Data Governance Leader — Scale Trusted Data & AI

D.R. Horton; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

Life & Disability Insurance

Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Bank

Multiple Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Manager to establish and scale a modern governance capability across the enterprise.

You will lead ownership, quality, metadata, policy, and stewardship practices, partnering with business and technology teams to deliver trusted data and responsible AI initiatives. The role supervises Data Governance Leads and Analysts and is accountable for governance outcomes across business units, driving improvements quarter over quarter.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business, Analytics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of data governance, data management, data quality, metadata, analytics, or related experience.
• Working knowledge of data catalogs, lineage, data quality, stewardship, classification, privacy, and enterprise data definitions.
• Experience translating governance policy into usable operating processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, communicate clearly, and deliver results in an evolving environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across the organization, balancing enterprise standards with business needs and operating realities.

Responsibilities

• Implement data governance standards, stewardship workflows, domain ownership, data quality, metadata, lineage, classification, and issue management.
• Partner with business leadership to define critical data elements, business terms, KPIs, quality rules, and accountability.
• Set team priorities and workload, delegate ownership of domains and programs, and hold the team accountable for results.
• Coordinate governance onboarding for priority data products and enterprise domains.
• Manage catalog and governance workflows and drive adoption through practical guidance and enablement.
• Track governance metrics, data-quality issues, ownership gaps, and remediation progress.
• Represent the function in cross-functional discovery, architecture, governance, operational-readiness, and continuous-improvement activities as appropriate.
• Stay current on relevant data, AI, digital, software, and industry practices and apply new capabilities when they create practical business value.
• Identify, shape, and pilot new opportunities where data, AI, and digital capabilities can create business value.

Skills

Data governance

Independent work

Clear communication

Owner mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business, Analytics, or related field

7+ years of data governance or related experience

Knowledge of data catalogs, lineage, quality, stewardship, privacy

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

OpenMetadata

Collate

Power BI/Fabric

Job description

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Manager to establish and scale a modern governance capability across the enterprise.

You will lead ownership, quality, metadata, policy, and stewardship practices, partnering with business and technology teams to deliver trusted data and responsible AI initiatives. The role supervises Data Governance Leads and Analysts and is accountable for governance outcomes across business units, driving improvements quarter over quarter.