Northern Trust

Data Governance Lead

Northern Trust

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Chicago • Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $83,100 - $141,300 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop and enhance the enterprise Data Governance Strategy, aligning with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
  • Draft, update, and maintain data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure policies are practical, enforceable, and widely adopted.
  • Gather and synthesize feedback from stakeholders across business units to inform governance enhancements.
  • Act as a liaison between data owners, stewards, Custodians and governance leadership to ensure alignment and transparency.
  • Administer DGC meetings, including scheduling, agenda confirmation, and logistics.
  • Develop and distribute the DGC presentation deck in collaboration with key contributors.
  • Capture and circulate meeting minutes, action items, and decisions.
  • Track follow-ups and ensure accountability for assigned tasks.
  • Design, develop, and maintain Data Governance training materials and onboarding content.
  • Deliver training sessions and workshops to promote data literacy and governance best practices.
  • Monitor training effectiveness and update content based on feedback and evolving needs.
  • Manage day-to-day Data Governance operations, including intake and resolution of data governance exception requests and support tickets.
  • Maintain and improve operational workflows and service-level agreements (SLAs) for governance-related inquiries.
  • Collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure timely and accurate handling of governance issues and escalations.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK)
  • Experience with data management tools and platforms
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Proficiency in documentation and presentation tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Confluence, SharePoint)
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cross-functionally
Benefits
  • Retirement benefits (401k and pension)
  • Health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
  • Paid time off
  • Parental and caregiver leave
  • Life & accident insurance
  • Other voluntary and well-being benefits
  • Discretionary bonus program

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
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Soft skills
communicationfacilitationstakeholder managementcollaborationaccountabilityprioritizationcross-functional teamworkfeedback synthesistransparencytraining delivery
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