Senior Data Governance & Compliance Officer

Prairie View A&M University; Prairie View (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie View A&M University is seeking a senior Data Management Officer to advance enterprise data governance, stewardship, and SB 475 compliance across the university. You will drive data maturity, policy enforcement, and cross‑functional collaboration for data definitions, standards, and quality.

The role requires deep knowledge of data architecture, metadata management, and analytics platforms. Located in Prairie View, TX, the position offers a strategic leadership path within TAMUS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field.
• Ten years of progressive experience in data management, data governance, enterprise data architecture, or related roles in large organizations, preferably in higher education.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise data governance initiatives and data maturity assessment efforts.
• Experience working with senior leaders, data stewards, and cross‑functional operational teams to implement data policies and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise data governance policies, standards, and procedures in alignment with SB 475 and TAMUS expectations.
• Coordinate with functional leaders, IT, and institutional research teams to ensure consistent application of data definitions, taxonomies, and standards across domains.
• Oversee institutional data inventory development and maintenance, ensuring accurate documentation of data sources, data owners, business rules, and data usage.
• Drive compliance with SB 475 requirements, including maturity assessment preparation, reporting, and gap remediation planning.
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct enterprise data maturity assessments using DCAM/DMBOK frameworks; prepare actionable findings and executive briefings.
• Provide technical leadership for data integration, data architecture design, metadata management, and MDM solutions; collaborate on data platforms and analytics environments.
• Establish quantitative data quality metrics, dashboards, and monitoring processes; empower data stewards to own data quality standards.
• Support reporting initiatives by ensuring data is defined, governed, and fit for purpose; align analytics with governance standards.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in applicable field

Tools

Collibra

Informatica Axon

Alation

Talend

Ataccama

Tableau

Power BI

Oracle/SQL Server

Job description

Prairie View A&M University is seeking a senior Data Management Officer to advance enterprise data governance, stewardship, and SB 475 compliance across the university. You will drive data maturity, policy enforcement, and cross‑functional collaboration for data definitions, standards, and quality.

The role requires deep knowledge of data architecture, metadata management, and analytics platforms. Located in Prairie View, TX, the position offers a strategic leadership path within TAMUS