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About Wealth Enhancement
Wealth Enhancement is an independent wealth management firm with an endless passion for enriching the lives of our clients. We continually seek to perfect our craft of personalized financial planning with our team-based Roundtable and UniFi processes that go far beyond the standard approach. We proudly provide unique financial plans and investment management services to over 90,000 households from our over 175 offices - and growing - nationwide.
Since 1997, Wealth Enhancement has tirelessly raised the standard of wealth management with specialized knowledge and more attentive service that helps every client craft their future. For more information, please visit .
Our organization has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Data Governance ! This pivotal leadership role is responsible for the strategic execution and ongoing development of our enterprise data governance program. The Director will shape governance policy, drive adoption of data quality practices, and serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technology teams, and executive governance bodies.
This role is a Remote position.
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position is $165,000.00 to $175,000.00 , exclusive of bonuses and benefits. We encourage you to apply and provide us with your compensation expectations when you do. We're big on open conversations, so, let's have one.
Primary Job Functions
Program Leadership and Governance
Manage daily operations of the enterprise data governance program, including the operating model, multi-year roadmap, governance tiers, decision rights, policy development, standards, procedures, and change control.
Lead discussions with the Data Governance Council and executive governance bodies to support project prioritization, resolve cross-domain issues, and communicate the criticality and urgency of escalation points.
Serve as the primary point of contact between business units, IT and data teams, risk and compliance partners, and organizational leadership for all data governance matters.
Collaboration, Adoption, and Change Management
Partner with executive data owners, data owners, data stewards, and data custodians to define data definitions, ownership, authoritative sources, lineage, quality standards, controls, and remediation requirements.
Track and report on data quality issues, remediation progress, critical-data-element coverage, policy adoption, certified report use, program KPIs, and business outcomes to senior leadership.
Drive change management initiatives to build awareness, foster buy-in, and support sustained adoption of data governance practices.
Develop and deliver training and communications to support the rollout of governance policies.
Technology and Regulatory Oversight
Monitor regulatory and industry developments relevant to data governance and recommend program updates as needed.
Define the data governance technology strategy and manage requirements for governance tooling, including business case development, vendor relationships, implementation oversight, configuration, administration, adoption, and value realization.
Team Leadership
Direct the Data Governance Team in work allocation, quality expectations, development planning, and performance objectives.
All other duties as assigned.
Education/Qualifications
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in business, information systems, data management, or a related field
Experience in financial services, wealth management, or a similarly regulated industry is strongly preferred
Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in data governance, data management, risk, operations, transformation, or a closely related discipline, including 2 years leading enterprise or cross-functional programs and people
Experience with Salesforce and Orion is strongly preferred
Experience leading enterprise change and adoption efforts; familiarity with formal change management methods such as ADKAR or Prosci preferred
Experience presenting to and working directly with governance boards, committees, or senior executives
Experience establishing or advancing a federated data governance operating model strongly preferred
Working knowledge of data governance tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, or Informatica
Fluency with enterprise reporting platforms, data catalogs, metadata tools, and data-quality platforms
Advanced degree in a related field preferred
Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills; able to influence without direct authority
WEG hires employees and makes decisions about their salary qualifications based on factors such as the role to be performed; educational and professional experience, qualifications, skills and credentials; tenure, cost-of-living and demand for the role in the applicable market. To comply with state, pay transparency laws, we must disclose the entire salary grade. The entire salary grade for those who are classified as this level is $160,000.00 - $190,000.00. However, the base salary range bolded above ($165,000.00 to $175,000.00) is what we expect to pay as a starting range for this position.
Comprehensive Benefits Offerings
Our benefits aim to balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life harmony. You may be eligible to participate in the following benefits & development opportunities:
Training and professional development Medical, dental and vision coverage (Available to full-time employees and their families) Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical, dependent, and transit expenses Life and AD&D insurance – employer paid and voluntary options Short-term and long-term disability, workers compensation – employer paid 401k with match and profit sharing Wellness programs and resources Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance 18 days of paid time off (PTO), accrued annually (25 PTO days after 4 years of service) 12 paid holidays each year (10 pre-determined and 2 floating days) Paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave (Caregiver leave available after 6 months of tenure) Reimbursement for tuition, licensing, and other credentials (Available after meeting service requirements) Should you need reasonable accommodation when completing the application form or during the selection process, contact the Human Resources Department at 763-417-1700 Information provided on this application will be kept confidential and only be shared with those involved in the selection process.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. This organization participates in E-Verify.
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OSHA Requirements: This position requires the ability to stand or sit for long periods of time, file documents in high or low cabinets, to use the telephone and to use the computer systems.
Wealth Enhancement may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All AI-supported evaluations are reviewed by our recruitment team to ensure accuracy and fairness. We are committed to equal opportunity in employment and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. Your personal information is handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws.