Senior Manager, Information Governance & Stewardship

Johnson & Johnson

Leading information governance and stewardship practices in a global medical technology company. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and data integrity.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeRaynham • Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $122,000 - $245,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPInformatica

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the global information governance and data stewardship for SC&O systems, aligning priorities, controls, and operating models with enterprise standards, business objectives, and regulatory expectations.
Establish and sustain clear data ownership, stewardship, decision rights, and accountability across critical supply chain data domains, supported by effective governance forums, escalation paths, and performance expectations.
Partner across Supply Chain, IT, Quality, Regulatory, Compliance, Security, and Data & Analytics to standardize business definitions, strengthen master and transactional data integrity, and improve end-to-end data lifecycle management.
Lead governance requirements for system implementations, process redesign, and platform integrations, ensuring data quality, traceability, compliance, and controls are embedded by design across digital supply chain initiatives.
Holistic focus on master data and the data creation processes, including master data management (processes, data quality tests, reports and workflows), and interfaces.
Work in collaboration with the E2E Data Leads on the ERP Deployment Teams to ensure documentation, development, testing and delivery follow DePuy Synthes ERP program delivery methodology where relevant to Master Data objects.
Advance AI- and automation-enabled governance capabilities, including intelligent monitoring, exception-based workflows, data quality rule automation, and advanced analytics to improve speed, scale, and risk visibility.
Define, monitor, and communicate governance, data quality, and compliance KPIs to senior leadership, using insights to prioritize remediation, measure maturity, and accelerate continuous improvement.
Build and develop a high-performing information governance and stewardship team while influencing cross-functional stakeholders and fostering a culture of data ownership, discipline, and operational excellence.
Maintain data lineage, retention schedules, and archiving policies for master data in alignment with legal and audit requirements.
Collaborate with Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, IT and Security to ensure ERP access controls, segregation of duties, and data classification policies are enforced.
Serve as a senior advisor to Supply Chain leadership on information risk, inspection and audit readiness, and the operational impact of data and process changes, ensuring robust documentation, controls, and traceability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
8–10+ years of progressive experience in information governance, data governance, master data, supply chain systems, or related enterprise data and operations roles.
Demonstrated success designing and operationalizing governance frameworks, stewardship models, data quality controls, and decision rights across complex, cross-functional organizations.
Proven leadership experience in global or matrixed environments, including influencing senior stakeholders and driving alignment across business and technology teams.
Strong knowledge of supply chain and enterprise platforms, including ERP, planning, manufacturing, logistics, warehouse, quality, and analytics systems, and the data dependencies across them.
Strong understanding of data governance, master data management, metadata, information lifecycle management, and internal control concepts.
Ability to translate complex data, process, and system issues into clear business implications, prioritized actions, and executive-level recommendations.
Experience with enterprise data governance and catalog tools (Colibra, Informatica, Alation, Microsoft Purview, etc.).
Familiarity with data privacy and regulatory frameworks including GxP, SOX.
Preferred: Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s, or equivalent) with concentration in data, supply chain, operations, analytics, technology management, or a related discipline.
Preferred: Experience in medical devices, life sciences, healthcare, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Preferred: Experience supporting digital transformation, data modernization, or enterprise platform initiatives with governance embedded into process and system design.
Preferred: Experience working across global operating models, including collaboration across regions, functions, and time zones.
Experience with SAP and JDE ERPs, Particularly S4 Hana.
Other Language: English required; additional languages are a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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Hard Skills & Tools

information governancedata governancemaster data managementdata quality controlsmetadata managementinformation lifecycle managementdata privacyregulatory compliancedata analyticsdigital transformation

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencing stakeholderscross-functional collaborationcommunicationoperational excellenceproblem-solvingdecision-makingstrategic thinkingteam developmentcontinuous improvement