Manager of Data Governance

Employer Info:

Lehigh University



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Job Name
Manager of Data Governance
Posting Date
01/09/2018
Brief Description
The Manager for Data Governance, reports to the Vice Provost and works collaboratively with the Assistant Vice Provost to direct organization-wide data governance activities and has the responsibility for improving the quality and managing the protection of sensitive data and information assets. The successful candidate will be a strong operational manager who can drive and implement data governance and stewardship capabilities and processes across Lehigh University. The Manager leads the creation and continuous updates of common data glossaries, standards and definitions, data policy directives and processes across all data domains. The Manager for Data Governance is responsible for developing data governance and stewardship training programs, providing project management support and facilitates strong engagement of data stewards and data managers in data quality audit and improvement projects.
Job Category
Other
Job Type
Full-Time
Education Level Required
Bachelors
Location City
Bethlehem, PA 18015, United states
How to Apply
422 Brodhead Ave
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Job Details
  • Working with the co-chairs of the Data Governance Executive Committee, facilitate the development of committee meeting agendas and actionable items for decisions regarding enterprise data quality, data standards and policy directives; follow up on data governance policy actions in coordination with the Data Governance and Standards Committee and data stewards and managers on campus
  • Collect, develop and continuously update data governance policies and procedures, data glossaries and definitions, data dictionaries to be housed in a centralized location accessible through internal web portals or a cloud-based solution
  • Develop and deliver data quality, data governance, and data utilization workshops and professional training materials to improve the awareness and utilization of best practice in data quality assurance and the utilization of data assets in operational and strategic decision making
  • Develop expertise in the availability and contents of University data resources and leverage such expertise to provide project management guidance and content expertise to business intelligence and strategic analytics projects
  • Facilitates strong engagement of data stewards and data managers in data quality improvement projects; work across the Lehigh University to build a network of data stewards and data users to share best practices in data management and stewardship and promote collaboration in the utilization of data resources to improve operations and enhance job performance