Enterprise Data Governance Manager

Howard University; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO & holidays

403(b) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Wellness programs

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Howard University seeks a Data Governance Manager to lead the enterprise data governance program ensuring data is accurate, secure, and well-defined across academic and administrative units.

The role reports to the Chief Data and Analytics Officer and partners with data owners, stewards, and IT teams to establish standards, metadata, and governance policies that enable trusted data use and FERPA compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Analytics, Higher Education Administration, or related field.
• At least five (5) years of relevant data management, data governance, or higher education data experience preferred.
• Familiarity with FERPA and higher education data privacy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain enterprise data governance framework, policies, and standards.
• Establish data ownership and stewardship roles across domains.
• Maintain institutional data dictionary, glossary, metadata, and data definitions.
• Collaborate with offices and technical teams to define source-of-truth systems and business rules.
• Ensure data quality standards, validation, and remediation processes.

Skills

Data governance

Data stewardship

Metadata management

Data lineage

Data quality

Master data

Governance docs

SQL

Data privacy

FERPA

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Information Systems

Bachelor's in Business Analytics

Bachelor's in Higher Education Administration

Tools

ERP

SIS

CRM

Data warehouse

Job description

Howard University seeks a Data Governance Manager to lead the enterprise data governance program ensuring data is accurate, secure, and well-defined across academic and administrative units.

The role reports to the Chief Data and Analytics Officer and partners with data owners, stewards, and IT teams to establish standards, metadata, and governance policies that enable trusted data use and FERPA compliance.