Strategic Data Governance Leader

Socket.dev; Richardson (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Parental Leave

401K + Company Match

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

GAINSCO seeks a Data Governance Manager to establish and operate the enterprise data governance program. You will ensure data is trusted, well-defined, secure, and fit for use across underwriting, claims, operations, finance, and marketing.

You will lead governance operations, create standards, and strengthen stewardship practices while guiding master data management initiatives and responsible AI practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative, business, information management, or related field is required.
• Certified Data Management Professional preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data quality, or related discipline.
• Experience establishing or operating enterprise data governance programs.
• Experience in insurance/financial services industry.
• Experience developing data definitions, quality standards, stewardship practices, or governance policies.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional governance discussions without direct authority.
• Experience with MDM stewardship workflows and quality metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operation of enterprise data governance program.
• Build and maintain business glossary, data definitions, data element inventory, and data quality standards.
• Establish network of data stewards and coordinate issue resolution across teams.
• Lead master data management initiatives including domain prioritization and stewardship workflows.
• Partner with IT, Security, Legal, and Compliance on data classification, retention, privacy, audit readiness, and responsible AI.
• Develop training, communications, metadata, and data catalog documentation to improve data literacy and adoption.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata

Data stewardship

SQL

Snowflake

Microsoft Azure

Privacy & compliance

Stakeholder facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative, business, information management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Profisee

Reltio

Job description

GAINSCO seeks a Data Governance Manager to establish and operate the enterprise data governance program. You will ensure data is trusted, well-defined, secure, and fit for use across underwriting, claims, operations, finance, and marketing.

You will lead governance operations, create standards, and strengthen stewardship practices while guiding master data management initiatives and responsible AI practices across the organization.