Data Governance Leader, Enterprise Data Strategy

Geode Capital Management; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Matching

Annual Profit Sharing

Tuition Reimbursement

Hybrid work arrangements

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Geode Capital Management is hiring a Director, Data Governance in Boston to lead the firm’s data governance framework, standards, and stewardship. You will ensure data is labeled, secure, and leveraged for analytics and reporting, partnering with senior technology leaders to align data initiatives with business goals.

The role emphasizes regulatory readiness, data quality, and a strategic, cross-functional approach across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or a related field within the Asset Management or Financial Services industry.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain data standards to ensure data is clearly cataloged, secure, appropriately classified, interoperable, and effectively disseminated.
• Enhance data quality standards to ensure high levels of data integrity for technology platforms and business use.
• Lead data stewardship and ownership initiatives, ensuring clear accountability for data assets.
• Collaborate across the organization to create sustainable data flow diagrams that clearly illustrate how data is sourced, transformed, and managed, including variants and sources of truth.
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior technology leaders, providing governance expertise and data-driven insights that shape enterprise data strategy, priorities, and long-term vision.
• Establish and optimize data processes that are consistent, well-modeled, and integrated across systems and teams.
• Support regulatory compliance, risk management, and audit readiness through strong data governance practices.
• Promote a data-driven culture by enabling high-quality data for operational excellence, business insights, and decision-making.
• Provide thought leadership and stay current on industry best practices in data governance and data management.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Tools

Collibra

Informatica Axon

Alation

Atacama

Talend

Trillium

Informatica Data Quality

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Apache Airflow

Alteryx

DataOps

MDM

Job description

Geode Capital Management is hiring a Director, Data Governance in Boston to lead the firm’s data governance framework, standards, and stewardship. You will ensure data is labeled, secure, and leveraged for analytics and reporting, partnering with senior technology leaders to align data initiatives with business goals.

The role emphasizes regulatory readiness, data quality, and a strategic, cross-functional approach across the organization.