Data Governance Lead Job at Cargill in Atlanta

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.Job Purpose and Impact The Data Governance Lead will provide strategic leadership to develop, deploy and maintain value-driven governance strategies and processes. In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally to define and drive data governance practices, create and enforce policies and processes, and establish disciplines across the data supply chain to ensure consistency, security, quality, and reliability.Key Accountabilities Partner with key stakeholders including data privacy, technology governance, risk & compliance, HR, business data teams and others to bring data governance maturity to how we work, serve as the advocate, thought leader and change agent to bringing teams together.Define & operationalize a federated data governance framework that allows extended teams to reuse frameworks while also providing space for localized prioritization & application to make data management and governance efforts most sustainable. Champion a culture of data as a strategic asset and provide frameworks in the implementation of value driven governance disciplines; lead the definition and solutioning for competency frameworks, proficiency evaluations, and education tracks for upskilling.Maintain visibility with enterprise and senior leadership on the status and progress of data governance activities, increasing understanding of risk exposure and mitigating plans.Other duties as assigned.Qualifications Minimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experienceMinimum of six years of related work experiencePreferred QualificationsMinimum of five years in a data leadership positionBroad knowledge of data, data management, and governanceExperience defining and operationalizing data governance and/or security programsExperience with authoring policies and enforcement via auditingExperience leading teams without direct oversight, via influenceLI-KH1Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet. Salary: . Date posted: 11/25/2024