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EY

Associate Director, Data Governance Platforms & Workflow

EY

. Lead functional product vision, roadmap and prioritised backlog development for assigned governance platforms and workflows .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeDallas • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $337,500 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in functional product management, data governance, and workflow capabilities, with a strong focus on translating business needs into technical specifications and managing integrations. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver governance solutions that enhance data quality and compliance.

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Data GovernanceProduct ManagementGovernance Platform ConfigurationIntegration TestingStakeholder Influence

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Hard Skills
SQLPythonMetadata ModellingWorkflow AutomationConfiguration ManagementUser StoriesAcceptance CriteriaData StewardshipCloud Data PlatformsAPI Integrations
Soft Skills
LeadershipNegotiationConflict ResolutionCollaborationCommunication
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft PurviewCollibraInformaticaAlationServiceNowPower Platform
Certifications & Qualifications
DAMA CDMPAgile CertificationBusiness Analysis CertificationCloud CertificationData Governance Certification
Industry Keywords
DAMA-DMBOKEDM Council DCAMISO/IEC 38505ISO 8000ISO/IEC 27001NIST GuidanceISO 15489Data QualityData LineageMetadata Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudInformaticaPythonServiceNowSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead functional product vision, roadmap and prioritised backlog development for assigned governance platforms and workflows
  • Conduct discovery with business users, Service Lines, Service Line Quality, Data Owners, Data Stewards and control teams
  • Translate governance needs into business, functional and non-functional requirements and coordinate dependencies
  • Evaluate governance platform capabilities and deliver proofs of concept and scoped implementations for catalogues, stewardship workflows and technology-enabled controls
  • Translate approved standards and decision rights into technical specifications, user stories, metadata schemas, machine-readable rules and acceptance criteria
  • Configure and validate roles, permissions, forms, rules, workflows and notifications
  • Design, configure and validate journeys for onboarding, issue management, attestations, certification, approvals and evidence capture
  • Prioritise requirements by business value, control outcomes, user experience, delivery effort and adoption needs
  • Facilitate decisions, negotiate priorities, resolve dependencies and escalate conflicts outside delegated authority
  • Partner with Technology Product Owners on solution design, release decisions and platform improvements
  • Deliver assigned configurations and supported API, connector or scripting-based integrations
  • Develop prototypes and embed governance checkpoints and acceptance criteria into design, build and release
  • Execute configuration and integration testing, coordinate business testing and user acceptance, resolve defects and prepare release, rollback and support documentation
  • Monitor business value, usability, workflow completion, adoption, service performance and control effectiveness
  • Maintain traceability from source requirements through backlog, implementation, testing, release and control evidence
  • Document solutions and transition scoped capabilities to designated support owners
  • Provide functional product leadership across global governance, business and technology teams without direct or indirect supervisory accountability

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent tertiary qualification in information systems, computer science, software or data engineering, data science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent substantial professional experience in technology implementation
  • Relevant data governance, information management and product management knowledge
  • 7 or more years of relevant experience
  • Substantial leadership in functional product management, platforms, workflows or business analysis within data governance or data management
  • Experience delivering governance platform and workflow capabilities from user discovery, roadmap and backlog definition through solution design, hands-on configuration or integration, testing, approved release, adoption and operational handover
  • Hands-on implementation experience with at least one enterprise data governance or workflow platform
  • Experience configuring metadata models, ownership and stewardship workflows, roles, permissions, forms or approved governance rules
  • Experience implementing and validating supported integrations with cloud data platforms, APIs or automation tools
  • Experience translating business and user needs into business, functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, technical specifications and measurable acceptance criteria
  • Experience delivering prototypes, configuration and integration testing, defect resolution, user acceptance, release readiness and support handover
  • Experience working across a global, federated organisation and influencing stakeholders who do not report directly to the role
  • Practical technology product management capability, including roadmaps, prioritised backlogs, user stories, agile delivery, release planning, adoption and measurement
  • Practical expertise in data ownership, stewardship, decision rights, metadata, classification, quality, lineage, access, permitted use and lifecycle controls
  • Hands-on skills in governance platform configuration, metadata modelling, stewardship workflows, certification rules and workflow automation
  • Technical knowledge of metadata models, audit trails, dashboards, cloud data platforms, APIs, connectors, integrations and notifications
  • Ability to use SQL and an appropriate scripting language, such as Python
  • Working knowledge of version control, environment separation, configuration and integration testing, defect management, deployment and rollback, least-privilege access and secure credential handling
  • Applied knowledge of data governance, stewardship and metadata practices informed by DAMA-DMBOK and EDM Council DCAM
  • Familiarity with CDMC automated control concepts for sensitive data in cloud environments
  • Familiarity with ISO/IEC 38505, ISO 8000, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST guidance and ISO 15489 is advantageous
  • Experience with Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Informatica, Alation, ServiceNow or Power Platform is advantageous
  • Relevant credentials such as DAMA CDMP, product management, agile, business analysis, cloud, data platform or governance and workflow platform certifications are advantageous but not mandatory

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical and dental coverage
  • Pension and 401(k) plans
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • EY Paid Holidays
  • Winter/Summer breaks
  • Personal/Family Care leave
  • Other leaves of absence
  • Professional growth
  • Inclusive culture
  • Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities