Data Governance Manager

Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) is seeking a highly motivated Data Governance Manager to join our Information Technology (IT) team, supporting data maturity and strategic priorities in our Equipment, Technology, and Services (ET&S) business. The IT team is a vital component in KES' strategy to improve business performance through technical innovation and profitable transformation. Our team functions as the liaison between IT and the business to develop innovative solutions transforming KES data maturity. In this role you will be accountable for the development of data governance program. You will have to work with a diverse scope of data, leaders, technical skill sets, to gain alignment and adoption of the program. Using knowledge of data and reporting to guide decisions, and influence Data Owners and Stewards to move towards data centricity. You will lead a team of business data practitioners and as a team drive the adoption data centricity at ET&S.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

As a Data Governance Manager on our Process Delivery Team, you will thrive in a fast paced and collaborative environment supporting our engineering, commercial, manufacturing, and supply chain functions. Our mission is to be a trusted and proactive partner driving organizational success through disciplined data governance, strategic partnerships, and continuous process innovation. We deliver key business priorities with excellence, foster a culture of agility, and create sustained value aligned with the KES IT vision and ET&S Strategic Priorities. By building authentic relationships grounded in trust and transparency, facilitating collaboration, and championing thoughtful change management, we empower ET&S and our business partners to achieve their goals efficiently and effectively.

• Serve as a liaison and trusted advisor between business data owners, KES IT, and stakeholders to ensure alignment on data governance initiatives that support business outcomes.
• Develop/ identify then drive adoption of a transformative data governance program across a diverse landscape of data domains, systems, and capabilities.
• Continued end users support of the program and platforms.
• Seek understanding and document expectations for compliance and control needs, raising and mitigating potential concerns.
• Use KES key data insights along with data best practices to identify opportunities for improvement in data quality, process and program adoption.
• Transform the Item Data stewardship process build/rollout an MDM process fit for our business needs.
• Lead a team of Business Data Analyst to monitor and measure data quality and governance.
• Build strong relationships with data owners and data stewards to define and document data parameters, process improvements.
• Develop and execute communication plans and monitor impact.
• Oversite of ongoing data cleansing efforts and report outs.

• Proven experience in business processes & data analysis, mapping, and documentation.
• Effective demonstration of prioritizing asks based on business outcomes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of change management principles.
• Proficiency root cause analysis to solve issues.
• Ability to lead and facilitate cross-functional teams to drive results.

• Experience with data technology and processes pertaining to governance, management, and/or quality.
• Experience leading and influencing diverse teams directly or indirectly, delivering presentations and training.
• Knowledge of process improvement and re-engineering techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage economic thinking to drive profitable decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to work with ambiguity and apply sound judgment in selecting methods and solutions.
• Experience facilitating working groups.
• Capability to translate technical and data concepts into business-friendly language tied to business outcomes.