Data Governance Lead - Privacy, Risk & Compliance

Cloud Theory; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cloud Theory in Jersey City, NJ, is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to strengthen our Governance, Risk, and Compliance program. The role is primarily remote but requires some in‑office attendance and reports to the Director of Risk, Compliance & Support.

You''ll manage data governance, risk controls, DPIAs, privacy compliance, and data quality across assets, collaborating with engineering, security, and legal teams. The base salary range is $115,000 to $135,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in computer science or related field.
• 3–5 years'' experience in GRC, data governance, data management, or a related role.
• Experience leading and coordinating cross-discipline project teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with data analysis and reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of online privacy issues and challenges.
• Knowledge of media industry and digital audience analytics is a plus.
• Experience with metadata management and content classification tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to define, document, and maintain data governance and quality procedures.
• Drive and coordinate data classification, dictionaries, metadata, and lineage documentation across all data assets.
• Define and enforce standards for PII handling and data retention across environments.
• Provide training and guidance to business stakeholders, data owners, and data stewards on data governance best practices.
• Manage the effort to conduct and maintain Risk Assessments and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
• Generate reports and dashboards to track governance performance, data quality, risk indicators, and compliance metrics.
• Collaborate with security and engineering to establish access guidelines and data protection controls.
• Support data quality initiatives including profiling, monitoring, and remediation across revenue and audience data.
• Analyze data assets to identify integrity issues and drive remediation.
• Serve as policy-layer owner for data platforms and ensure governance integrated into pipelines and models.
• Ensure adherence to data privacy regulations such as CCPA and other U.S. state laws.
• Liaise with infrastructure, legal, and business teams to resolve governance issues.
• Support data risk assessments and contribute to audits.
• Operate escalation procedures in incidents.
• Participate in monitoring and resolving infrastructure security issues.
• Track governance performance and surface findings to data leadership.
• Develop and maintain scripts for automation to streamline processes.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Data privacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Lineage tooling

Data analysis tools

Job description

Cloud Theory in Jersey City, NJ, is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to strengthen our Governance, Risk, and Compliance program. The role is primarily remote but requires some in‑office attendance and reports to the Director of Risk, Compliance & Support.

You''ll manage data governance, risk controls, DPIAs, privacy compliance, and data quality across assets, collaborating with engineering, security, and legal teams. The base salary range is $115,000 to $135,000 per year.