Director, Data Governance
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Director of Data Governance at Deckers Brands developing and overseeing data governance policies. Empowering data-driven decisions and ensuring compliance in a remote leadership role.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain enterprise data governance strategies, frameworks, and policies aligned with business priorities, risk posture, and compliance obligations
- Establish and operate governance structures that support domain ownership, data product stewardship, and data mesh enablement
- Draft, publish, and maintain standards covering data quality, metadata management, privacy, security, access controls, classification, and retention
- Partner with Legal, Privacy, Information Security, and Compliance teams to ensure governance policies align with regulatory requirements such as GDPR and CCPA
- Define data quality metrics, thresholds, and monitoring approaches, driving accountability through transparent scorecards and remediation processes
- Lead governance operationalization by embedding controls into delivery workflows and data product lifecycle processes
- Partner with platform and engineering teams to implement governance capabilities into core data platforms, including cataloging, lineage tracking, and access governance
- Build and lead a community of practice for data stewards and domain data owners, including training and ongoing enablement
- Establish and run governance forums and decision-making processes to resolve data ownership, definition, quality, and access issues
- Provide executive-level reporting on governance maturity, compliance posture, data quality health, and key risks
- Lead and develop a governance team, setting objectives, coaching talent, and ensuring consistent delivery of governance outcomes
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Information Systems, Business Administration, Law, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred
- Certifications in data governance or data management (CDMP, DAMA), privacy (CIPP/US, CIPT), or compliance are a plus
- 10 to 15 years of experience in data governance, data management, data compliance, or a related field
- 5+ years of leadership experience leading governance initiatives across complex, matrixed organizations
- Experience working in regulated environments with a focus on data privacy, data protection, and regulatory compliance
- Experience supporting modern data architecture initiatives including data mesh and cloud-native platforms preferred
- Demonstrated experience building governance programs that include policy definition, stewardship models, data quality management, and tooling enablement
- Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, metadata management, and data quality practices
- Familiarity with privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and security frameworks and controls
- Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence across business and technical audiences
- Ability to translate regulatory and policy requirements into practical, actionable guidance for teams
- Strong program management, organizational, and documentation skills
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable working in a global, matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Benefits:
- Competitive Pay and Bonuses
- Financial Planning and wellbeing
- Time away from work
- Extras, discounts and perks
- Growth and Development
- Health and Wellness
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