Data Governance Architect

Important: Only local candidates residing in the Dallas or San Francisco areas will be considered.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Architect to define, implement, and operationalize enterprise-wide data governance frameworks that ensure organizational data is trusted, secure, compliant, and fit for business use

.This role serves as a critical bridge between business and technology teams, establishing data standards, governance policies, and architectural best practices while embedding governance across data platforms, products, and delivery initiatives. The successful candidate will partner closely with data owners, data stewards, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to drive improvements in data quality, interoperability, and regulatory compliance

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Key Responsibiliti

• esDesign and implement enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating model
• s.Establish and promote data governance best practices across the organizatio
• n.Partner with business and technology teams to translate business requirements into scalable data standards and architectural solution
• s.Drive data quality, metadata management, data stewardship, and compliance initiative
• s.Define governance processes, workflows, and controls to support enterprise data management objective
• s.Facilitate cross-functional discussions and align stakeholders around governance strategies and framework
• s.Embed governance principles into data platforms, analytics solutions, and business processe
• s.Support organizational change management and governance adoption effort
• s.Develop measurable governance outcomes and continuously improve governance maturit

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Required Qualificati

• ons10+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Architecture, or Enterprise Data Manageme
• nt.Demonstrated experience designing and operationalizing enterprise-scale data governance framewor
• ks.Strong background collaborating across business and technology organizatio
• ns.Proven ability to translate business needs into actionable governance policies, standards, and architectural patter
• ns.Solid understanding and hands-on experience within the Retail Apparel industry, particularly customer journey process
• es.Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, and leadership skil
• ls.Ability to transform ambiguous requirements into structured concepts, frameworks, and deliverabl
• es.Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving capabiliti
• es.Bachelor's Degree in Arts, Science, or a related fie

ld.Preferred Qualificati

• onsExperience with Retail Product Development Lifecyc
• le.Knowledge of Retail Supply Chain process
• es.Change Management experien
• ce.Expertise in Business Analysis, Architecture, and Technical Solution Desi
• gn.Experience leading cross-functional governance initiativ

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Nice-to-Have Sk

• illsA
• tlanAla
• tionGoogle Cloud Platform (
• GCP)Data Mode
• lingWirefra
• mingWorkflow Develop