Data Governance Program Lead

IVID TEK INC; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IVID TEK INC is seeking a Program Manager with data governance experience to lead cross-domain initiatives, manage the governance lifecycle, and drive a scalable onboarding playbook. You will coordinate data owner designations, steward onboarding, and Alation activities while partnering with policy, standards, and Alation governance teams.

The role requires strong communication, workshop facilitation, and a proven track record implementing enterprise data governance programs across multiple

Qualifications

• CDMP certification or commitment to certify within 12 months.
• 7+ years in data management, governance, or enterprise program management.
• Hands-on experience with an enterprise data catalog (Alation preferred; Collibra or Informatica Axon, Atlan acceptable).
• Experience leading governance programs across multiple business domains.
• Strong written communication for policies, playbooks, and executive briefs.
• Experience facilitating workshops with business and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the program plan: maintain Jira board, track milestones against a 24-month roadmap, flag risks weekly.
• Prepare the monthly Council scorecard pack: pull KPIs, draft narrative, identify escalations, and present slides.
• Coordinate the monthly DG Council: agenda, pre-reads, escalations, policy reviews, action tracking.
• Lead domain onboarding and governance activation: data owner designation, steward onboarding, Alation orientation, and workshops.
• Manage data issue intake: own the Jira queue and ensure SLA adherence to program KPIs.

Skills

Systematic thinking

Strong written communication

Workshop facilitation

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

CDMP certification

DAMA DMBOK2 proficiency

Tools

Alation

Collibra

Informatica Axon

Atlan

Jira

Job description

IVID TEK INC is seeking a Program Manager with data governance experience to lead cross-domain initiatives, manage the governance lifecycle, and drive a scalable onboarding playbook. You will coordinate data owner designations, steward onboarding, and Alation activities while partnering with policy, standards, and Alation governance teams.

The role requires strong communication, workshop facilitation, and a proven track record implementing enterprise data governance programs across multiple