Data Governance Lead

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

As Data Governance Lead for Global People Organization Data, you will be responsible for executing the GPO data strategy through establishing Data Stewardship, Data Governance Policies, Data Audits and guard rails, clearly defining and assigning data roles, and adopting and monitoring a data governance framework to ensure quality, security and compliance.

In this role, you will:

• Develop data governance policies: Create policies regarding data classification, access, data quality standards, & data sharing procedures.
• Identify key stakeholders: Determine who will be involved in data governance, including data owners, data stewards, data custodians, and business users.
• Establish a governance structure: Determine the decision-making process, escalation procedures, and communication channels for data governance issues.
• Monitor and measure effectiveness: Regularly review data governance performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance with policies.
• Data quality: Implementing processes to ensure data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness.
• Data security: Protecting sensitive data through appropriate access controls, encryption, and data privacy measures.
• Data compliance: Adhering to relevant data privacy regulations and industry standards.
• Data lineage: Tracking the origin and movement of data throughout its lifecycle within the organization.
• Establish data stewardship council: Identify ownership of specific data sets to designated data stewards who are responsible for their quality and governance and establish a council to review data governance across stewards.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our technical roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Key Qualifications and Experiences:

• 5+ Years experience leading data governance including establishing frameworks and best practices, familiarity with Data privacy regulations and compliance, and demonstratable data quality monitoring and improvement.
• Experience leading with informal authority by building consensus, influencing decision making, conflict resolution and achieving objectives through matrixed leadership.
• Proven ability to develop data governance metrics and monitor compliance and improvement.
• Prior experience in data quality and data cleansing initiatives leading to measurable outcomes.
• Strong communication skills across multiple layers of the organization from the C-Suite to line managers, both written and spoken.

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

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And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

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