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Vantor · 15 hours ago

Data Governance Lead

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. The Data Governance Lead will partner with domain leaders to enhance business-critical datasets, implement automated data validation, and ensure data governance practices are embedded within data pipelines.

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Responsibilities

Partner with domain leaders to prioritize and improve the most business-critical datasets for accuracy, completeness, and freshness
Implement automated validation, profiling, and anomaly detection within data pipelines
Drive metadata completeness and lineage visibility across enterprise data assets (including geospatial, sensor, and business data)
Embed automated data classification, tagging, and role-based access integration into data flows
Operationalize ownership and stewardship accountability within each domain through clear, measurable KPIs
Monitor and publish 'data trust' metrics and progress dashboards for executive visibility
Collaborate with analytics and AI teams to ensure governed, trusted data fuels downstream insights and model training

Qualification

Data governance practicesData governance frameworksData quality dimensionsMetadata managementModern data platformsCollaborationLeadershipCommunication

Required

8+ years of experience in data governance practices
Proven ability to design and lead enterprise or federated data governance programs, balancing central standards with domain ownership
Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM) and the ability to adapt them pragmatically to business needs
Experience establishing and operating data councils, stewardship models, and domain ownership structures
Deep experience defining and operationalizing data quality dimensions (accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, validity)
Ability to design and implement data quality rules, thresholds, monitoring, and remediation workflows
Hands-on experience with metadata management, including business metadata, technical metadata, lineage, and impact analysis
Experience embedding governance controls directly into data pipelines and platforms (e.g., automated classification, validation, lineage capture)
Strong collaboration with data engineering teams to integrate governance into CI/CD workflows and production deployments
Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks) and how governance is enforced programmatically within them

Benefits

A robust 401(k) with company match
Mental health resources
Student loan repayment assistance
Adoption reimbursement
Pet insurance

Company

Vantor

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