Sr. Data Governance Manager

About The Lisinski Law Firm

Since 2020, Lisinski Law Firm has served as a dedicated humanitarian immigration practice committed to providing meaningful support to individuals and families seeking safety, stability, and a path forward. We frequently stand with clients who have been turned away elsewhere, offering both advocacy and care. Joining our Firm means becoming part of a team devoted to keeping families together and “Changing as Many Lives as Possible.”

About the Role

We’re seeking a strategic and influential Sr. Data Governance Manager to lead and evolve the Firm’s enterprise data governance function. This high-impact leadership role will drive the adoption, maturity, and long-term success of our data governance program, ensuring sensitive client data is trusted, secure, well-defined, and effectively managed throughout its lifecycle. This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative leader who is passionate about building modern governance programs, influencing cross-functional stakeholders, and helping shape how the Firm leverages data as a strategic asset.

Your Key Contribution

• Own and lead the firm-wide data governance function — defining ownership, standards, policies, the operating model, and a multi-year roadmap that translates enterprise data and risk strategy into multi-team operational plans aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Drive cross-functional accountability and adoption of governance standards by being a key leader within the Data Governance Committee, ensuring consistent execution across business units, and owning the data catalog and data dictionary with Data Engineering.
• Ensure legally compliant data handling across the firm by driving alignment and accountability with Legal and Compliance on privacy obligations, attorney‑client privilege, work product protections, and regulatory requirements, including audit and bar‑review readiness.
• Lead data privacy, retention, defensible destruction, legal holds, data subject requests, consent tracking, and vendor data processing oversight.
• Define and oversee data quality and master data standards across core systems, holding Domain Owners and Data Engineering accountable for consistent definitions, metrics, and practices that drive measurable improvements in data quality, risk posture, and decision-making.
• Formalize Domain Owner accountability and supporting Data Stewards across business units to drive issue identification, escalation, and resolution.
• Define and enforce data classification and access controls — a firm-wide classification taxonomy, plus least-privilege access, security controls, and periodic access reviews.
• Contribute to data risk assessments, data-sharing agreements, DPAs, and AI/LLM adoption decisions, with a focus on classification, minimization, and appropriate use.
• Translate policies into clear procedures, serve as the point of contact for governance questions and exceptions, and deliver training on data handling, privacy, and acceptable use.
• Lead governance execution and reporting by managing the Data Governance team, designing workflows, operating rhythms, and escalation models across teams, and reporting to leadership on data quality, access controls, catalog adoption, stewardship health, and governance maturity across all business units.
• Lead large-scale change initiatives to embed governance into business processes, plan and allocate resources across teams, and anticipate and address organizational and operational risks.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Legal Studies, Business, or a related field. Equivalent experience considered.
• One or more of the following certifications strongly preferred: CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional), CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, IGP, or CRM. DAMA-DMBOK familiarity is a plus.
• 7-10 years of progressive experience in data governance, data management, information governance, or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years in a role with direct program ownership.
• 3-5 years of previous leadership experience.
• Experience in a regulated or client-confidential environment — law firm, financial services, healthcare, insurance, or professional services strongly preferred.
• Direct hands-on or program-level experience with data catalog and governance tooling (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, data.world, or comparable).
• Working knowledge of U.S. privacy regulations (CCPA/CPRA, state privacy laws, breach notification statutes) and familiarity with GDPR.
• Familiarity with legal industry obligations: attorney-client privilege, work product protection, ABA Model Rules 1.6 and 1.15, state bar data handling requirements, and conflicts of interest implications for data access.
• Fluency with modern data architecture concepts: data warehouses and lakes, ELT/ETL, APIs, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and SaaS data ecosystems. Ability to read SQL is expected; ability to write it is a plus.
• Strong policy-writing and documentation skills, producing clear and usable materials.
• Excellent cross-functional communication; can present to executive leadership and sit in a data engineering standup in the same day without losing either audience.

Work Schedule

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Equipment Requirements

For PC Users:

• A modern processor (Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 from the last few years)
• Windows 11 (kept up to date)

For Mac Users:

• A modern processor (Apple M1 chip or a recent Intel Core i5)
• A recent macOS (Ventura or newer)

For Everyone:

• At least 8 GB of memory (RAM) to run applications smoothly
• A fast hard drive with sufficient available storage

How You'll Benefit

• Paid Time Off (PTO) – including vacation, sick leave, and personal days, consistent with the local country’s requirements.  

• Paid Holidays –countryspecificpublic holidays. 

• Locally aligned health benefits – such as medical, dental, vision, disability, and other required national benefits aligned to local laws and norms.  

• Local payroll in native currency – with all taxes, social contributions, and statutory benefits automatically calculated and handled.  

• Retirement or pension contributions – based on each country’s legal and cultural standards. 

• Employee support and compliance protection – including access to local HR experts for questions about laws, culture, or benefits. 

Our Firm

At Lisinski Law Firm, the commitment we show to our clients is matched by how we support and invest in our people. LLF is a place where employees are encouraged by peers, heard by leadership, and strengthened by a genuinely collaborative team culture. Whether you join Marketing, IT, Accounting, Legal, or any other function, your work matters. Every role contributes to meaningful, lasting impact in the lives of those we serve.

Our Values

At Lisinski Law Firm, we are driven by a client obsessed mindset and a commitment to learning, advocacy, efficiency, and nimbleness in everything we do. We work as true team players, delivering creative problem-solving and high-quality service to support families with excellence and care.