Lead Data Engineer – Governance

The Walt Disney Company

Senior Data Governance Lead designing and overseeing Disney's enterprise data governance strategy. Collaborating with teams to ensure compliance and leverage data across the enterprise.

Posted 7/20/2026full-timeLake Buena Vista • California, Florida, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,200 - $199,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in data governance frameworks, policies, and stewardship, with a strong focus on implementing governance in cloud data platforms and federated architectures. Proven ability to collaborate across technical and business teams to ensure compliance and data quality in enterprise-scale initiatives.

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Data Governance FrameworksCloud Data Platforms (Snowflake, Databricks)Semantic TechnologiesData Privacy and Security (RBAC/ABAC)Data Quality and Lineage Tools

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Hard Skills

Data GovernanceMetadata ManagementData StewardshipFederated Data ArchitecturesGraphQL InterfacesVector DatabasesData Quality StrategiesCompliance RequirementsChange ManagementGovernance Policies

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInfluencing SkillsCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)Data PrivacyData SecurityData MarketplaceData Unification

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGraphQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and oversee the enterprise data governance strategy
Work in close partnership with the Ontology/Semantic Librarian and Data Engineering teams
Lead the development and enforcement of data governance policies, standards, and best practices
Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to implement governance in federated querying, GraphQL interfaces, vector databases, and RAG pipelines
Define and maintain enterprise data stewardship processes
Establish governance frameworks for data security, privacy, and compliance
Design and implement data quality, metadata, and lineage strategies
Contribute to the internal Data Marketplace by defining governance requirements for semantic data products
Drive data governance training, change management, and adoption across business, engineering, and AI teams
Monitor and report on governance metrics, risks, and compliance posture for the Data Unification program

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in data roles with significant experience in data and information governance with a focus on enterprise-scale initiatives
Deep expertise in data governance frameworks, policies, stewardship, and metadata management
Background in GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) programs
Strong understanding of semantic technologies, ontologies, knowledge graphs, and federated data architectures
Hands-on experience implementing governance for cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks), vector databases, and GraphQL-based data access layers
Proven ability to partner effectively with technical teams (ontology, engineering, AI) and business stakeholders to embed governance into modern data platforms
Solid knowledge of data privacy, security (RBAC/ABAC, dynamic masking), and compliance requirements in large enterprises
Experience with data quality, lineage, and catalog tools in complex, heterogeneous environments
Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to bridge governance, technical, and business teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
bonuses
long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package