Data Governance Lead - Security Cooperation Data & Knowledge Management

Role Description

The Data Governance Lead is responsible for establishing and managing the enterprise data governance framework supporting a Department of Defense (DoD) Security Cooperation platform. This role ensures that data across Security Cooperation programs—including Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Building Partner Capacity (BPC), Institutional Capacity Building (ICB), International Military Education and Training (IMET), Humanitarian Assistance, and Security Cooperation workforce development—is trusted, secure, discoverable, and actionable.

The Data Governance Lead will develop governance policies, data standards, metadata management, taxonomy, master data management, and lifecycle processes that enable secure information sharing, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, and enterprise knowledge management. Working across functional and technical teams, the incumbent will facilitate governance councils, promote data stewardship, and ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity, records management, and data strategy requirements.

This position plays a critical role in transforming fragmented information into a strategic enterprise asset that supports decision-making, operational readiness, partner nation engagement, and institutional learning across the Security Cooperation enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Public Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise data management, governance, or information management.
• Minimum 5 years supporting Department of Defense or Federal Government programs.
• Experience establishing enterprise data governance programs.
• Experience facilitating governance councils or executive working groups.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Requirements

• Experience with Data Governance frameworks.
• Data stewardship and metadata management.
• Data quality management and master data management (MDM).
• Information lifecycle management and business glossaries.
• Knowledge of DoD Data Strategy and Digital Modernization Strategy.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services and Microsoft Purview.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Supportive work environment with a focus on collaboration.

Success Measures

• Establishing a sustainable enterprise Data Governance Program adopted across Security Cooperation organizations.
• Improving data quality, consistency, and trust through measurable governance metrics.
• Implementing standardized metadata and taxonomy that significantly enhance information discoverability.
• Enabling AI-ready data and knowledge assets that support advanced search, analytics, and decision support.
• Increasing reuse of institutional knowledge through improved governance and content lifecycle management.
• Reducing duplicate, obsolete, and conflicting information across enterprise repositories.
• Achieving compliance with DoD data governance, records management, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Building an active network of data stewards who sustain governance practices across the enterprise.

Work Environment

The Data Governance Lead operates at the intersection of mission operations, enterprise technology, and organizational governance. This position requires collaboration with senior defense leaders, Security Cooperation practitioners, data architects, cybersecurity professionals, instructional designers, and knowledge management specialists to ensure that enterprise data is managed as a strategic asset.

The role is central to enabling data-informed decision-making, AI-enabled knowledge discovery, and enterprise interoperability across the Security Cooperation community while supporting the Department of Defense's broader digital modernization objectives.