Data Governance Lead

Codevertex Innovations; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

CodeVertex is seeking a Data Governance Lead to drive governance standards, documentation, lineage, controls, and data-quality accountability across complex data environments.

You will translate business needs into practical analysis, documentation, and technical execution plans in a remote environment, owning end-to-end governance workstreams with clear written communication and reliable follow-through.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant professional experience in governance, policy, and data quality.
• Strong documentation and communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work remotely with ownership and professional judgment.
• Experience in documentation-heavy technical or business environments.

Responsibilities

• Own meaningful governance workstreams from discovery through execution and handoff.
• Translate business needs into practical analysis, procedures, or technical plans.
• Maintain high standards for written communication, documentation quality, and process clarity.
• Use evidence and judgment to improve quality, reliability, and decision-making.
• Handle confidential internal information with appropriate professionalism.

Skills

Data Governance

Policy

Data Quality

Documentation

Risk Management

Job description

Lead governance standards, documentation, lineage, controls, and data-quality accountability.

CodeVertex works across data-heavy and process-heavy business environments where reporting accuracy, workflow visibility, secure systems, and operational clarity matter. The Data Governance Lead role helps turn business needs into reliable execution, whether through analysis, systems work, documentation, technical delivery, or process ownership.

What you will work on

• Business or technical workflows connected to finance, SaaS, e-commerce, AI, data, or internal operations.
• Structured analysis, documentation, systems improvement, or platform work depending on role scope.
• Cross-functional requests from engineering, analytics, product, finance, operations, or leadership stakeholders.
• Work that requires clear communication, accuracy, and reliable follow-through in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Own meaningful workstreams from discovery through execution, documentation, testing, and handoff.
• Translate business needs into practical analysis, systems work, operating procedures, or technical execution plans.
• Maintain high standards for written communication, documentation quality, and process clarity.
• Use evidence, structure, and judgment to improve quality, reliability, and decision-making.
• Handle confidential internal information with appropriate professionalism and care.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong practical experience with Data Governance, Policy, Data Quality, Documentation, Risk Management.
• Ability to work remotely with ownership, judgment, and clear written communication.
• Comfortable working in documentation-heavy technical or business environments.
• Strong problem-solving ability and professional judgment.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting finance, SaaS, e-commerce, AI, analytics, cloud, or process-heavy business environments.
• Experience working with distributed teams and asynchronous workflows.
• Ability to document process clearly and work well across multiple stakeholder groups.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary range: $128,000 – $178,000 annually
• Cross-functional exposure across business and technical teams
• Structured, documentation-focused operating environment

Hiring process

After applying, candidates may be asked to complete additional application-process steps depending on the role family, access level, and review requirements. The application status page will provide next-step instructions after submission.

Due to the nature of some CodeVertex roles — including potential access to internal systems, business data, financial workflows, customer-impacting processes, or sensitive operational information — certain positions may include additional process steps during review. #LI-DNP #LI-Remote