Data Governance Lead - SOC 2, Data Catalog & Privacy

TrueCar, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TrueCar, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Manager (or Senior Manager) to build and maintain our enterprise data landscape, including lineage, retention, and access controls.

You will partner across Engineering, Legal & Privacy, Security, and Product teams to drive SOC 2 readiness and ongoing compliance. Based near Santa Monica, CA, you’ll contribute to governance policy, data cataloging, and data-sharing agreements with dealers, OEMs, and affinity partners, shaping how consumer, transaction,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data governance, data management, or related discipline.
• Hands-on with data catalog tools (Collibra/Alation/Atlan/Purview).
• Experience supporting SOC 2 or ISO-style audits.
• Working knowledge of privacy regulations (CCPA/CPRA, TCPA).
• Strong SQL and data-domain discovery capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise data landscape including lineage and catalog.
• Document data flows across consumer, transaction, and vehicle data.
• Define retention schedules with Legal for various data types.
• Manage access governance and periodic reviews.
• Support SOC 2 readiness and remediation with Internal Audit.
• Partner with Engineering and Product on governance in new programs.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Data catalog

Cloud data platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Atlan

Purview

Redshift

Job description

TrueCar, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Manager (or Senior Manager) to build and maintain our enterprise data landscape, including lineage, retention, and access controls.

You will partner across Engineering, Legal & Privacy, Security, and Product teams to drive SOC 2 readiness and ongoing compliance. Based near Santa Monica, CA, you’ll contribute to governance policy, data cataloging, and data-sharing agreements with dealers, OEMs, and affinity partners, shaping how consumer, transaction,