Manager, Data Governance

Job Description:
Insight Global is seeking a Manager, Data Governance for a large, complex enterprise organization operating across healthcare, insurance, and academic domains. This individual will play a pivotal role in building and leading an enterprise-wide data governance program from the ground up. The ideal candidate is a strong change agent with executive-level communication skills who can establish governance standards, educate leaders, and drive adoption across diverse business lines. This is a long-term, high-impact leadership role focused on creating sustainable data quality, ownership, and governance practices that enable responsible AI, analytics, and enterprise decision-making.

Responsibilities:
• Lead the enterprise data governance strategy across three domains:
o Healthcare
o Insurance
o University (Academics)
• Establish foundational governance in a largely green environment
• Define and implement:
o Data domains
o Data stewardship and ownership
o Decision rights and escalation paths
o Data quality and exchange standards (internal & vendor-based)
• Educate business leaders, clinicians, and academic stakeholders on governance principles
• Build and lead governance councils and working groups
• Manage and mentor a team of 3-4 individuals new to governance, help build out additional team
• Partner with IT and data teams to deploy governance tooling (Purview, Azure stack)
• Ensure data readiness before expanded AI initiatives
• Drive long-term, continuous governance implementation (approx. 3-year maturity horizon)
• Report progress, investment value, and outcomes to enterprise leadership

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• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or enterprise data strategy
• Proven experience driving enterprise-wide data governance programs from early or green stages
• Experience operating within large, complex organizations with multiple business domains
o Must have experience in at least 1 of the following domains/environments: health/healthcare, insurance/payer, or academics/university
• Strong executive presence with ability to communicate and influence C-level and senior leadership
• Demonstrated change leadership and ability to drive adoption of governance standards
• Experience establishing Data ownership and stewardship models, Data quality standards, and Governance operating models and councils
• Familiarity with Microsoft data ecosystem (Azure-based environments)
• Hands-on experience with: Microsoft Purview (Data Governance), Microsoft Fabric, Synapse or modern Azure data platforms
• Experience building governance frameworks with a strong focus on responsible AI and data readiness

• Experience within all three business domains: health, academic, insurance

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.