Veeam Software

Senior Director, AI-Ready Data Governance

Veeam Software

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $289,500 - $601,200 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Own and evolve enterprise data governance to ensure data is reliable, explainable, and fit for AI consumption, not just analytics or reporting.
  • Establish clear standards for data definitions, ownership, quality, lineage, and access across core domains (e.g., Account, Customer, Product, ARR, Employee).
  • Define and enforce clear data quality thresholds required before data can be used by AI systems, including accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and consistency.
  • Create explicit “AI-approved” vs. “not AI-ready” data classifications to remove ambiguity for AI and internal AI product teams.
  • Certify authoritative datasets, metrics, and definitions that AI agents, models, and analytics must use.
  • Actively reduce duplicate, unofficial, or unmanaged datasets that lead to conflicting answers, model drift, and loss of trust.
  • Extend data governance beyond tables and dashboards to AI agents, features, and models, ensuring clarity on what data they use, how it is transformed, and where accountability sits.
  • Maintain end-to-end data lineage from source systems through transformations to AI outputs.
  • Work closely with Data Science, AI, and Sales AI teams to embed governance into AI design and delivery, rather than bolting it on after the fact.
  • Serve as the primary data governance partner to Security, Legal, Privacy, and Risk, ensuring AI data usage aligns with regulatory, contractual, and customer commitments.
  • Treat AI data inputs as living assets, continuously monitoring for drift, degradation, misuse, or changing business context as AI adoption scales.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading data governance, data management, or data platform initiatives in a SaaS or enterprise environment
  • Strong understanding of how data supports AI/ML systems and data-driven decision-making
  • Experience building and scaling enterprise data governance frameworks
  • Solid foundation in data quality, lineage, and metadata management
  • Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution
  • Experience working cross-functionally with both technical and business stakeholders
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
Benefits
  • Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays, plus 4 extra global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
  • Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
  • Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
  • AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
  • Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
  • Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
  • Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data governancedata managementdata qualitydata lineagemetadata managementAI systemsAI/ML systemsdata-driven decision-makingenterprise data governance frameworksdata classification
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationinfluencestrategic visionhands-on executioncross-functional collaborationstakeholder engagementproblem-solvingaccountabilitymonitoring