Global Data Governance Operations Lead

Global Payments Inc.; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Director of Data Governance Operations to join the Data Trust & Data Risk team and shape the future of global commerce.

You’ll lead enterprise execution that turns data governance standards into scalable, measurable operations. By streamlining governance, increasing automation, and strengthening accountability, you’ll influence governance across the enterprise, improve transparency, reduce friction, and accelerate decision-making.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in data governance or data risk operations.
• Experience translating standards, controls and decision criteria into scalable operating practices.
• Ability to lead cross-functional governance transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.

Responsibilities

• Transform enterprise data governance into a scalable operating model with clear, measurable experiences.
• Establish intake, workflow orchestration, stewardship and escalation to improve cycle times and outcomes.
• Shape tooling, workflow automation and integrations to scale governance and reduce manual effort.
• Create meaningful KPIs, dashboards and executive scorecards to surface risk and opportunities.
• Influence adoption and improve playbooks and operating practices to raise governance maturity.

Skills

Data governance

Leadership

Automation

Workflow orchestration

Stakeholder management

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Global Payments Inc. is seeking a Director of Data Governance Operations to join the Data Trust & Data Risk team and shape the future of global commerce.

You’ll lead enterprise execution that turns data governance standards into scalable, measurable operations. By streamlining governance, increasing automation, and strengthening accountability, you’ll influence governance across the enterprise, improve transparency, reduce friction, and accelerate decision-making.