Product Manager, Data Governance

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Day (United States of America)

Location

680 Lake Shore Drive

Job Description

General Summary:    

A strategic and hands-on Product Manager, Data Governance to lead and execute our data governance initiatives. This role will focus on building our data governance roadmap, data catalog configuration, driving the data stewardship practice, and ensuring the continued evolution of our data governance capabilities. The Product Manager will work to strengthen and optimize our framework while aligning it with organizational goals.   

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and execute the product strategy and roadmap for data governance and catalog tools, ensuring alignment with business objectives, organizational goals, and regulatory compliance.

• Set clear product requirements focused on data quality, lineage, privacy, accessibility, and security, ensuring the catalog and governance solutions meet the needs of stakeholders.

• Design and implement a Data Stewardship Program across the organization, establishing guidelines for data classification, metadata management, and stewardship engagement to ensure effective governance at the operational level.

• Develop and deliver comprehensive training and onboarding materials for data stewards, ensuring they understand their role in maintaining data quality, lineage, compliance, and governance policies.

• Lead training sessions and workshops for data stewards, promoting best practices for data catalog use, metadata management, and stewardship responsibilities.

• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for data cataloging, governance, and stewardship, promoting best practices and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

• Partner with compliance, privacy, and security teams to ensure that data governance solutions meet relevant legal and regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA).

• Develop and enforce data access policies, ensuring secure and responsible use of data across the organization.

• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to data catalog usage, data governance, and data quality to measure success and identify areas for improvement.

• Lead the administration, configuration, integration, and customization of the enterprise data catalog system (Alation), managing day-to-day operations and ensuring alignment with business needs, governance standards, and enhancing data discovery.

• Collaborate with engineering and IT teams to troubleshoot technical issues, manage upgrades, and ensure seamless integration of the data catalog with enterprise systems such as data warehouses, data lakes, and BI tools.

• Lead efforts to automate and scale metadata management and data stewardship processes, continuously improving catalog features and adoption to support business needs.

• Other job functions as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).

• 5+ years of experience in product management, data governance, or metadata management, with a focus on leading data catalog and data governance initiatives.

• Proven track record of managing enterprise data governance programs, including data catalog administration and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Strong experience with data catalog platforms such as Alation (preferred), Informatica, or similar tools.

• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and their integration with data governance solutions and Snowflake cataloging.

• Experience working in a healthcare environment, particularly with clinical and operational data governance challenges as well as working in Epic Healthcare systems.

• Certification in data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Pay Range

$93,600.00-$154,440.00 Salary