Data Governance Manager, Maricopa Community Colleges

Position:

Data Governance Manager

Type:

Public

Location:

Suburban

Job ID:

135947

County:

East Maricopa

Posted:

October 09, 2026

Contact Information:

Maricopa Community Colleges

2411 West 14th Street

Tempe, Arizona 85281

District Website

Contact:

HR

Phone: 0000000000

Fax:

District Email

Job Description:

Data Governance Manager

Job ID: 323396

Location: District Support Services Cntr

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Salary Range

$104,361.28 - $135,669.26/annually, DOE

Grade

124

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar

12 Months

Maricopa Summary

10 Colleges. Unlimited Opportunities.

The Maricopa County Community College District is one of the largest community college systems in the nation. Home to 10 individually accredited community colleges and 31 satellite locations, we proudly serve students in every corner of the Valley. Each day, our dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators, live out our vision-https://district.maricopa.edu/governing-board-operations/board-policies/1-vision-mission-values-and-strategies/1-0#:~:text=Our%20Mission%3A%20The%20Maricopa%20Community,and%20the%20communities%20we%20serve.

We focus on people-not profits.

With 100% acceptance, zero rejections, and affordable tuition, we provide the flexibility and support our students need to succeed in and beyond the classroom. https://www.maricopa.edu/colleges

We don't just support our community-we help build it.

We are the largest provider of workforce development training in the state. The activities of our colleges and their students support one out of every 28 jobs in Maricopa County.https://www.maricopa.edu/industry/impact

We believe our employees are our most valuable asset.

Our 10 colleges and District Office support nearly 10,000 jobs and careers throughout Greater Phoenix.

Join us in making a real difference in the lives of over 140,000 college students each year.

Benefits

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports our employees' and their families' health and well-being. Therefore, the MCCCD benefits support every stage of life and are designed to meet the diverse needs of our community. Explore the wide range of https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers/benefits available to eligible employees at MCCCD:

Affordable and Comprehensive Benefits Package:

• Nationwide Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick Leave, and Personal Time
• 20 Paid Observed Holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability plans, with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• https://www.azasrs.gov/, including Long Term Disability and Retiree Health Insurance with 100% employer-matching contributions
• Optional Retirement Plans: 403(b), 457(b), Roth 403(b), Roth 457(b)
• Tuition Reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Annual Professional Development Funding
• Flexible Work Schedules

Employee Health & Wellness Programs:

• District-Wide Wellness Program with Workshops and Webinars
• Monthly Health & Wellness Calendar and Newsletter
• Virta Diabetes Reversal Program and Support Groups
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
• Pre-Retirement Planning Events
• Qualifying Employer forhttps://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service (potential loan forgiveness for federal Direct Loans after meeting repayment requirements and working full-time for an eligible employer)

Job Summary

Information Technology Services (ITS) at the MCCCD is looking for a strategic and technically savvy Data Governance Manager to lead the District's enterprise data governance program while also serving as a senior steward for critical data domains. While establishing governance policies, standards, stewardship practices, quality controls, and accountability models, you will directly influence trust, consistency, security, and appropriate use of enterprise data across academic, student, administrative, and operational functions.

This position combines program leadership, cross-functional governance, and hands-on data stewardship.The Data Governance Manager works closely with Information Technology Services, Institutional Research, analytics teams, functional leaders, application owners, and security/privacy stakeholders to define how data is governed, documented, protected, and used across the District. The role is prime for someone who understands the importance and interrelatedness of student and employee data protections, public-records requirements, and enterprise technology governance.

