Program Manager - Data Governance, Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)

Role: Program Manager Data Governance



Location: Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)
Experience: 15+ years

What We Need

We are looking for a Program Manager with strong Data Governance experience who can manage a large enterprise data governance program, coordinate multiple teams, track program activities, and work with business and technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Program Management

• Manage the overall Data Governance program plan and roadmap.

• Maintain the Jira project board , milestones, risks, and blockers.

• Track progress and provide weekly updates to leadership.

• Prepare monthly KPI/scorecard reports and presentations .

• Organize Data Governance Council meetings, agendas, presentations, and action items.

• Manage program communications, workshops, onboarding, and training schedules.

Data Domain Onboarding

• Lead the onboarding of new data domains from start to finish.

• Help identify and onboard Data Owners and Data Stewards.

• Conduct data governance workshops and training.

• Create a repeatable Data Domain Onboarding Playbook.

• Track Data Owner and Steward onboarding progress.

• Manage data issue tracking and escalation through Jira .

Data Policies & Governance

• Create and maintain data governance policies and standards.

• Maintain the policy register, versions, reviews, and renewals.

• Work with Information Security on data classification and access governance.

• Create governance playbooks for each data domain.

• Define roles, responsibilities, data quality standards, glossary scope, and AI data governance processes.

Alation / Data Catalog Governance

• Work with technical teams to configure and manage governance workflows in Alation .

• Manage Business Glossary processes, including term creation, approval, and publishing.

• Track data catalog coverage and identify gaps.

• Ensure data issues are assigned and resolved by the appropriate Data Steward or DPO.

• Support AI Data Governance , including model documentation, data lineage, and governance checklists.

Required Skills

• 15+ years overall experience.

• 7+ years of Data Management, Data Governance, or Enterprise Program Management experience.

• Data Governance experience is mandatory.

• Strong Healthcare / Health Plan / Payer experience.

• Experience managing governance programs across multiple business domains .

• CDMP certification required at hire, or commitment to obtain it within 12 months.

• Strong knowledge of DAMA DMBOK2 .

• Hands-on experience with an Enterprise Data Catalog :

  • Alation

  • Collibra

  • Informatica Axon

  • Atlan

• Strong experience writing data policies, governance documentation, and executive presentations .

• Experience conducting workshops with both business and technical teams.

• Strong stakeholder and program management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Healthcare payer experience with HEDIS, Stars, Medicare Advantage, HIPAA.

• Jira experience for Data Governance workflows.

• Great Expectations or similar Data Quality tools.

• Databricks Unity Catalog or similar data access governance platform.

• CDMP Practitioner or Master-level certification.

Looking for someone who is:

• Strong in Data Governance + Program Management

• Experienced in Healthcare / Health Insurance

• Hands-on with Alation or another Data Catalog

• Comfortable working with Data Owners, Data Stewards, DQ teams, InfoSec, and executives

• Strong in Jira, policies, governance workflows, and reporting

• Able to manage both high-level program strategy and day-to-day execution

• A strong communicator and documentation writer

• Comfortable working in a new or evolving governance program