Coupa Software

Director, Data Governance

Coupa Software

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Texas • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

CloudInformatica

About the role

  • Establish and maintain a comprehensive data governance roadmap, including policies, standards, and roles (Data Stewards/Owners).
  • Data Quality Management: Define "gold standard" metrics for data quality and implement automated monitoring to remediate issues across our platform.
  • Compliance & Privacy: Partner with Legal and Security teams to ensure global compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and evolving AI-related data regulations.
  • Metadata & Lineage: Implement tools for data cataloging and lineage to help technical and business users understand where data comes from and how it’s transformed.
  • AI Readiness: Prepare Coupa’s data architecture for advanced AI/ML applications by ensuring data is "AI-ready" (labeled, clean, and ethically sourced).

Requirements

  • 10+ years in Data Governance, Data Management, or Enterprise Architecture.
  • SaaS Expertise: Proven track record in a high-growth B2B SaaS environment.
  • Leadership: Experience building and leading high-performing teams of data analysts and stewards.
  • Toolkit: Proficiency with governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or Atlan.
  • Stakeholder Influence: Ability to translate complex data issues into business risks and opportunities for C-suite executives.
  • Technical Literacy: Solid understanding of cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks) and the modern data stacks.
Benefits
  • Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
  • Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
  • Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
data governancedata managemententerprise architecturedata quality managementdata catalogingAI readinesscloud data warehousesdata lineageGDPR complianceCCPA compliance
Soft skills
leadershipstakeholder influencecommunicationteam buildingproblem solving