Senior Manager, Enterprise Data Governance

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

WM, a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength.  WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

 

To enable our business to expand our lead in a market increasingly enhanced by technology, WM is undertaking a substantial technology transformation. We are seeking talented Information Technology professionals to join the WM team who are motivated to help us transform the way we design, build and use technology. With your skills and experience, we look for you to combine your technical expertise with industry best practices in an effort to align information technology solutions with Waste Management business strategy.

  I. Job Summary

The Director of Digital Planning & Governance is a senior leadership role that oversees the strategic alignment, budget planning, portfolio management, organization communications, enterprise architecture and data governance for WM Digital. The role ensures that IT initiatives and investments are aligned with the business goals and priorities, and that IT resources are optimized and utilized effectively. The role also fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the IT department and across the organization.  In addition to guiding internal operations for Digital, the position will also own and direct an enterprise-wide data governance program that ensures quality data to support critical business processes.  This position reports to the Senior Director of Planning & Data Services.  

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.  Other minor duties may be assigned and may vary by department. 

• Grow and manage the Planning & Governance team (5-7 resources).  Direct reports include the Enterprise Architect, Sr. Manager of Planning, and Sr. Manager of Data Governance.
• Lead the development and execution of the IT strategic plan, Digital roadmap and budget, in collaboration with the IT leadership team and business stakeholders.
• Manage the Digital performance management stewardship process including defining KPI, preparing leadership updates and recommending areas of opportunity for improvement.  
• Own and manage the IT portfolio management framework, processes and tools, to ensure that IT projects and programs are prioritized, scoped, resourced, monitored and delivered according to the agreed objectives, benefits, timelines and budgets.  The process includes facilitating a cross-functional executive decision-making body of business leaders monthly. 
• Design and manage the IT organization communications including monthly organizational meetings, quarterly townhalls, specialized digital communications as well as interfacing with corporate communications team on enterprise level communications.  
• Oversee the enterprise architecture function, to ensure that the IT architecture is aligned with the business strategy, standards and best practices, and that it supports the current and future needs of the organization.
• Lead the data governance function establishing an enterprise data framework, data governance council, tools and processes to enable high quality data to support near term and long term business objectives. 
• Manage and oversee the data governance council, data stewards, and data owners, and facilitate collaboration and alignment across business units, functions, and data domains.
• Provide guidance and support to data users and consumers on data governance best practices, policies, and standards.
   

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is management through one or more managerial levels.  This includes:

Direct supervision of full-time employees including management, team leads and individual contributor positions;

May have indirect supervision of other full-time management and/or individual contributor positions.

  IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

 

A. Education and Experience

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