Data Governance Manager

Main mission

Defines the rules, roles, and standards for data management.

5 key responsibilities

• Define the organization's data management policies.
• Deploy roles: owners, stewards, governance committees.
• Establish the data catalog and business glossary.
• Monitor compliance with rules and arbitrate conflicts.
• Train and facilitate the governance network.

Key skills

Governance frameworks (DAMA), catalogs (Collibra, Purview), cross-functional facilitation.

What's expected

Rules lived, not a binder: successful governance is that which teams apply without thinking.

Career paths

CDO, Data Quality Director, Data Compliance Officer.