Director, D&A Strategy

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned leader to drive enterprise data strategy across priority domains in New Jersey. You will ensure alignment with enterprise priorities while translating business goals into implementable data roadmaps and value plans.

In this role, you will partner with governance, privacy, technology, and solution teams to deliver scalable data programs. A senior, cross-functional leader who can influence across boundaries is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, life sciences, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• Significant experience leading enterprise data strategy, data governance, data management, data domains, data products, or related enterprise data transformation work.
• Strong understanding of data quality, metadata, lineage, interoperability, authoritative sources, data ownership, stewardship, governance, privacy, compliance, and AI-readiness principles.
• AI awareness or practical experience applying AI-related governance principles, including responsible use, data readiness, risk management, and compliance considerations.
• Experience working across federated business and technology environments with domain, product, engineering, governance, and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive alignment among business, technology, compliance, and data teams.
• Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex data strategy concepts into clear decisions, priorities, and business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of enterprise data strategy across priority data domains.
• Ensure data initiatives are directly aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Translate business goals into actionable data strategies, roadmaps, and value realization plans.
• Collaborate with governance, stewardship, technology, knowledge management, and solution delivery teams.
• Partner with data governance and privacy teams to ensure compliance and scalability.

Skills

Enterprise data strategy

Data governance

Data management

Data domains

Data products

Metadata management

Data lineage

Interoperability

AI governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, life sciences, or related field

Job description

• Lead the development and execution of enterprise data strategy across priority data domains.
• Ensure data initiatives are directly aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Translate business goals into actionable data strategies, roadmaps, and value realization plans.
• Collaborate with governance, stewardship, technology, knowledge management, and solution delivery teams.
• Partner with data governance and privacy teams to ensure compliance and scalability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, life sciences, or related field required; advanced degree in business, sciences, or related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• Significant experience leading enterprise data strategy, data governance, data management, data domains, data products, or related enterprise data transformation work.
• Strong understanding of data quality, metadata, lineage, interoperability, authoritative sources, data ownership, stewardship, governance, privacy, compliance, and AI-readiness principles.
• AI awareness or practical experience applying AI-related governance principles, including responsible use, data readiness, risk management, and compliance considerations.
• Experience working across federated business and technology environments, including collaboration with domain teams, product teams, engineering teams, governance teams, and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive alignment among business, technology, compliance, and data teams.
• Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex data strategy concepts into clear decisions, priorities, and business outcomes.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading enterprise data strategy and governance, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance standards. Proficient in translating complex data concepts into actionable strategies while fostering collaboration across diverse teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Enterprise Data Strategy Leadership
• Data Governance and Compliance
• Data Quality and Stewardship
• AI Governance Principles
• Executive Communication Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

Hard Skills

• Data Management
• Data Domains
• Data Products
• Metadata Management
• Data Lineage
• Interoperability
• Data Ownership
• Risk Management
• Data Readiness
• Compliance Considerations

Soft Skills

• Influencing Across Organizational Boundaries
• Collaboration with Stakeholders

Industry Keywords

• Enterprise Data Transformation
• Business Alignment
• Governance Teams
• Technology Environments
• Knowledge Management