Director, Data Governance - 11073 jobs in United States
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Coupa · 16 hours ago

Director, Data Governance - 11073

Coupa is a company that leverages community-generated AI and a total spend management platform to enhance business efficiency. The Director of Data Governance will lead the strategy and management of data governance practices to ensure data assets are accurate, secure, and compliant, driving significant value for global customers.

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Responsibilities

Establish and maintain a comprehensive data governance roadmap, including policies, standards, and roles (Data Stewards/Owners)
Data Quality Management: Define "gold standard" metrics for data quality and implement automated monitoring to remediate issues across our platform
Compliance & Privacy: Partner with Legal and Security teams to ensure global compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and evolving AI-related data regulations
Metadata & Lineage: Implement tools for data cataloging and lineage to help technical and business users understand where data comes from and how it’s transformed
AI Readiness: Prepare Coupa’s data architecture for advanced AI/ML applications by ensuring data is "AI-ready" (labeled, clean, and ethically sourced)

Qualification

Data GovernanceData ManagementSaaS ExpertiseData Quality ManagementCompliance & PrivacyMetadata & LineageAI ReadinessGovernance ToolsCloud Data WarehousesStakeholder InfluenceTechnical LiteracyLeadership

Required

10+ years in Data Governance, Data Management, or Enterprise Architecture
SaaS Expertise: Proven track record in a high-growth B2B SaaS environment
Leadership: Experience building and leading high-performing teams of data analysts and stewards
Toolkit: Proficiency with governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or Atlan
Stakeholder Influence: Ability to translate complex data issues into business risks and opportunities for C-suite executives
Technical Literacy: Solid understanding of cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks) and the modern data stacks

Company

Coupa is a cloud platform for business spend that offers a fully unified suite of financial applications for business spend management.

H1B Sponsorship

Coupa has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (41)
2024 (40)
2023 (43)
2022 (73)
2021 (62)
2020 (40)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$219M
Key Investors
T. Rowe PriceMeritech Capital PartnersCrosslink Capital
2022-12-12Acquired
2021-06-03Post Ipo Equity· $50M
2016-10-06IPO

Leadership Team

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Kevin Burns
Chief Financial Officer
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Nigel Pegg
Senior Vice President, Platform
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