Data Governance Technical Program Manager

Data Governance TPM

Gusto is becoming an AI-native company, and that only works if our data governance keeps pace. As the Data Governance TPM, you'll own the definition and delivery of that program across Data Platforms, R&D, Legal & Compliance, Security, AIT, and Risk. You'll stand up new controls, harden the data flows that feed our models, and make sure every workstream meets our regulatory, audit, and business bar. You'll drive the timelines, manage the dependencies, head off the risk, and use AI plugins to do the work itself, so governance becomes something that helps Gusto move faster instead of slowing it down.

The TPM organization is part of our AIT, Risk, and Security team. We deliver the cross-functional work that lets Gusto securely accelerate its AI and platform modernization. The Data Governance program sits right at the intersection of security, compliance, and platform engineering, and it's foundational to how Gusto scales its AI ambitions responsibly. This is one of the most strategic programs on the team, and you'll lead it across a complex, fast-moving group of stakeholders.

Here's what you'll do day-to-day:

• Set the strategy and the roadmap
• Run the programs and the change
• Manage stakeholders and vendors

Here's what we're looking for:

• A history of taking programs from ambiguous to shipped in regulated environments.
• 8+ years leading cross-functional TPM or delivery work, with real time spent on security, compliance, data, or infrastructure.
• A solid handle on data governance, from access controls and data lifecycle to privacy, audit and ITGC, and data pipelines, and a sense for how they help Gusto move faster on AI.
• A way of working where AI plugins drive your everyday delivery, and you help the people around you work the same way.
• The ability to speak the language of engineering, legal, privacy, data platform, and security, and keep everyone rowing together.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with AI and ML governance, including training data hygiene, feature stores, and ML platform tooling.
• Hands-on experience using AI clients and plugins (MCPs) to generate program artifacts and take the busywork off your plate.
• A working knowledge of control frameworks like SOC 1/2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001, plus privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA.
• A PM certification (PMP, CAPM, Scrum, or Prosci) and time spent in high-growth fintech or another regulated, fast-paced industry.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $138,000-165,000 in Denver. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.

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