Insurance Data Governance Lead (Hybrid)

Ascot Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ascot Group is seeking a Data Governance Lead to mature governance across the organization, interfacing between Data Governance, IT, and business stakeholders. You will work with Data Owners and Data Stewards to define critical data, improve quality, and ensure accountable governance across Ascot. Hybrid work across multiple U.S.

offices, requiring strong data management and insurance domain knowledge. The role demands hands-on governance experience, strong communication, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Extensive P&C and specialty insurance knowledge and experience required, with a strong preference for experience performing or supporting multiple business functions such as Underwriting, Actuarial, Claims, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, or related areas.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in data governance, data management, business stakeholder engagement, product management, or a related discipline.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence leaders, align stakeholders, and navigate detailed technical conversations.
• Experience defining Critical Data Elements, standardizing definitions, and driving alignment across complex or global organizations, with the ability to translate business needs into clear data and technical specifications.
• Hands-on experience with data governance, data quality, and data lineage tooling, with Ataccama preferred; technical proficiency in SQL, Python, R, and Power BI to validate, analyze, and interpret data independently.
• Highly detail-oriented, organized, and accountable, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives while creating and maintaining clear process and data documentation.
• Experience with Databricks and Azure preferred.
• Curious, process-minded, and solution-oriented individual contributor with a proven ability to solve complex problems independently.
• Positive, self-motivated, and collaborative, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Customer-centric mindset, with a focus on delivering practical value to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, and other data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day liaison between Data Governance, IT, and business stakeholder groups, ensuring priorities, dependencies, and decisions are clearly communicated.
• Partner with Data Owners and Data Stewards to define, certify, maintain, and continuously improve Critical Data Elements.
• Translate business objectives into practical governance outcomes, including data definitions, ownership models, quality controls, and supporting documentation.
• Create, maintain, and triage daily data quality monitoring processes, and lead data quality working sessions that bring business Data Stewards and technical Data Custodians together to drive resolution, ownership, and accountability.
• Promote communication, collaboration, and transparency across technical and business partners to support consistent governance practices and timely issue resolution.
• Support the governance, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of reference data management procedures.
• Support additional data governance, data quality, and business transformation initiatives as needed.
• Demonstrate The Ascot Way by collaborating across teams, embracing inclusivity, demonstrating accountability, and helping build an engaged, high‑performing culture.

Skills

P&C Insurance

Data governance

Communication

SQL

Python

R

Power BI

Databricks

Azure

Tools

Ataccama

Databricks

Azure

SQL

Python

R

Power BI

Job description

Ascot Group is seeking a Data Governance Lead to mature governance across the organization, interfacing between Data Governance, IT, and business stakeholders. You will work with Data Owners and Data Stewards to define critical data, improve quality, and ensure accountable governance across Ascot. Hybrid work across multiple U.S.

offices, requiring strong data management and insurance domain knowledge. The role demands hands-on governance experience, strong communication, and the ability to