Data Governance Strategy Lead

WSFS Bank; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 111,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSAs and HSAs

Wellness programs

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

WSFS Bank seeks an Enterprise Data Management Lead to drive governance strategy, standards, and lifecycle practices across the organization. This role partners with data owners and stewards to advance data maturity and support analytics and regulatory needs, without hands‑on ETL/ELT work.

The Lead will guide governance policy, data definitions, and quality controls, champion cross‑functional collaboration, and influence enterprise solutions through governance expertise and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related analytical discipline; Master’s Degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise data management, data governance, or related domains in a regulated industry.
• Minimum of 10 years working across requirements, design, and governance enablement for data warehouse or cloud data platform solutions (in partnership with architecture/engineering teams).
• Demonstrated experience chairing or co‑chairing a data governance committee or council, including facilitating cross‑functional stakeholder engagement, driving data governance initiatives, and overseeing adherence to data quality, data management, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement/maturation of Enterprise Data Management and Governance capabilities.
• Maintain and evolve the data governance framework, including policies, standards, and operating procedures.
• Partner with business lines to understand processes, data flows, and Critical Data Elements (CDEs) to ensure alignment with enterprise data standards.
• Collaborate with Data Owners and Data Stewards to promote consistent data usage, quality, and lifecycle practices across the enterprise.
• Recommend enhancements to enterprise data processes, governance workflows, and supporting tools to meet strategic objectives.
• Identify data quality issues, establish data quality controls and KPIs, and drive improvement actions with business and operations teams.
• Conduct gap analysis of existing enterprise data practices to inform target‑state governance and lifecycle management models.
• Support the definition of metadata standards, data classifications, business definitions, and reference data alignment.
• Help business articulate and translate business needs into clear data requirements, definitions, and governance artifacts.
• Partner with architecture, analytics, and platform teams to ensure governance and data quality requirements are embedded in enterprise solutions.
• Facilitate change management for data ownership, stewardship, data access, retention, and lifecycle controls.
• Promote adoption of data governance processes across the Bank through training, communication, and ongoing engagement.
• Chair/co‑chair the data governance committee
• Participate in enterprise data governance committees and support the operationalization of data roles and responsibilities.
• Serve as a senior advisor and subject‑matter expert for governance standards, lifecycle practices, metadata, and data quality.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to team members and cross‑functional partners.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Data quality

Regulatory compliance (GLBA, SOX, GDPR

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

WSFS Bank seeks an Enterprise Data Management Lead to drive governance strategy, standards, and lifecycle practices across the organization. This role partners with data owners and stewards to advance data maturity and support analytics and regulatory needs, without hands‑on ETL/ELT work.

The Lead will guide governance policy, data definitions, and quality controls, champion cross‑functional collaboration, and influence enterprise solutions through governance expertise and strong leadership.