Senior Data Governance Leader — Enterprise Policy & Adoption

Stryker; Kalamazoo (MI); Remote; USD 203,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Sr. Manager to lead the EDT Enterprise Governance in the U.S., translating policy, ownership, and quality governance into consistent practices. You will drive adoption, risk escalation, and governance execution across U.S. businesses.

Preferred candidates are in Eastern or Central time zones to align with business needs. You will mentor Data Stewards and support domain-level governance for acquisitions, ensuring timely decision-making.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Onboard assigned domains: confirm Domain Owners and Data Owners, establish steward coverage, and close ownership gaps
• Facilitate bi-weekly Domain Working Groups to co-design CDEs, definitions, quality rules, and golden-record rules for Owner approval
• Translate enterprise policy and the four-tier classification standard into domain-level application; prepare decisions and exception requests for the Data Governance Board
• Drive adoption through training, communications, community of practice, and quarterly value-based business reviews rather than status reviews
• Route requests and issues using the shared classification rubric, so every item reaches an accountable owner
• Support day-one M&A data governance for US acquisitions

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Data governance

Policy translation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, or related field

Tools

Informatica CDGC

Job description

Stryker is seeking a Sr. Manager to lead the EDT Enterprise Governance in the U.S., translating policy, ownership, and quality governance into consistent practices. You will drive adoption, risk escalation, and governance execution across U.S. businesses.

Preferred candidates are in Eastern or Central time zones to align with business needs. You will mentor Data Stewards and support domain-level governance for acquisitions, ensuring timely decision-making.