Data Governance Sr. Specialist - HRBR

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. About the Role McKesson is seeking a Data Governance Senior Specialist to help operationalize master data management enterprise data-governance practices. You will establish and continuously improve governance frameworks, stewardship, data-quality governance, metadata, lineage, regulatory controls, issue management, and executive reporting that help keep critical data trusted, compliant, and fit for business use. Working with Data Owners, Data Stewards, business leaders, Data Operations, Business Intelligence, Technology, Compliance, Risk, Audit, Legal, and enterprise stakeholders, you will serve as a governance subject matter expert and trusted advisor. You will influence adoption, lead complex issue remediation, and ensure governance supports operational excellence, analytics, automation, AI enablement, compliance, and business decision-making. What You'll Do Lead implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise data-governance frameworks, policies, standards, operating procedures, stewardship practices, and accountability models. Establish governance processes that strengthen ownership and stewardship of critical data assets, and facilitate governance councils, working groups, communications, and change activities. Define and govern data-quality rules, controls, monitoring practices, thresholds, scorecards, KPIs, and executive performance measures. Lead identification, triage, escalation, root-cause analysis, corrective-action planning, remediation tracking, and resolution of complex data-quality issues. Establish and maintain metadata, business-glossary, reference-data, lineage, traceability, and documentation standards for critical data assets. Provide governance oversight and subject matter expertise for master data, data products, ERP modernization, analytics, automation, AI, and enterprise transformation initiatives. Conduct governance assessments and regulatory analysis, and partner with Compliance, Risk, Audit, Legal, Technology, and business stakeholders to satisfy control and documentation requirements. Develop strategic roadmaps, governance priorities, enablement programs, and measurable improvements in data trust and organizational data maturity. Basic Requirements 7+ years of experience in Data Governance, Master Data Management, Data Management, Data Quality, Business Analysis, or a related discipline, including experience leading analysts or cross-functional teams. Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Management, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Experience implementing governance frameworks, policies, standards, stewardship models, and accountability practices. Experience supporting metadata management, lineage management, reference data, business glossaries, governance tooling, and executive reporting. Experience defining data-quality standards and thresholds, monitoring KPIs, conducting root-cause analysis, and leading sustainable remediation. Experience influencing business and technology stakeholders to drive governance adoption and measurable outcomes. Experience supporting enterprise transformation, ERP modernization, analytics, automation, AI, or master-data initiatives. Preferred Skills/Experience CDMP, Certified Data Management Professional, or a comparable data-governance certification. Experience with Informatica, Ataccama, Collibra, Alation, or similar governance and data-quality technologies. Experience maintaining metadata, business glossaries, lineage, reference data, or data catalogs. Experience with SAP, SAP S/4HANA, ERP, Master Data Management, or enterprise data-transformation initiatives. Experience supporting governance dashboards, scorecards, audits, reviews, or control-validation activities. Ability to translate governance requirements and data findings into clear documentation, communication, and practical recommendations. Strong analytical thinking, organization, communication, stakeholder partnership, and continuous-improvement skills. Work Environment, Travel & Physical Requirements Traditional office environment. Approximately 10% travel. A large percentage of time performing computer-based work is required. At McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That’s why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves. As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. Our Base Pay Range for this position €64,000 - €106,600 McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr