Global Data Governance Lead

Myhrabc; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Data Governance Manager to shape and advance governance across the International Business Group (IBG). The role covers multiple countries (UK, Norway, France, Spain, Germany, Türkiye, Czech Republic, Romania, USA) and focuses on governance maturity, policy alignment, and data quality improvement across pharma wholesale, 3PL, and specialty logistics.

The ideal candidate will drive cross-functional collaboration, establish consistent governance practices, and lead change

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, data management, statistics, business, or related field.
• 5+ years in data governance or data management (quality, metadata, lineage, mdm, data policy).
• 2+ years in a matrix management capacity.
• Fluent English language skills with strong governance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assess current data governance maturity across IBG countries and units.
• Develop and maintain a roadmap to improve governance capabilities.
• Coordinate governance councils, policies, standards, and decision tracking.
• Define data ownership, stewardship, critical data elements, and business glossary standards.
• Oversee data quality rules, monitoring, remediation, and closure tracking.
• Support metadata, lineage, and data catalog practices with platform teams.
• Manage governance controls for access, privacy, retention and ethical data use.
• Partner with in-country teams to drive change management and adoption.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Change management

Cross-country work

Communication skills

Policy development

Education

CDMP certification

CGEIT

CISA

CIPP/CIPM

DCAM/CDMC familiarity

Job description

Cencora is seeking a Data Governance Manager to shape and advance governance across the International Business Group (IBG). The role covers multiple countries (UK, Norway, France, Spain, Germany, Türkiye, Czech Republic, Romania, USA) and focuses on governance maturity, policy alignment, and data quality improvement across pharma wholesale, 3PL, and specialty logistics.

The ideal candidate will drive cross-functional collaboration, establish consistent governance practices, and lead change