Leads a Data Governance team that designs and refines governance frameworks, policies, and best practices; leads complex governance initiatives across multiple domains
Influences and aligns senior stakeholders across departments; navigates competing priorities and drives consensus on governance decisions
Resolves complex data management challenges, optimizes governance processes, and implements sophisticated quality and compliance controls
Mentors governance team members, builds governance capabilities, and establishes communities of practice across the organization
Translates KnowBe4's strategic goals into operational governance plans
Design and implement KnowBe4's enterprise-wide data governance framework, including policies, standards, data ownership models, and governance processes
Build and lead the data governance function by recruiting data stewards and governance specialists, establishing a governance council, and facilitating cross-functional working groups
Select, deploy, and manage data governance tooling to enable scalable governance operations across the organization
Drive adoption and stakeholder engagement by partnering with Data & Analytics, Business Applications, CISO office, Product, Engineering, and business units to champion governance initiatives
Establish data quality management programs, including quality monitoring frameworks, remediation workflows, and metrics to measure program effectiveness
Provide genuine recommendations as to the hiring, firing, promotion, and discipline of subordinate employees to which the Company gives significant weight

Requirements

BS or equivalent plus 8 years in data governance program
MS or equivalent plus 5 years in data management and governance
Ph.D. or equivalent plus 2 years in data management and governance
5 years leading data governance program or initiatives
Strong stakeholder management and influence across C-suite to individual contributors
Expertise in data quality frameworks, data lineage, and metadata management
Knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, HIPAA)
Translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences
Cross-functional collaboration with distributed, global teams
Organizational change management and governance adoption strategies
Technical Skills:
Proficiency in SQL for data profiling and quality validation
Experience with enterprise platforms: Salesforce, NetSuite, Snowflake, AWS
Choose, deploy, roll out, and manage data governance tools (Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or similar)
Understanding of cloud data architectures and ETL/ELT processes
Python or R for data analysis (preferred)

Benefits

Company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets
Employee referral bonuses
Adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Certification reimbursement
Certification completion bonuses
Modern, high-tech, and fun work environment

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedata managementdata quality frameworksdata lineagemetadata managementSQLPythonRETLELT

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementinfluencecross-functional collaborationorganizational change managementmentoringcommunicationconsensus buildingproblem solvingteam leadershipcommunity building