Director Data Governance - Palms Insurance

NextEra Energy, Inc.; North Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PALMS Insurance seeks a Data Governance leader to drive enterprise data quality and governance standards across Insurance Programs and Specialty P&C. You will establish policies, frameworks, and controls while partnering with business, technology, and compliance teams to ensure privacy, security, and regulatory alignment.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, leading the Palms Data Governance Committee and guiding cross‑functional teams to translate complex data needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in data governance or related field.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish data governance framework with policies, standards, and ownership models across functions.
• Define and execute the data governance roadmap including data quality checks and security protocols.
• Support data compliance programs and regulatory reporting, including NYDFS and CCPA.
• Chair the Palms Data Governance Committee and report to executive leadership.
• Ensure HIPAA, PII, PCI and PHI compliance and data lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to prioritize data initiatives driving business value.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Requisition ID: 96884

At PALMS Insurance, a NextEra Energy company, we specialize in offering customized insurance solutions that address the unique needs of our clients. Our commitment to excellence, reliability, and customer satisfaction sets us apart as a trusted provider in the insurance industry. Are you ready to make a meaningful difference? Become a part of our team today.

Position Specific Description

Data Governance plays a critical role in the company’s daily operations and long-term growth. We are seeking an experienced person with a strong background in the Insurance Programs and Specialty P&C insurance industry to drive data quality efforts within the company. This role also involves liaising with the organization’s’ technology and compliance teams to ensure data privacy, data security, data storage and compliance frameworks. The ideal candidate will be responsible for setting policies, managing projects, enforcing controls, and chair the Palms’ Data Governance Committee. This role requires both a structured thinker and a hands‑on executor who can work across departments to drive clarity, alignment, and actionable outcomes by bridging the gap between business, compliance and technology functions.

Job Overview

The Data Governance leader plays a critical role in supporting the organization’s daily operations and enabling long-term growth by driving enterprise-wide data quality and governance standards, with a focus on the Insurance Programs and Specialty P&C insurance business. This role is responsible for establishing and enforcing data governance policies, frameworks, and controls, while partnering closely with business, technology, and compliance teams to ensure alignment on data privacy, security, storage, and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will lead data quality initiatives, manage governance-related projects, and chair the Palms Data Governance Committee. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands‑on execution, with the ability to work across departments to translate complex data needs into clear, actionable outcomes that drive consistency, transparency, and operational effectiveness.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish the Data Governance Framework, which includes designing and implementing comprehensive data governance policies, standards, and procedures across all business functions; defining data ownership, accountability, and stewardship models to ensure clear responsibility for data quality and integrity; and creating and maintaining data dictionaries, class tables, and other similar standards
• Define and execute the company’s data governance roadmap including best practices, controls, data quality checks and security protocols
• Support the implementation and maintenance of the Data Compliance Program across the business functions, ensuring Palms meets its legal, regulatory, and reputational responsibilities
• Support Compliance in maintaining documentation for annual certifications regarding data compliance and reporting to relevant governance bodies; including compliance with NYDFS and CCPA regulations
• Establish and chair the Palms Data Governance Committee reporting into Palms executive leadership
• Establish and implement standards for HIPPA, PII, PCI and PHI compliance
• Ensure data lifecycle management - from collection to storage retention, archival and disposal
• Lead data initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, customer experience and business growth.
• Develop and enforce policies, procedures and standards to ensure data security, system reliability and work efficiency
• Collaborate with senior leadership to identify and prioritize data initiatives that drive business value
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: 10+ years
• Leadership Experience: 5+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• None

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics

Organization: Palms Management Services, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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