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EY

Data Governance Technology Portfolio & Programme Associate Director

EY

. Own the integrated portfolio and program management framework for DSO technology enablement .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeDallas • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $297,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in portfolio and program management, with a strong focus on data governance, risk management, and technology transformation. Proficient in translating business needs into actionable requirements and managing integrated roadmaps, budgets, and stakeholder engagement.

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Portfolio ManagementData GovernanceAgile MethodologiesStakeholder EngagementBusiness Case Development

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Hard Skills
Portfolio ManagementProgram ManagementData GovernanceInvestment PrioritisationBusiness Case DevelopmentRequirements TranslationRisk ManagementBudget OversightDelivery Health MonitoringData Analysis
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationFacilitationNegotiationCritical ThinkingProblem Solving
Tools & Technologies
Enterprise Portfolio Management ToolsWorkflow ToolsDashboardsReporting AutomationData Analysis Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
MoPMSPPgMPPMPPRINCE2SAFeDAMA CDMP
Industry Keywords
DAMA-DMBOKEDM Council DCAMISO/IEC 38505ISO 8000ISO/IEC 27001NIST GuidanceISO 15489

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the integrated portfolio and program management framework for DSO technology enablement
  • Establish standards for demand intake, triage, business cases and mobilisation
  • Facilitate discovery with business and user representatives to identify needs, data use, governance requirements, dependencies and decision makers
  • Maintain the portfolio pipeline, integrated roadmap, investment view, resource plan and dependencies
  • Translate needs into business, functional and non-functional requirements, prioritised backlogs, user stories and measurable acceptance criteria
  • Assess strategic alignment, value, urgency, risk, readiness, affordability, capacity and delivery constraints
  • Facilitate prioritisation and sequencing decisions, negotiate trade-offs and recommend when to start, pause, stop, consolidate or reshape initiatives
  • Establish portfolio governance, stage gates, reporting standards and delivery controls
  • Coordinate design and delivery checkpoints, testing and acceptance evidence, control evidence, operational readiness and approvals
  • Oversee plans, milestones, budgets, resources, vendors, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, changes and decisions
  • Resolve delivery dependencies with DSO workstream owners, business sponsors, Service Lines, Service Line Quality and the data ecosystem
  • Provide portfolio insight and escalations to sponsors and governance forums
  • Agree benefits, baselines, measures, accountable owners and realisation plans with business sponsors and control owners
  • Monitor business value, user adoption and control effectiveness
  • Coordinate adoption and operational handover with business, product and platform owners
  • Improve portfolio practices using user feedback, delivery lessons and outcome measures
  • Provide portfolio leadership across initiative, product and delivery teams while people management remains with relevant team leaders
  • Deliver portfolio planning, management information, decision recommendations, requirements coordination, delivery readiness and adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent tertiary qualification in business, information systems, technology, data management, finance, program management or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
  • 10 or more years of relevant portfolio or program experience
  • Significant responsibility for data, governance, risk or technology transformation
  • Experience enabling data governance technology with business functions and technology teams
  • Experience translating business needs into governance requirements across cloud, data platforms, analytics or AI environments
  • Experience applying product management practices and Agile and traditional delivery approaches
  • Experience with investment prioritisation, integrated roadmaps, executive governance, dependencies, financial and capacity planning, and benefits realisation
  • Experience developing business cases and balancing portfolios
  • Experience overseeing delivery health, budgets, resources, vendors, risks, issues and decisions across multiple initiatives
  • Strong practical experience using enterprise portfolio and program management tools
  • Experience replacing spreadsheets and manual reporting with governed workflows, reliable portfolio data, automated dashboards and management information
  • Experience engaging global, federated stakeholders and influencing without direct authority
  • Strong commercial judgement, digital fluency, critical thinking, creative reasoning and problem solving
  • Strong executive communication, facilitation and negotiation skills
  • Practical understanding of data governance capabilities including catalogues, metadata, lineage, data quality, stewardship workflows, classification, access and lifecycle controls
  • Proficiency with enterprise portfolio and program management platforms, intake and workflow tools, dashboards, data analysis, scenario planning and reporting automation
  • Working understanding of cloud and governance-platform dependencies, APIs, metadata models, lineage and data-quality integrations
  • Applied familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK and EDM Council DCAM; CDMC where relevant
  • Working awareness of ISO/IEC 38505, ISO 8000, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST guidance and ISO 15489
  • MoP, MSP, PgMP, PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, product or portfolio qualifications and DAMA CDMP 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 opportunities
  • Inclusive culture
  • Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities