Global Data Governance Operations Lead

Global Payments; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments seeks a Director of Data Governance Operations to lead enterprise data governance and risk management within the Data Trust & Data Risk team. You will shape scalable operating practices, drive end-to-end governance processes and enable automation across the organisation.

You will establish intake, workflow orchestration, stewardship and escalation, and deliver KPI-driven visibility to improve governance performance and decision-making at scale.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in enterprise data governance and risk management.
• Experience turning standards and controls into scalable operating practices.
• Strong ability to use metrics and dashboards to improve outcomes.
• Experience with automation to improve governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Transform governance into a scalable operating model across the enterprise.
• Establish intake, workflow orchestration, stewardship and escalation practices.
• Drive automation and tooling to reduce manual effort.
• Provide actionable governance KPIs and executive scorecards.

Skills

Data governance leadership

Workflow orchestration

Automation tooling

Tools

ServiceNow

Workflow platforms

Job description

Global Payments seeks a Director of Data Governance Operations to lead enterprise data governance and risk management within the Data Trust & Data Risk team. You will shape scalable operating practices, drive end-to-end governance processes and enable automation across the organisation.

You will establish intake, workflow orchestration, stewardship and escalation, and deliver KPI-driven visibility to improve governance performance and decision-making at scale.