Data Governance Lead — Quality, Compliance & Stewardship

Pathward, N.A.; United States; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Pathward, N.A. is seeking a Data Governance professional to establish policies and frameworks ensuring data quality, security, and compliance across the enterprise. The role focuses on data ownership, stewardship, and aligning governance with business objectives.

You will define metadata, monitor quality, enforce policies, and collaborate across teams to maintain data integrity and support regulatory obligations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and enhance business metadata, including data definitions and lineage.
• Monitor data quality metrics and support remediation and root-cause analysis.
• Enforce data governance policies and approved usage guidelines.
• Maintain stewardship workflows and documentation updates across data assets.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to align data requirements with rules.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data quality

Data stewardship

Data definitions

Data lineage

Stakeholder collaboration

Governance reporting

Regulatory compliance

Data literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Pathward, N.A. is seeking a Data Governance professional to establish policies and frameworks ensuring data quality, security, and compliance across the enterprise. The role focuses on data ownership, stewardship, and aligning governance with business objectives.

You will define metadata, monitor quality, enforce policies, and collaborate across teams to maintain data integrity and support regulatory obligations.