Enterprise Data Governance Lead

Bwpmlp; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP seeks a Data Governance Lead in Houston, TX to execute the data governance program, lead policy development and ensure enterprise readiness of key datasets. The role chairs the Governance Working Committee and collaborates with Domain Owners, Data Stewards, and Technical Stewards.

The ideal candidate combines expertise in data quality, metadata, cataloging, lineage, and issue management with strong change-management skills to drive accountability across a midstream energy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required.
• 7+ years of experience in data management, data governance, data quality, or related data disciplines, including leading enterprise programs or cross-functional groups.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing data governance policies, standards, and operating models, including stewardship and domain ownership structures.
• Working knowledge of data governance disciplines: data cataloging, metadata, data lineage, data profiling, data classification, data quality measurement, and issue management.
• Experience with data governance and data quality tooling (e.g., data catalog, lineage, and data quality platforms) and with defining and reporting governance KPIs.
• Proficiency with SQL and the ability to analyze data to investigate quality issues and identify root causes.
• Strong facilitation, influencing, and change-management skills, with the ability to drive accountability across business and technology teams without direct authority.
• Ability to communicate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership and regulatory or audit audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Governance Working Committee in implementing, maintaining, and maturing the Data Governance Program, and facilitate collaboration across business units.
• Define the scope for data governance and its interaction with other governance programs such as Information Security and IT governance.
• Oversee the development, approval, and enforcement of data governance policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines covering data quality, metadata management, classification, retention, access, and security.
• Ensure governance policies support compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., FERC, PHMSA, EPA) and maintain audit readiness.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Cybersecurity, and IT teams to manage data risks and drive continuous improvement of data quality.
• Support Domain Owners in appointing Data Stewards and identifying new Domains as data is acquired.
• Create enterprise-wide data literacy, training, and communication programs to strengthen stewardship behaviors across units.
• Lead implementation and administration of data governance tools (e.g., Alation) and related training.
• Embed governance practices into modernization, digital transformation, and AI/ML initiatives to accelerate delivery.
• Define, publish, and report governance metrics and KPIs to leadership.
• Conduct governance maturity assessments and adapt practices to regulatory change and business priorities.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Metadata Management

Data Cataloging

Data Lineage

Data Classification

Issue Management

SQL

Facilitation & Change Management

Executive Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Data Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Related field

Tools

Alation

Power BI

Data catalog tooling

Job description

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP seeks a Data Governance Lead in Houston, TX to execute the data governance program, lead policy development and ensure enterprise readiness of key datasets. The role chairs the Governance Working Committee and collaborates with Domain Owners, Data Stewards, and Technical Stewards.

The ideal candidate combines expertise in data quality, metadata, cataloging, lineage, and issue management with strong change-management skills to drive accountability across a midstream energy