Chief Data Strategy & Governance Leader - Remote

Howden Group; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

401k with company match

Paid volunteer days

Job summary

DUAL North America is seeking a strategic, hands-on SVP of Data Management to design, plan, monitor, and improve data management functions. The role focuses on turning data into a corporate asset, aligning initiatives to business value, and driving data security and compliance.

This remote/hybrid position reports to the CFO and includes travel of about 10%. The ideal candidate brings 15+ years in data management leadership, strong planning skills, and DAMA DMBOK knowledge, ready to guide an

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience managing and/or directing a Data Management operation or team.
• Proven experience in strategic planning and initiative design.
• Experience delivering complex multi-platform initiatives across integration patterns (EAI, ETL/ELT, Streaming).
• Experience leading high-growth, fast-paced teams.

Responsibilities

• Set data strategy, governance, and operating model.
• Align data initiatives to business needs and value.
• Identify growth, efficiency, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Define org structure, goals, and KPIs.
• Ensure regulatory, security, and compliance alignment.
• Drive enterprise data and analytics capabilities.
• Oversee full data lifecycle and governance.
• Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance.
• Establish KPIs, SLAs, and delivery accountability frameworks.
• Support SAFe 6.0 and ITIL process execution.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data management leadership

Education

DAMA DMBOK knowledge

Job description

DUAL North America is seeking a strategic, hands-on SVP of Data Management to design, plan, monitor, and improve data management functions. The role focuses on turning data into a corporate asset, aligning initiatives to business value, and driving data security and compliance.

This remote/hybrid position reports to the CFO and includes travel of about 10%. The ideal candidate brings 15+ years in data management leadership, strong planning skills, and DAMA DMBOK knowledge, ready to guide an