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Abby Bauer

@abbybauer

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Senior data governance leader driving enterprise data strategy, catalogs, and cross-functional alignment.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles leading enterprise data governance or data catalog programs where I can drive cross-functional alignment, improve data transparency, and scale governance practices.

I am a senior data governance leader with extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise data governance programs, taxonomies, and data catalogs across global financial services organizations.

I have led vendor selections, launched enterprise data catalogs for thousands of users, built governance communities, trained 60+ data stewards, and created cross-divisional taxonomies that connected data to finance and operations.

I prioritize transparency, operationalizable governance, and measurable outcomes — delivering month-end close processes, marketplace platforms, and communication programs that improve data literacy and business alignment.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Vice President, Data Governance

iCapital

Aug 2024 - Jul 2025 (11 months)

Managed enterprise effort to identify and prioritize critical data elements across 13 departments, improving data transparency and literacy; established month-end close process and led vendor selection for an enterprise Data Catalog.

Data Governance Data Cataloging Dashboards Stakeholder Management Data Literacy Process Design

Director of Data Governance

FactSet Research Systems

Mar 2021 - Aug 2024 (3 years 5 months)

Established enterprise data management strategy and launched an Enterprise Data Catalog for 8,000+ employees, trained 60+ data stewards, and created a governance committee to reduce duplication and improve data discovery.

Enterprise Management Data Governance Taxonomy Design Vendor Management Training

Program Director, Data Governance

S&P Global

Nov 2004 - Feb 2020 (15 years 3 months)

Created and led a cross-divisional Data Governance Community and implemented a data governance framework and enterprise content taxonomy across divisions, improving transparency for 65 departments and 680,000+ documents.

Data Governance Taxonomy Design Governance Stakeholder Management Internal Marketplace Process Improvement Training

Consultant

FactSet Research Systems

Jul 2003 - Nov 2004 (1 year 4 months)

Provided investment research services, portfolio analysis and quantitative research; managed client relationships and generated $2.5M in revenue through training and onsite engagement.

Quantitative Research Factset Client Management Training VBA Excel Revenue Growth

Financial Analyst, Estimates Data Lead

S&P Global

Transitioned 30+ data sets into Salesforce workflows to improve quality metrics, reduce turnaround times, and standardized taxonomy and SLAs; consolidated documentation and led global training initiatives.

Salesforce Data Quality Taxonomies Process Automation Training Documentation SLA Management

Project Manager / Business Analyst

S&P Global

Designed and communicated specifications for data ingestion and product enhancements, led cross-team development and QA coordination, and mentored junior analysts to deliver client-facing software improvements.

Business Analysis Requirements Gathering Project Management Visio Adobe Team Leadership