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Data Governance Director

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🔥 3 minutes ago

🌾 Iowa – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🎲 Risk

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Posted on EMC Insurance Companies's careers page, not through a job board

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EMC Insurance Companies

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1911

🛡️ Insurance

Insurance

EMC Insurance Companies is a mutual insurance firm providing specialized business insurance solutions. They focus on commercial property insurance, liability insurance, workers' compensation, and business owners' policies. With a strong emphasis on personalized service, EMC collaborates closely with local agents to deliver comprehensive and tailored coverage. EMC is committed to understanding the unique challenges faced by its policyholders, offering risk management and loss control resources to help businesses safeguard their assets. Known for their dedicated partnerships and exceptional customer service, EMC ensures that businesses are prepared for the unexpected with their superior insurance solutions.

📋 Description

• Define EMC’s enterprise Data Governance strategy, roadmap, and operating model • Establish strategic direction and capability expectations for data stewardship, business metadata management, data quality management, master and reference data management, governance operations, and governance technology platforms • Align investment and capability priorities with business objectives, regulatory and risk-management needs, and enterprise data and technology strategies • Direct execution through portfolio planning, prioritization, resource alignment, and management of internal and external delivery resources • Oversee governance programs, initiatives, consulting partners, contractors, and third-party service providers • Establish outcome, adoption, quality, and capability-maturity measures; monitor performance and manage enterprise-level risks, issues, and dependencies • Build consensus across competing interests and align senior leaders around governance objectives, operating model changes, and accountability expectations • Partner with business, technology, and product management leaders to clarify decision rights, establish shared ownership, and integrate governance requirements into enterprise initiatives • Exercise decision authority for Data Governance-led initiatives and facilitate resolution or escalation of material conflicts and exceptions • Lead development, approval, implementation, and continuous improvement of data governance policies, standards, controls, and frameworks • Champion data ownership and accountability and lead organizational change to strengthen program maturity and sustain adoption • Lead and develop the Data Governance team through workforce planning, performance expectations, coaching, succession planning, and talent development • Establish team objectives and ways of working aligned with strategic priorities while building skills and capacity to sustain the enterprise Data Governance program

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, information management, computer science, analytics, finance, insurance, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience • Ten years of progressively responsible experience in data governance, information management, business analytics, data management, or related disciplines • Five or more years of leadership experience managing teams, enterprise programs, or cross-functional initiatives • Property and casualty insurance industry experience preferred • Experience working within Agile product delivery environments and partnering with Digital Product Management organizations preferred • Expert knowledge of data governance frameworks, operating models, policies, and standards • Advanced knowledge of data management practices, including metadata, data quality, stewardship, and master and reference data management • Strong knowledge of property and casualty insurance operations, business processes, products, and data domains • Knowledge of data-related regulatory requirements, privacy principles, information protection, and emerging industry trends • Strong knowledge of data governance technologies and their application to enterprise data management • Advanced strategic planning, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills • Strong ability to translate enterprise strategy into actionable governance roadmaps and operating models • Advanced ability to lead organizational change and drive adoption of governance practices • Excellent ability to influence senior leaders, align cross-functional stakeholders, and resolve competing priorities • Superior verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex governance and technical concepts to diverse audiences

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from home anywhere in the United States • Central Time Zone-based working hours • Tobacco-free workplaces, including company vehicles

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