Advanced Data Governance Specialist

$115,000 - $135,000/Yr

Denso - Southfield, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Southfield, MI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Advanced Data Governance Specialist at Denso is responsible for ensuring effective, secure, and compliant management of the organization's data. This role involves planning, managing, and implementing data governance initiatives, policies, and procedures across the enterprise, with a focus on aligning these efforts with organizational goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements a robust data governance framework that aligns with the organization's goals and objectives.
• Defines policies, standards, and procedures related to data management, quality, security, and privacy.
• Collaborates with data stewards across all business and functional areas to ensure data quality, accuracy, and consistency.
• Establishes data quality metrics and monitoring.
• Addresses issues promptly and works toward continuous improvement.
• Maintains a comprehensive metadata repository that documents data definitions, lineage, and usage.
• Monitors and tracks changes to data assets.
• Collaborates with information security teams and stays informed of regulatory requirements to classify data based on sensitivity and risk.
• Defines access controls, encryption standards, and data masking policies.
• Monitors compliance.
• Communicates the value of data governance to business leaders.
• Fosters a culture of data stewardship and accountability.
• May act as an advisor or mentor to junior professionals.
• Takes ownership and accountability for decision making.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Management or related field.
• 5 years of experience in data quality, data lineage, data security, data compliance, and change management.
• In-depth knowledge and application of data governance standards, principles, methodologies, best practices, and industry trends.
• Strong understanding of data quality, data lineage, metadata, data security, and data privacy management and compliance.
• Able to assess the as-is condition and gaps with future state targets to reflect in policy, technology, and training enhancements.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral).
• Project management skills.
• Ability to mentor others and effectively work across teams.
• High level of attention to detail.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in manufacturing and/or automotive industries is preferred.

Benefits

• Paid training
• Wellness program
• AD&D insurance
• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) 4% Match
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance