Director of Data Governance

Delaware North is hiring a full-time Director of Data Governance to join our Enterprise Data team. As the Director of Data Governance, you will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end processes, ensuring data sources are efficiently managed, procedures are adequately controlled, technology aligns with target architectures, and outputs enable regulatory compliance and strategic decision-making. If you are looking for a role that offers the opportunity to lead impactful initiatives, shape data strategies, and drive innovation in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply and take the next step in your career with Delaware North.

At Delaware North, we care about our team members' personal and professional journeys. These are just some of the benefits we offer: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match 
• Annual performance bonus based on level, as well as individual, company, and location performance
• Paid vacation days and holidays
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Tuition and/or professional certification reimbursement
• Generous friends-and-family discounts at many of our hotels and resorts

• Establish data stewardship processes, accountability frameworks, and decision-making rules to ensure effective governance of data assets and enterprise-wide data issues
• Develop governing policies, KPIs, and monitoring tools, including dashboards, to track implementation, data quality, and regulatory compliance
• Lead the design and implementation of a Master Data Management structure for standardizing products, people, and suppliers while managing external data monitoring policies
• Support data owners and stewards in creating domain maps, heatmaps, and roadmaps, launching quality improvement initiatives, and embedding data stewardship practices across the organization
• Maintain a data quality management framework with profiling, monitoring, and reporting capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, data science, or a related field; master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of data governance or data management experience with 5 years of experience in a leadership role
• Expertise in data governance, Master Data Management, and data quality processes, including lifecycle management and regulatory compliance
• Proficiency in SQL, data modeling, and big data technologies like Databricks and Spark, with experience implementing data quality checks and monitoring tools
• Strong understanding of metadata management, including developing data dictionaries, catalogs, and other metadata assets
• Proven ability to design and implement data profiling, lineage tracking, and quality dashboards to support data monitoring and reporting