You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the Philippines as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Execute Governance Frameworks - Implement and maintain data governance policies, procedures, and best practices as directed by the Director of Data Gov. to ensure data quality, consistency, security, and compliance
- Drive Governance Projects - Lead and manage day-to-day execution of assigned projects, set clear objectives, track progress, and report status updates to leadership
- Support Success Metrics - Develop and maintain dashboards, KPI to measure data governance effectiveness and surface insights to the team
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally - Coordinate with IT, business, operations and product teams to execute on governance tasks aligned to cross-functional objectives outlined
- Monitor & Improve Data Quality - Partner with data stewards and owners to implement data quality controls, metadata management, and data lineage tracking
- Support Access & Compliance - Ensure compliance with data privacy and regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPPA, CCPA) and manage contract-based access control frameworks
- Educate & Advocate - Provide training to stakeholders, promoting a culture of data stewardship and accountability
- Stay Ahead of Trends - Keep up with evolving data governance methodologies, tools, and regulatory changes, recommending process enhancements as needed
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related fields
- Solid understanding of data governance principles, frameworks (e.g., DAMA DMBOK, DGI), and regulatory compliance
- SQL or preliminary coding skills to support data validation and governance automation
- Proven excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and influence cross-functional teams
- Proven solid project management skills with the ability to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Proven ability to define meaningful success metrics and track progress
- Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable governance solutions
Preferred Qualification:
- Experience with data governance tools (e.g., Databricks, Collibra, Informatica, Alation)
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
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