data lake access layers.
• Drive data quality management and issue resolution, building reasonability tests, automated alerts, root‑cause analysis, and remediation controls.
• Administer and advance the data catalog and metadata framework, documenting key data terms, processes, and protocols to support transparency and lineage.
• Lead AI‑readiness and agentic governance design, identifying opportunities for AI‑assisted workflows, automated monitoring, and large language model‑enabled data operations.
• Enable automated reporting and visualization, ensuring data architecture supports accurate, flexible reporting through tools such as Power BI and approved AI/reporting tools.
• Develop and track data health KPIs and metrics, establishing governance scorecards that measure data quality, process compliance, and reporting accuracy.
• Serve as a cross‑functional governance partner to Investment and Trade Operations, Finance, Data Analytics & Reporting, Portfolio Management, Investor Relations, and Information Technology.

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with demonstrated credibility across Finance, Operations, Investment Management, and Technology.
• Process discipline, able to design new processes and improve existing ones.
• Self‑starter with a deadline‑driven mindset and ability to manage competing priorities in a data‑intensive, fast‑moving environment.
• Understanding of private equity as an asset class is a plus.
• Proven experience in data governance, ideally within asset management or financial services; preference for candidates with a primary background in data governance.
• Curiosity and comfort with AI‑assisted development and agentic workflow design; hands‑on experimentation with AI coding tools is a strong plus.
• 8+ years of experience in asset management or a closely related field, with meaningful tenure in data governance, data management, or a related discipline.

Benefits

Expected annual base salary $125,000 – $140,000, with eligibility for discretionary annual bonus based on individual impact, team and firm performance. Comprehensive benefits package supporting health, financial security, family needs, and overall well‑being.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bain Capital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.