Director, Data Governance

🕒 February 12

🌵 Arizona, California, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $186k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

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Deckers Brands

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1973

👥 B2C

👗 Fashion

🛒 Retail

B2C • Fashion • Retail

Deckers Brands is a global leader in designing, marketing, and distributing innovative footwear, apparel, and accessories. Known for its high-quality products and trendsetting designs, Deckers Brands encompasses a portfolio of well-known brands that appeal to diverse consumer segments worldwide.

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain enterprise data governance strategies, frameworks, and policies aligned with business priorities, risk posture, and compliance obligations • Establish and operate governance structures that support domain ownership, data product stewardship, and data mesh enablement • Draft, publish, and maintain standards covering data quality, metadata management, privacy, security, access controls, classification, and retention • Partner with Legal, Privacy, Information Security, and Compliance teams to ensure governance policies align with regulatory requirements such as GDPR and CCPA • Define data quality metrics, thresholds, and monitoring approaches, driving accountability through transparent scorecards and remediation processes • Lead governance operationalization by embedding controls into delivery workflows and data product lifecycle processes • Partner with platform and engineering teams to implement governance capabilities into core data platforms, including cataloging, lineage tracking, and access governance • Build and lead a community of practice for data stewards and domain data owners, including training and ongoing enablement • Establish and run governance forums and decision-making processes to resolve data ownership, definition, quality, and access issues • Provide executive-level reporting on governance maturity, compliance posture, data quality health, and key risks • Lead and develop a governance team, setting objectives, coaching talent, and ensuring consistent delivery of governance outcomes

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Information Systems, Business Administration, Law, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred • Certifications in data governance or data management (CDMP, DAMA), privacy (CIPP/US, CIPT), or compliance are a plus • 10 to 15 years of experience in data governance, data management, data compliance, or a related field • 5+ years of leadership experience leading governance initiatives across complex, matrixed organizations • Experience working in regulated environments with a focus on data privacy, data protection, and regulatory compliance • Experience supporting modern data architecture initiatives including data mesh and cloud-native platforms preferred • Demonstrated experience building governance programs that include policy definition, stewardship models, data quality management, and tooling enablement • Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, metadata management, and data quality practices • Familiarity with privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and security frameworks and controls • Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence across business and technical audiences • Ability to translate regulatory and policy requirements into practical, actionable guidance for teams • Strong program management, organizational, and documentation skills • Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment • Comfortable working in a global, matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses • Financial Planning and wellbeing • Time away from work • Extras, discounts and perks • Growth and Development • Health and Wellness