Data Governance Manager

Job Description

Data Governance Manager | Zions Bank

The Tone:
This is a full-time, in-office role at Zions Bancorporation, located in Midvale, Utah. Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team focuses on transforming the financial institution experience through technology and innovation, serving the community, clients, and colleagues for over 150 years. This role is crucial for establishing and enforcing robust enterprise data standards and performing continuous analysis to ensure the highest levels of data quality are maintained, directly contributing to the bank’s operational excellence and future workforce.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Midvale, Utah, USA

• Team: Leads the Data Governance & Quality Management team, overseeing Data Governance Analysts and Data Quality Analysts.
• Mission: To establish and enforce robust data practices, define clear enterprise data standards, and ensure the highest levels of data quality are maintained across the business.
• Tech Stack: Collibra, Alation, Informatica, SQL

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead Team: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Governance Analysts and Data Quality Analysts, providing day-to-day guidance, workload prioritization, coaching, and performance management.
• Manage Data Quality Program: Own and manage the end-to-end Data Quality program for supported business domains, including the development, testing, implementation, and scheduled monitoring of data quality rules.
• Monitor & Report Quality: Establish, monitor, and report on data quality metrics to identify anomalies, evaluate root causes, and drive issue remediation while ensuring data governance and quality processes adhere strictly to enterprise standards, internal controls, and regulatory expectations.
• Operationalize Governance Framework: Support the rollout, operationalization, and continuous improvement of the corporate data governance framework across business and functional areas, planning and executing data governance initiatives and project milestones.
• Tool Implementation & Improvement: Evaluate and implement tools, templates, and operational solutions that automate data cataloging, lineage tracking, metadata management, and quality profiling, while also identifying opportunities to refine and modernize departmental procedures.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field is required; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. This is a manager-level role requiring strong working knowledge of data governance principles, data quality management, metadata management, and data lifecycle processes.
• Experience: 6+ years of professional experience in data management, data governance, or data quality analysis. 2+ years of demonstrated leadership, supervisory, or team mentorship experience.
• Skills: Data governance principles, data quality management (including rule development, monitoring, and root-cause remediation), metadata management, data lifecycle processes, SQL and relational data concepts, data analysis techniques, and issue management.
• Bonus: Familiarity with modern data governance and data catalog platforms (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or similar).