Director, Enterprise Data Governance

GDS Group

Director of Enterprise Data Governance at Sinclair leading data management strategies and improving data quality. Collaborating across functional teams to operationalize enterprise-wide governance initiatives.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeHunt Valley • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $145,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, lead, and mature Sinclair’s enterprise data governance strategy, roadmap, and framework.
Establish enterprise governance principles, policies, standards, roles, decision rights, and accountability structures across priority data domains.
Partner with ED&I leadership and business stakeholders to align governance priorities with enterprise business goals.
Identify and prioritize critical data domains, critical data elements, authoritative sources, and enterprise data risks.
Promote alignment between data owners, data stewards, technology teams, and governance stakeholders to drive policy adherence and issue resolution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, Analytics, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
10+ years of experience leading business operations, finance operations, data governance, data management, enterprise process improvement, analytics, or a related function.
5+ years of leadership experience managing teams, programs, or enterprise-level initiatives.
Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, data stewardship, metadata management, data quality, master data management, data lineage, and data lifecycle management.
Proven ability to build trusted relationships across business and technology teams and influence outcomes without relying solely on direct authority.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes, clarify ownership, document processes, and drive sustainable improvements.
Strong executive communication, facilitation, documentation, and change management skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Participation in a retirement plan
Life and disability insurance
Health, dental and vision plans
Flexible spending accounts
15 paid vacation days
2 paid personal days
9 paid holidays
40 hours of paid sick leave
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedata managementdata stewardshipmetadata managementdata qualitymaster data managementdata lineagedata lifecycle managemententerprise process improvementanalytics

Soft Skills

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