Data Governance Lead

Location: San Antonio, United States of America Function: (DEAI HV) IT Requisition ID: R0126395 Our Company We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high‑performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data. If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimise, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team and who get excited about making a real‑world impact with data. The Team Hitachi Vantara is looking for a knowledgeable data governance professional to continue maturing the existing data governance. The role focuses on deeper engagement with business partners and developing the existing Enterprise Data Governance and Master Data Management team. This role will help fully implement a data quality initiative and work closely with other data teams to support and build the data catalog and data quality tools. It collaborates with teams such as Legal, Privacy and Cybersecurity to ensure an enterprise‑wide approach to data throughout the organization. The role leverages an organic approach to data governance in areas of data definition, data lineage, data quality and data security, and contributes to data literacy across the organization. Responsibilities Support The Implementation Of The Data Governance Strategy Partner with the Data Privacy function to support compliance with all applicable data privacy regulations and policies. Collaborate with Business Operations, Cybersecurity and IT to identify, recommend and/or implement processes and technologies that support successful deployment of the data governance strategy across the enterprise. Align tactical initiatives to the data governance strategy across projects and programs. Implement data governance strategy, controls and capabilities, including data catalog, metadata management, data quality certification, data quality metrics, reference data management, data domain hierarchy and taxonomy management, reporting and analytics governance, data classification and tagging, data architecture and data modelling. Support Master Data Management in maintaining current service levels and enhancing MDM capabilities. Enhance the data literacy program to educate executives and functional teams on the importance of data and drive a data‑driven organisational culture. Support the execution of the data governance vision, mission, strategy and charter. Lead The Definition And Documentation Of Data Governance Processes Create or support the creation of data and system flow documentation and process maps, aligning other key data capabilities such as metadata repositories, data dictionaries, data lineage, Business Process Maps and training materials with the data and system process flows. Lead working sessions with operational and information system owners on the onboarding of new data assets, including documentation of processes, procedures, system interfaces, data dictionaries, data models and requirements for all new analytical data assets. Identify data quality “hot spots” or points of exposure and determine strategies to improve data quality controls and monitoring routines to de‑risk points of vulnerability using approved tools and solutions. Collaborate with the data lake development team to implement guidelines and controls on data. Drive Data Governance On An Ongoing Basis Chair Data Governance Steering Committee responsible for defining data policies and standards. Manage stakeholder communication and progress reporting at various levels of the organization, including leadership and executives. Continuously identify or support opportunities to streamline and simplify the execution of Data Transformation initiatives and data capabilities; support the organisation’s efforts around master data management, metadata management, data stewardship, data privacy and security. Actively contribute with a broad range of stakeholders as part of the Data Governance Council. Continue the data governance framework, including determining accountabilities, progress dashboards, published minutes, decision logs, change controls, data issue management and policies. Operate, Monitor and Report On Data Quality and Data Security Lead the design, build and execution of data quality standards, data protection standards and adoption requirements across the enterprise. Take accountability for setting documentation and enforcement policies and procedures that track and ensure high data quality is created and managed in alignment with business needs. Lead the creation of defining metrics and KPIs as part of a Data Quality Scorecard and dashboards and reports to track these metrics and KPIs. Forge strong working relationships with business partners to analyse root causes for data defects and duplicate data issues, prioritizing remediation efforts and ensuring assessment of remediation. Assist in implementing data security measures, including ensuring sensitive data is masked for unauthorised users. Act as a liaison to the business on the quality of data and outstanding gaps. The Data Governance Lead Analyst plays a key execution and enablement role within the Enterprise Data Governance program, supporting design, implementation and day‑to‑day operation of data governance practices across the organisation, working closely with Data Stewards, business partners and the leadership team to improve data quality, consistency, usability and trust. Scope & Impact Operational execution of enterprise data governance practices. Direct engagement with Data Stewards and business users. Improvement of data quality, clarity and usability across domains. Contribution to a culture of data stewardship and shared accountability. What You’ll Bring 8 years’ experience working in data governance, data quality, analytics or data management roles, with 12 years of overall experience. Expert understanding of data concepts such as data definitions, metadata, lineage and quality. Ability to work cross‑functionally and translate governance concepts into practical guidance and business value. Strong communication and facilitation skills. Strong experience using data catalogs or metadata management tools. Strong experience implementing a data quality program. Equal Opportunity Employer We’re proud to say we’re an equal‑opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hitachi Vantara