Platform Product & Data Governance Leader

RELX; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 136,100 - 252,800; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Director of Product & Data Governance to establish, scale, and operate governance as a core platform capability for the Insurance Platform. This role ensures product, data, and API decisions are consistent, transparent, and compliant while enabling rapid platform adoption.

The leader will collaborate across Product Management, Platform Engineering, Data, Security, Legal, and Compliance to balance speed with clarity, accountability, and long-term scalability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product management, data governance, or large-scale platforms.
• Experience in API-driven environments, preferably regulated industries.
• Understanding of onboarding workflows, data models, API standards, and platform operating models.
• Experience applying AI, automation, or analytics to governance.
• Strong executive presence and ability to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Own the governance framework for the Insurance Platform, including onboarding, data usage, API contracts and shared assets.
• Establish decision rights and guardrails to accelerate delivery with minimal ambiguity.
• Govern platform-wide data definitions, schema evolution, versioning, and deprecation policies.
• Design and run the governance operating model, including forums and escalation paths.
• Lead onboarding and lifecycle governance across products, from concept to retirement.

Skills

Platform governance

API standards

Data governance

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master in CS or Engineering

MBA desirable

Tools

OpenAPI specs

JSON documentation

Job description

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Director of Product & Data Governance to establish, scale, and operate governance as a core platform capability for the Insurance Platform. This role ensures product, data, and API decisions are consistent, transparent, and compliant while enabling rapid platform adoption.

The leader will collaborate across Product Management, Platform Engineering, Data, Security, Legal, and Compliance to balance speed with clarity, accountability, and long-term scalability.