Senior Manager, Enterprise Data Governance

Toast

Senior Manager for Enterprise Data Governance at Toast, overseeing data trust and compliance initiatives. Driving governance program operations, data policies, and fostering data literacy.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $190,000 - $304,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data governance and management, with a strong focus on building and scaling enterprise data governance programs. Proficient in SQL, data cataloging tools, and compliance frameworks, ensuring effective data policies and cross-domain collaboration.

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Data GovernanceSQL Query WritingData Catalog PlatformsDAMA-DMBOK FrameworkCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Data GovernanceData ManagementSQLData Quality AnalysisData Observability

Soft Skills

CommunicationConsensus BuildingLeadership

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeDbtDataHubAlationAtlan

Industry Keywords

SOC 2GDPRCCPAEnterprise AnalyticsData Policies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and scale the Data Domain Model, ensuring domain ownership is clear and newly established domains are seamlessly onboarded.
Champion the development and execution of enterprise data policies (security, retention, access).
Monitor cross-domain compliance, coordinate remediation with domain owners, and maintain evidence packages for SOC 2, GDPR/CCPA, and internal audits.
Own the day-to-day operations of Toast’s Business Glossary.
Drive widespread adoption of our data catalog and governance tools across business and technical teams through office hours, training programs, and clear documentation.
Lead regular data governance maturity assessments across business units, converting findings into actionable improvement roadmaps.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of hands-on experience in data governance, data management, or enterprise analytics within a high-growth, modern tech environment
Proven experience building or scaling enterprise data governance programs from design through company-wide adoption.
Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional leadership across Product, Engineering, Legal, Security, and Analytics.
Comfortable navigating environments powered by Snowflake, dbt, and modern Cloud Data Warehouses.
Hands-on experience with modern data catalog/metadata platforms (e.g., DataHub, Alation, Atlan).
Able to write SQL queries to inspect data, run quality analysis, and build governance tracking reports.
Deep understanding of frameworks like DAMA-DMBOK, as well as data quality and observability concepts.
Exceptional ability to lead working sessions, drive consensus, and align disparate business and engineering teams around unified data standards.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex technical/data concepts into executive summaries and operational docs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and benefits programs
Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible working hours
Paid time off