Head of Data Trust & Enablement

Surescripts; United States; Hybrid; USD 190,900 - 233,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Paid time off

401(k)

Job summary

Surescripts is seeking a Director of Data Trust and Enablement to redefine governance as a platform capability. You will own the data catalog, business glossary, and certification programs, leading cross-functional stewardship to ensure trusted, compliant data across the Enterprise Data Platform.

You will partner with Architecture, Data Product Delivery, and Unified Data Fabric teams to embed governance into the product lifecycle, while navigating HIPAA and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or a closely related discipline, with at least 3 years leading a governance or stewardship function at an enterprise level.
• A demonstrated philosophy of governance as enablement; a track record of building governance programs that increase team velocity and data trust simultaneously (vs programs that create compliance overhead).
• Hands-on experience with Collibra or a comparable enterprise data catalog platform including stewardship workflow design, business glossary management, lineage configuration, and policy management.
• Deep familiarity with data governance frameworks (DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or equivalent) and the ability to adapt framework concepts into a practical operating model.
• Experience defining and managing critical data element programs, including business definition ownership, certification workflows, and cross-functional stewardship.
• Strong understanding of HIPAA and healthcare data compliance requirements.
• Ability to operate effectively across both technical and business audiences, translating between engineering rigor and business language without losing either audience.
• Experience building and leading teams, including hiring and developing governance professionals and data stewards.

Responsibilities

• Redefine governance as platform capability across the organization.
• Own data catalog and business glossary, lead strategy and operation of Collibra environment.
• Define and manage the data certification program; establish standards and workflows.
• Lead the Critical Data Element program with ownership and certification across teams.
• Own data policy and compliance; navigate HIPAA and regulatory requirements.
• Build and lead the stewardship community across domains.
• Partner with Architecture, Semantic Intelligence and Data Product Delivery to embed trust and certification in products.
• Represent trust in stakeholder reporting and participate in enterprise data platform leadership discussions.

Skills

Data governance

Enterprise data platform

Collibra

Data catalog

Data quality

HIPAA compliance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Collibra

Job description

Surescripts is seeking a Director of Data Trust and Enablement to redefine governance as a platform capability. You will own the data catalog, business glossary, and certification programs, leading cross-functional stewardship to ensure trusted, compliant data across the Enterprise Data Platform.

You will partner with Architecture, Data Product Delivery, and Unified Data Fabric teams to embed governance into the product lifecycle, while navigating HIPAA and regulatory requirements.