Essential Functions

30% - Enterprise Data Governance Leadership

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the District's enterprise data governance framework
• Define governance policies, standards, procedures, and operating models for data quality, data ownership, access, lifecycle management, metadata, lineage, retention, and appropriate use of data
• Establish governance structures such as data councils, stewardship forums, issue escalation paths, and decision-making processes
• Partner with District and college stakeholders to clarify roles and accountability for enterprise data assets
• Promote a culture in which data is managed as a shared institutional asset supporting student, academic, operational, and executive decision-making

25% - Program Operations and Team Leadership

• Plan, organize, assign, supervise, review, and evaluate the work of staff
• Identify training needs and opportunities, support professional growth activities and encourage team members to use MCCCD funds to seek out external training/conferences
• Manage governance workstreams, stewardship activities, issue logs, and roadmap priorities
• Track governance maturity, policy adoption, quality trends, and stewardship outcomes
• Contribute to broader technology governance and enterprise data strategy efforts within ITS and across the District, consistent with MCCCD's technology-governance direction

25% - Technical Governance and Stewardship

• Serve as a senior data steward for selected enterprise data domains, helping define business terms, critical data elements, quality rules, and approved usage standards
• Partner with data architects, engineers, analysts, and functional teams to ensure governance requirements are operationalized in systems, pipelines, models, and reporting assets
• Review data structures, definitions, metadata, and transformation logic to ensure alignment with governance expectations
• Support the development of data dictionaries, glossaries, stewardship workflows, and business-rule documentation
• Help identify, prioritize, and resolve data quality issues, definition conflicts, and cross-system inconsistencies

10% - Privacy, Security, and Compliance Alignment

• Work closely with privacy, cybersecurity, records, legal, and technology leadership to ensure governance practices align with District obligations related to information security, privacy, retention, and records accessibility
• Support governance controls for sensitive data domains, including student, employee, finance, and operational data
• Ensure stewardship and governance processes account for FERPA and related student-record requirements, employee data protections, and records-retention expectations for electronic information
• Help define standards for appropriate data access, classification, auditability, and responsible data sharing

10% - Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management

• Facilitate collaboration across colleges, District Office, IT, analytics, institutional research, and business functions to improve common understanding of enterprise data
• Lead working sessions to define common metrics, authoritative sources, stewardship responsibilities, and governance priorities
• Drive adoption of governance practices through communication, training, documentation, and process integration
• Translate complex technical and policy issues into clear, practical guidance for business and technical audiences
• Perform related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in information systems, computer science, data management, business analytics, public administration, or a related field, and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in data governance, data stewardship, analytics, data management, enterprise reporting, or related disciplines. Experience must include two (2) years leading governance initiatives, cross-functional data programs, or enterprise data quality efforts, and two (2) years leading projects, mentoring technical staff, or managing technical teams.

OR

An equivalent combination of the conferred degree, education, certification, and directly related full-time work experience as described above, sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job, such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.

AND

Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP); Certified Data Governance Professional (CDGP); Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field
• Experience in higher education, public sector, or similarly regulated and decentralized environments
• Experience working with student, academic, employee, finance, or operational data
• Experience with metadata, business glossary, lineage, data catalog, or data quality tools
• Experience partnering with data engineering, architecture, privacy, security, or institutional research teams
• Experience serving as a hands-on data steward or domain owner in addition to governance leadership
• One year of relevant full-time MCCCD experience during the previous two years

Special Working Conditions

• There is a mandatory minimum in-office expectation
• The selected candidate will need to reside in the Phoenix area or relocate within an agreed upon timeframe
• This role may involve after hours work and non-regular business hours.
• May be required to sit for a prolonged period of time; viewing a computer monitor.
• May be required to present in large meetings and sponsored events
• ITS does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas

How to Apply

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a cover letter that details how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. A cover letter may further highlight an applicant's knowledge, skill and abilities. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
• Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
• Part-Time employment (must include number of hours worked)
• Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
• Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Qualified applicants or candidates with disabilities can submit a reasonable accommodation request at any point in the hiring process, and MCCCD's policy is to provide reasonable accommodation unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If a reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the ADA Coordinator from the hiring campus location for assistance via email at adasupport@domail.maricopa.edu

MCCCD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Posting Close Date

Open until filled

First Review: October 25, 2026

Applications received after the review date may not be screened

EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.

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