Data Governance Manager

Forestar Group; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Manager to build and scale a modern governance capability that enables trusted data, responsible AI, and confident decision making.

You will establish practical operating practices for ownership, quality, metadata, policy, and stewardship while partnering across business and technology teams. The ideal candidate will own the governance program, operating model, tooling, and team, and drive enterprise‑wide governance outcomes with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IS/ data management or related field.
• 7+ years in data governance, data management, data quality or related experience.
• Knowledge of data catalogs, lineage, data quality, stewardship, privacy and definitions.
• Ability to translate governance policy into usable operating processes.
• Proven ability to work independently, own tasks and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Implement data governance standards, stewardship workflows, data quality and metadata.
• Partner with leadership to define critical data elements, KPIs and rules.
• Set team priorities, delegate domains and hold teams accountable.
• Coordinate onboarding for priority data products and domains.
• Track governance metrics and remediation progress.
• Represent governance in cross‑functional discovery and improvement activities.
• Stay current on data, AI and industry practices to create business value.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Metadata

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IS/Data Management

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

OpenMetadata

Collate

Power BI

Fabric

Job description

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high-quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for a Data Governance Manager. As the nation's largest homebuilder by volume, D.R. Horton is transforming how it uses data, AI, and digital solutions for the next generation of homebuilding, and we pair the reach of a national enterprise with a culture built on local ownership, practical innovation, and deep business partnerships. Our teams focus on solutions that work in the field and deliver real results, not technology for its own sake. In this role, you'll have a critical opportunity to shape modern capabilities that will influence how the company operates for years to come.

The Data Governance Manager will help build and scale a modern governance capability that enables trusted data, responsible AI, and confident decision making. This role will establish practical operating practices for ownership, quality, metadata, policy, and stewardship while developing strong partnerships across business and technology teams. The ideal candidate can turn governance principles into repeatable ways of working that enable innovation without creating unnecessary friction. This role owns the governance program, operating model, tooling, and team, including Data Governance Leads and Analysts, and is accountable for enterprise-wide governance outcomes. Success in this role means a governance operating model that is adopted across business units, with ownership, quality, and metadata coverage improving quarter over quarter.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• 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, operating with an owner's mindset and a bias toward building, testing, and learning quickly
• Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner
• Ability to work overtime
• Ability to travel overnight

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises 2 or more employees

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake, dbt, enterprise catalog and lineage tools (OpenMetadata, Collate, or comparable), data contracts, Power BI/Fabric, or comparable technologies, and familiarity with fair-housing and consumer-privacy data handling requirements, is preferred
• Experience in homebuilding, real estate, construction, mortgage, title, land development, sales, purchasing, finance, customer care, or another distributed operating business is a plus
• Experience working in a large enterprise with complex enterprise environments is preferred
• Experience founding, incubating, or building new products, capabilities, or businesses from the ground up is a plus

Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401(K)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays
• Multiple Voluntary and Company provided Benefits

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