Director, Data Management & Governance role within American Public Education, Inc's. enterprise Data & Analytics leadership team. Hands-on role to improve outcomes with data & analytics and drive additional value through more effective use of our enterprise data.
Requirements
- 10+ years in data related roles
- 5+ years in data management/governance leadership
- 7+ years in overall data leadership experience
- Product management experience preferred and data as a product experience highly preferred
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent with Master’s in Data/Analytics related degree preferred
- Expertise with data governance frameworks (DCAM, DAMA), automated policy enforcement, and modern approaches to governance that are more business value driven and partnership centric
- Proven experience with cloud data platforms with Snowflake, Azure and Coalesce.io/DBT or similar ELT pipeline and orchestration tools highly preferred
- Cloud data catalog and MDM program, delivery, platform, and operations experience
- Expertise in SQL
- Experience with streaming/event-driven architectures
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Knowledge of data quality frameworks, lineage tools, MDM tools, and observability platforms.
- Solid planning, priority setting, product and project management skills with demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and cross functional teams concurrently
- Strong experience with leading globally distributed remote teams including employees and contract delivery teams
- Track record of delivering large-scale, mission-critical data management solutions with measurable business impact
- Strategic thinking with ability to translate business goals into platform capabilities
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influence across business and technology
- Build talent: proven ability to attract, develop, motivate, and retain top data management talent
- Strong experience modernizing and maturing organizational data management practices along with establishing a culture of continuous improvement
- In-depth knowledge of architectural best practices, design patterns, governance and security principles
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate and lead effectively with all levels of the organization from data engineers to C-Level executives
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- Non-discriminatory hiring practices
