Manager, Data Governance

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 160780 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

At Colgate-Palmolive, we are on a journey to transform our data into a strategic asset.  We are committed to managing it with the utmost care and precision. Join us in our mission to uphold the highest standards of data governance and compliance, and be a part of a team that drives innovation and excellence. As a critical member of this new organization, the Data Governance Manager will own the development and implementation of data governance, controls, and compliance frameworks. In this new role, you will collaborate with teams across our business to ensure that our new policies, standards, and procedures align with our strategic objectives and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate has broad experience in this space, with knowledge of a variety of strategies, standards, frameworks and operating models. 
 

What you will do: 

• Develop and Implement Strategies: Formulate and roll-out data governance strategies, policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and requirements
• Compliance and Monitoring: Oversee the development, review, and monitoring of compliance with data governance processes, and lead investigations and reporting of any violations
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, including global data offices, privacy, and information security, to integrate data governance controls and policies into key organizational processes
• Training and Communication: Design and deliver training programs and workshops, and handle key communications to enhance data governance knowledge and practices across the organization
• Change Management: Facilitate change management activities to ensure the adoption of changes, and implement measurement systems to monitor adoption, utilization, and proficiency

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Data Management, Computer Science, or a related field
• 5+ years of proven experience in developing and implementing data governance and risk management practices at an enterprise level
• Demonstrated experience in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of workshop facilitation, change management methodologies, tools, program and project management, and adult education
• Excellence influencing, communication, problem solving, project management and presentation skills 

Preferred Qualifications:

• CDMP certification
• Knowledge of, or familiarity with, data literacy, data management and governance, data governance  policies and standards
   

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $110,000.00 - $158,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.
• Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
• Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually<