Cushman & Wakefield · 2 hours ago
Global GOS Data Governance Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $176K/yr
5+ years expCushman & Wakefield is a global leader in real estate services, and they are seeking a Global GOS Data Governance Lead to establish and oversee data governance strategies across their operations. The role involves ensuring data quality, compliance, and operational excellence while influencing senior stakeholders and driving enterprise alignment.
CommercialCommercial Real EstateConsultingLeasingLegalProperty Management
Responsibilities
Design and implement a data governance framework that supports GOS operations across diverse client portfolios and geographies, while enabling nimble execution and minimizing unnecessary complexity
Architect the long‑term data governance strategy for key domains, defining CDE ownership, quality expectations, metadata standards, and domain‑specific controls aligned to enterprise frameworks and business priorities
Establish and scale the stewardship operating model—including roles, accountabilities, and governance rhythms—across geographies, service lines, and client-facing teams
Chair and lead the GOS Data Governance Council, ensuring alignment across operations, technology, analytics, and account leadership while driving adoption of enterprise-wide governance practices
Champion a culture of disciplined, data‑driven decision‑making across GOS by institutionalizing training, best practices, and governance maturity initiatives
Own the lifecycle of domain policies, business glossaries, metadata models, and data contracts, ensuring consistency and usability across engineering, analytics, and reporting platforms
Establish and govern data quality KPIs, operational thresholds, and monitoring frameworks; drive accountability for remediation and structural improvement across systems such as Yardi, FAMIS360, CoStar, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Serraview
Oversee schema governance and versioning discipline to ensure stability, backward compatibility, and seamless data consumption across downstream systems
Maintain authoritative governance repositories with full lineage, traceability, and audit defensibility spanning ingestion through consumption
Embed privacy‑by‑design principles, security requirements, classification standards, and retention policies into domain workflows and engineering processes
Define and enforce enterprise controls—including access governance, release readiness criteria, and compliance checkpoints—to mitigate data risk and prevent operational and client-impacting incidents
Drive metadata, cataloging, and lineage strategy to enhance transparency, discoverability, and enterprise trust in data assets
Serve as a senior advisor to data owners, stewards, engineering leaders, account executives, and client technology partners on governance strategy, domain design, and operational expectations
Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments to harmonize data structures, field mappings, and integration standards across diverse platforms and global client portfolios
Communicate data health, risk posture, and governance outcomes to senior leadership in clear, business-centric terms—enabling prioritization, investment decisions, and operational action
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems, Business, Real Estate, or related field; advanced degrees preferred for complex enterprise environments
5+ years of senior experience in data governance, data management, or analytics, ideally within real estate services, facilities management, or global operational enterprises
Deep knowledge of governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA‑DMBOK), data quality practices, metadata management, and data privacy/regulatory standards
Experience leading governance across complex ecosystems and platforms such as Yardi, FAMIS360, Serraview, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and CoStar
Exceptional executive communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive alignment in global, matrixed, and client-facing environments
Benefits
Health, vision, and dental insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life, and disability insurance programs
Paid and unpaid time away from work
Company
Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield is a real estate services firm that offers retail investment, energy management, and property services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$734.8MKey Investors
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2023-10-10Post Ipo Debt· $223.8M
2023-08-08Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2022-10-13Post Ipo Debt· $27.3M
Leadership Team
Matthew Bouw
CEO Asia Pacific & EMEA
Michelle M. MacKay
CEO
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