Come join our growing University Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research (UDAIR) organization to coordinate Data Stewardship at our Mizzou flagship campus and system offices. Reporting directly to the MU Vice-Provost of Data Analytics / UM System Chief Data Officer (CDO), the Data Governance Manager is responsible for coordinating stewardship activities across Mizzou and the System offices for consistency and leverage. The DGM will support the Data Trustees and CDO in establishing policy. Where policy is established, the DGM drives coordination by establishing processes for how Stewards execute their activities (the specific work steps, tools used, etc.); how they communicate their actions to their peer stewards and other business users/roles; and upward to the data & analytics governance board. The DGM helps the stewards and business users to interpret policies established by the board with the goal of establishing clarity and quality in policy enactment.
Primary duties include:
Collaborate with data & analytics governance board members: Composed primarily of data trustees, the DGM will work with the board to develop, receive and understand policy directives. They will provide input on policy creation within their scope, primarily advising on the viability of enacting policies.
Consolidated program reporting: Monitor data quality and fidelity within their defined domains and track business outcomes. Provide transparent reporting for Stewards, Governance Board, and other leaders and community members.
Collaborate with Steward Community: DGM will assist data stewards in interpreting policy requirements and mentor them in a range of stewardship activities. The DGM will serve as the connector (team-builder) across stewardship domains within their scope.
Stewardship: May hold responsibilities as a normal steward within particular domains.
Continuous Learning: DGM must learn and advise the organization on data governance implementation best practices across higher education through industry research and participation in professional communities.
Data Governance Tool: The Mizzou DGM will serve as a subject matter expert in partnership with IT, the BI Tools Manager and the Data Governance Tool Administrator to design and implement a tool to support systemwide data governance.
System Representation: Represent Mizzou on any UM System data stewardship council
Other UDAIR duties as assigned
We allow for a hybrid/flexible work environment, but relocation to the area and on-site 2-3 days a week is required.
Minimum Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 6 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary
Preferred Qualifications
Masters or PhD is preferred. Preferred educational background could vary, but preferred areas would include software engineering, data analytics or data science, and higher education.
6 years combined experience in either data analytics, data governance and/or higher education.
The University of Missouri System has a unique and important role in providing teaching, research, service, and economic development to the state. The UM System supports more than 70,000 students across four universities, serves all 114 counties and generates billions of dollars of economic impact for the state of Missouri. In addition to its four campuses—the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU), the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL)—the UM System is comprised of a statewide a health system and an extension division, along with numerous research parks, business incubators, health centers and affiliates and more.
University of Missouri-Columbia was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. With proud AAU Research and Land Grant missions, Mizzou boasts over $460 million in annual research expenditures and generates over $5 billion in economic impact to the state of Missouri. Ranked in the top 15 college towns by College Advisor, Columbia Missouri is home to both our flagship Columbia campus as well as our UM System offices, serving four diverse Universities across the state of Missouri.
