Senior Governance Specialist

Description

The Doctors Company is seeking a Senior Data Governance Specialist to join our team. This is a hybrid opportunity located at any of the company's offices.

The Senior Data Governance Specialist is responsible for implementing and operationalizing the enterprise data governance program across the organization. This role owns the hands-on delivery of governance frameworks, metadata management, data lineage, data quality controls, and stewardship models, working across platforms, business units, and regulatory requirements to ensure that data is trusted, traceable, compliant, and analytics-ready. We're looking for a self-starter who drives governance forward without waiting for direction. You'll be expected to spot gaps, chase down owners, and push decisions to closure.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in data governance, metadata management, or data management, with at least 5 years in a hands-on implementation role
• Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise governance frameworks aligned to DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or equivalent standards
• Deep hands-on expertise with at least one enterprise governance or metadata catalog platform (Atlan preferred; Collibra, Alation, Axon, Microsoft Purview, or equivalent)
• Experience configuring governance operating models: data domains, stewardship communities, RACI frameworks, and policy enforcement mechanisms
• Proven ability to build and manage business glossaries, Critical Data Elements (CDEs), and data dictionaries at enterprise scale
• Experience establishing data quality frameworks: rule definition, profiling, automated controls, quality scorecards, and issue management workflows
• Demonstrated regulatory compliance delivery: GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, SOC 2, CCPA or equivalent, including audit-readiness evidence and data classification controls
• Strong stakeholder communication skills: able to facilitate working sessions, translate governance requirements into accessible language, and drive adoption across technical and non-technical audiences
• A track record of taking ownership of work from start to finish, with examples of initiatives you started yourself
• Experience developing SOPs, onboarding guides, governance playbooks, and training materials that enable sustainable stewardship programs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in insurance, healthcare, financial services, or other highly regulated industries
• CDMP certification (DAMA) or equivalent formal governance credential
• Familiarity with AI and ML governance concepts: model lineage, feature store governance, bias/fairness documentation, and NIST AI RMF alignment
• Familiarity with DataOps and data product patterns (data mesh, data as a product)
• Experience working with engineering to connect governance platforms to cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehouses, BI tools, and source systems
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field

Responsibilities:

Stewardship Enablement, Adoption & Stakeholder Alignment

• Onboard, enable, and continuously support data stewards and data owners across business units by defining RACI models, conducting training, and building governance playbooks that make stewardship sustainable.
• Partner with data owners and stewards to define, describe, classify, and tag data assets and business terms in Atlan, so that definitions are approved, current, and easy to find.
• Proactively identify undefined, unowned, or poorly documented data and work with the business to resolve it.
• Own the data governance meeting schedule (steward working groups and governance council): set agendas, run discussions, document decisions, and follow up on action items until completed, escalating blockers and keeping stewardship work moving between meetings.
• Drive a culture of governance and data-driven discipline across the organization: identify early adopters, run focused pilots, demonstrate measurable value, and build peer-to-peer advocacy across business domains.
• Identify opportunities to increase adoption and bring recommendations to leadership.
• Train business users on Atlan and other governance tools through hands-on sessions, office hours, and how-to guides, and develop training materials and documentation as needed.

Governance Framework & Metadata Management

• Execute and operationalize enterprise data governance frameworks aligned to DAMA-DMBOK or DCAM, including operating model, decision rights, policies, and standards, using a platform-agnostic approach.
• Configure and administer Atlan to support business glossaries, data domains, critical data elements (CDEs), data dictionaries, and stewardship workflows.
• Establish metadata management strategies: automated harvesting, enrichment, classification, and ownership assignment across enterprise data assets.
• Measure and report governance KPIs, maturity metrics, catalog adoption, and stewardship coverage to governance leadership and business stakeholders.

Data Lineage, Classification & Regulatory Compliance

• Implement and maintain data lineage from source systems through all transformation layers to reporting, analytics, and AI/ML outputs.
• Ensure full traceability and impact analysis for critical data elements, supporting both operational and regulatory audit requirements.
• Map governance controls to applicable regulatory frameworks, maintaining a living control-to-requirement traceability matrix and audit-readiness artifacts.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Privacy, and Security teams to ensure governance controls align with organizational risk posture and evolving regulatory requirements.

Data Quality Framework

• Define and operationalize data quality frameworks: profiling rules, thresholds, completeness and accuracy checks, scorecards, and automated issue management workflows.
• Embed governance and quality controls directly into data engineering pipelines, ensuring governance is part of the delivery process rather than a post-hoc review.
• Partner with operations and engineering to reduce data incidents, latency, and reliability gaps through systematic root-cause resolution.

Salary Range: $103,791 - $140,102

• This position is eligible for participation in the Company's Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP), offering additional compensation driven by individual and company performance.
• Compensation is determined based on factors such as skills, experience, education, and market considerations. We consider factors such as specialized skills, depth of knowledge in the field, and educational background to ensure fair and competitive pay. Salary may also include additional geographic differential for employees working in higher-cost labor markets, including states such as New York and California. While the posted range reflects our anticipated hiring range, we remain open to considering candidates with exceptional qualifications, specialized expertise, or directly relevant experience that may warrant compensation outside of that range.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation, an incentive bonus plan, outstanding career opportunities, an exceptional work environment, and an impressive benefits package, which starts with medical, family and bereavement leave; same-sex domestic partner benefits; short- and long-term disability programs; and an employee assistance program. There's more:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health care tax-free spending accounts with a company match
• 401(k) and Roth IRA with company match, as well as catch-up plans for both
• Vacation days, sick days, and paid personal days each calendar year (with vacation increases based on length of service)
• Paid holidays each calendar year
• Life and travel insurance
• Tax-free commuter benefits
• In-person and online learning opportunities
• Cross-function career opportunities
• Business casual work environment
• Time off to volunteer
• Matching donations to qualifying nonprofit organizations
• Company-sponsored participation at non-profit events

About The Doctors Company

The Doctors Company is the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer. Founded and led by physicians, we are committed to advancing, protecting, and rewarding the practice of good medicine.

The Doctors Company is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®.