Data Governance Pro: Risk & Compliance (Remote)

Advance Ohio; Jersey City, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) plan

Job summary

Advance Local Media is seeking a Data Governance Specialist - Technology in Jersey City, NJ. The role supports the GRC strategy, ensuring data governance, risk controls, and compliance across data assets while collaborating with engineering and security teams.

The base salary ranges from $115,000 to $135,000 annually with a hybrid in-office requirement. The position involves defining standards for PII handling, performing DPIAs, producing governance dashboards, and guiding data owners and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in GRC, data governance, data management, or a related role.
• Experience leading and coordinating cross-discipline project teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with data analysis and reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of online privacy issues and challenges.
• Knowledge of media industry and digital audience analytics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to define, document, and maintain data governance and quality procedures.
• Coordinate data classification, dictionaries, metadata, and lineage documentation across data assets.
• Define and enforce standards for PII handling and data retention across environments.
• Provide training and guidance to stakeholders on data governance best practices.
• Conduct and maintain Risk Assessments and DPIAs as required by privacy legislation.
• Generate reports and dashboards to track governance performance, data quality, risk indicators, and compliance metrics.
• Collaborate with security, data engineering, and enterprise services to establish guidelines for access and data exports.
• Support data quality initiatives including profiling, monitoring, and remediation across revenue and audience data.
• Conduct systematic analysis of data assets to identify integrity issues and drive remediation.
• Serve as policy-layer owner for data platforms, ensuring governance is built into pipelines.
• Ensure adherence to data privacy regulations such as CCPA and other U.S. state laws.
• Liaise with infrastructure, legal, and business teams to resolve governance issues.
• Support data risk assessments and contribute to compliance audits.
• Monitor, triage, and resolve infrastructure security issues tied to governance.
• Track governance performance and surface findings to leadership.
• Develop and maintain scripts for automation.

Skills

SQL

Data governance

Risk & compliance

Stakeholder management

Data quality

Privacy regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Metadata management tools

Content classification tools

Job description

Advance Local Media is seeking a Data Governance Specialist - Technology in Jersey City, NJ. The role supports the GRC strategy, ensuring data governance, risk controls, and compliance across data assets while collaborating with engineering and security teams.

The base salary ranges from $115,000 to $135,000 annually with a hybrid in-office requirement. The position involves defining standards for PII handling, performing DPIAs, producing governance dashboards, and guiding data owners and