Manager, Data Governance (Enterprise Finance)

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience.

The Manager, Data Governance is responsible for helping establish and operate a data governance program that ensures Enterprise Finance data is accurate, available, secure, and consistently understood across teams and systems.
 

This role partners with Finance stakeholders and technology/data teams to define governance policies, support stewardship and ownership models, drive data quality improvement, and increase trust and adoption of governed data assets.

Reporting into the Director, Data & AI Strategy & Governance, this role operates cross‑functionally and helps connect governance standards with day‑to‑day data usage, analytics, and reporting needs.

Key Responsibilities

Data Governance Program Operations

• Support the design, implementation, and ongoing operation of a formal data governance program, including policies, standards, and repeatable processes for managing data across its lifecycle.  
• Establish and maintain governance routines (working sessions, decision forums, issue triage, and reporting) that drive adoption and measurable maturity improvements.
• Provide clear documentation of governance artifacts (policies, standards, guidance, and decision records) to support transparency and consistency.

Data Ownership, Stewardship, and Standards

• Help define and operationalize data ownership and stewardship roles, including responsibilities and escalation paths, so data is actively managed rather than passively maintained.
• Drive alignment on standard definitions (business terms, metrics, and core concepts) to reduce inconsistency across reporting and analytics.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to ensure governance standards are practical, adoptable, and aligned to business outcomes. ,

Data Quality Management & Issue Resolution

• Establish and monitor data quality expectations and metrics (e.g., completeness, accuracy, timeliness) and drive resolution of data issues through root-cause identification and remediation plans.
• Coordinate issue intake, prioritization, tracking, and closure, ensuring repeatable remediation and reduced recurrence over time.
• Provide regular reporting on data quality trends, policy adherence, and governance exceptions to stakeholders and leadership.

Metadata, Cataloging, and Data Lineage

• Promote and support metadata practices (cataloging, documentation, and lineage) that improve discoverability, traceability, and consistent use of data assets.
• Partner with platform/tool owners to ensure the organization maintains a usable catalog of data assets and business definitions that can be found and understood by intended consumers.

Data Access, Privacy, and Compliance (in partnership with enterprise teams)

• Work with Information Security, Privacy, Risk, and Compliance partners to ensure governance expectations align with enterprise policies for appropriate access, secure usage, and regulatory compliance.
• Help ensure governance includes practical controls and auditable processes for sensitive data handling, retention considerations, and policy compliance.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data quality, information governance, or related roles in a complex enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated experience creating or operating governance processes (policies/standards, stewardship models, issue management, governance reporting).
• Experience partnering across business and technical teams and influencing without direct authority.
• Strong communication and change leadership skills, including the ability to make governance easy to understand and adopt.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with metadata and cataloging concepts (business glossary, catalog, lineage) and how they enable consistent reporting and trusted analytics.
• Experience working in regulated or control‑oriented domains where governance and auditability are important.
• Expo