Senior Director, Enterprise Data Governance
Salesforce
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New Jersey • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $191,100 - $320,600 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Define and evolve the enterprise data governance strategy aligned to business priorities, regulatory obligations, and AI readiness.
- Serve as the executive owner for Enterprise Data Governance (EDG), providing vision, prioritization, and outcomes-based leadership.
- Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, including the CDO, CIO, Security, Privacy, and Audit leadership.
- Own the development, maintenance, and enforcement of enterprise data policies and standards.
- Establish and govern the Request for Change (RFC) process for policies and standards.
- Partner with Security and Privacy teams to enforce data security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead governance enablement for Data Mesh adoption, including domain modeling (L1, L2, subject areas), stewardship alignment, and accountability.
- Define and operationalize Data Management Compliance (DM Compliance) metrics across accountability, classification, catalog, lineage, and data quality.
- Build, lead, and scale a high-performing, multi-disciplinary EDG organization.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in data governance, data management, risk management, or related enterprise data roles.
- Proven experience leading large, cross-functional programs in complex enterprise environments.
- Deep knowledge of data governance frameworks, policies, and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, privacy regulations).
- Experience implementing governance operating models in modern data platforms and Data Mesh environments.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A related technical degree required.
Benefits
- time off programs
- medical
- dental
- vision
- mental health support
- paid parental leave
- life and disability insurance
- 401(k)
- employee stock purchasing program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data governancedata managementrisk managementdata governance frameworksgovernance operating modelsData Meshdata qualitydata classificationdata lineagedata catalog
Soft Skills
executive communicationstakeholder managementleadershipvision prioritizationoutcomes-based leadershiptrusted advisorcross-functional collaborationorganizational skillsaccountabilityteam building
Certifications
related technical degree