Data Governance Lead

Humana

Data Governance Lead focused on improving data quality through best practices and governance frameworks at Humana Military. Collaborating across teams to ensure data accuracy and compliance with expectations.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • California, Illinois, Montana, South Dakota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,600 - $161,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudInformaticaSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement and advance data quality best practices using enterprise governance frameworks
Align data quality practices to operational, business, and data governance needs of Humana Military
Partner across business and technology teams to ensure data is accurate, consistent, reliable, and fit for use
Support tools, processes, and data stewards to identify, monitor, and remediate data quality issues
Establish data quality standards, measure and report on data quality performance, guide issue resolution efforts
Drive collaboration among stakeholders to address root causes and strengthen upstream and downstream processes
Support process improvement by enabling greater visibility into data issues and helping teams embed stronger quality controls into business operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

U.S. citizenship required
Successfully receive interim approval for government security clearance (NBIS - National Background Investigation Service)
7 years of experience in data governance, data quality, or data management roles
Knowledge of data governance frameworks, metadata management, data lineage, business glossary, and data catalog concepts
Experience profiling and analyzing data to identify trends, anomalies, risks, gaps, and opportunities for data quality improvement
Experience developing data quality scorecards, metrics, and dashboards
Technical fluency with SQL, data profiling techniques, data mapping and interpretation of data lineage and transformation logic
Experience supporting enterprise analytics, reporting, regulatory, operational, cloud modernization, or AI readiness initiatives through trusted and governed data practices
Bachelor's degree preferred
10 years in healthcare, business, or financial services preferred
Experience with healthcare data (claims, clinical, service operations) preferred
Experience with data quality platforms such as Ataccama, Collibra, Big Eye, Alation, Informatica, or Microsoft Purview preferred
Experience with data visualization preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave)
short-term and long-term disability
life insurance and many other opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedata qualitydata managementdata profilingdata mappingSQLdata lineagedata transformationdata quality scorecardsdata metrics

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementprocess improvementanalytical thinkingattention to detailorganizational skillsleadershipadaptability

Certifications

government security clearanceNBIS