Data Governance Lead - Standards, Privacy & Quality

H-E-B; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

H-E-B is seeking a Data Governance Manager to lead a team responsible for enterprise data governance, data stewardship, and data quality practices that enable trusted, secure, compliant, and highly usable data across the organization.

You will build high-performing teams, drive adoption of standardized governance processes, partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Business stakeholders to ensure scalable data solutions that meet regulatory requirements and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Data Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data architecture, or data compliance.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing data governance or analytical teams.
• Strong experience implementing enterprise data governance frameworks, operating models, and data catalogs.
• Deep understanding of data privacy, security, and compliance regulations (e.g., TDPSA, PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
• Experience with data governance disciplines including: Data Quality & Observability Metadata Management & Business Glossaries Data Stewardship & Ownership Models Data Security & Access Management Data Lifecycle Management.
• Familiarity with data modeling methodologies (ER, Dimensional, Master Data Management).
• Foundational SQL proficiency to query metadata, audit logs, or perform basic data quality profiling.
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders across both technical engineering and business organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data stewards, governance analysts, and data modelers and foster accountability and continuous improvement.
• Define and implement enterprise data governance standards, policies, playbooks, and controls.
• Drive adoption of governance processes, artifacts, and roles across the organization.
• Serve as trusted advisor for data management, privacy, security, and architecture initiatives.
• Partner with product, engineering, data science, analytics, security, and compliance to support regulatory requirements.
• Provide observability into adherence to standards and progress through KPIs and dashboards.

Skills

People leadership

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Data quality

Data architecture

SQL basics

Education

Bachelor's degree / equivalent experience

Tools

Databricks Unity Catalog

Collibra

Alation

Microsoft Purview

Job description

H-E-B is seeking a Data Governance Manager to lead a team responsible for enterprise data governance, data stewardship, and data quality practices that enable trusted, secure, compliant, and highly usable data across the organization.

You will build high-performing teams, drive adoption of standardized governance processes, partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Business stakeholders to ensure scalable data solutions that meet regulatory requirements and business needs.