INTRODUCTION

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Senior Data Governance Lead? At HCA Healthcare, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

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You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Senior Data Governance Lead like you to be a part of our team.

JOB SUMMARY AND QUALIFICATIONS

The Senior Data Governance Lead is a subject matter expert and implementation leader within the DT&I Data Office, responsible for championing and operationalizing data governance strategies that enable trusted, accessible, and high-value data across the organization. Acting as a mentor to the junior Data Governance Leads, this role ensures that governance practices are consistent and embedded into enterprise data workflows, tools, and culture.
This individual will play a hands-on leadership role in designing, implementing, and optimizing core governance capabilities—including data cataloging, metadata stewardship, intake and prioritization models, and data literacy programs. The role will partner closely with data owners, stewards, business leaders, and technical teams to deliver scalable and sustainable governance solutions that align with enterprise priorities.
Major Responsibilities:

Governance Operations & Process Execution:

• Lead the implementation of enterprise data governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with data strategy, regulatory requirements, and business goals.
• Provide guidance on best practices for governing data across domains and lines of business.
• Coordinates manage, and document governance-related work sessions and stakeholder engagements.
• Lead the execution of key data governance processes across business domains.
• Develop and maintain artifacts and documents related to data governance.
• Define and implement data quality (DQ) rules; assist in the QA of rule execution, results analysis, and reporting.
• Monitor, track, and communicate progress against governance deliverables and milestones.
• Oversee ongoing compliance with data quality and governance standards across domains.
• Develop and document methodology for implementing data governance programs/projects across the enterprise.
• Coordinate with and support data stewards responsible to ensure Data Governance best practices and expectations are being implemented and met.
• Support metadata curation and cataloging to enhance data discoverability and usability.
• Review, develop, and edit policies in support of Data Governance principles.
• Develop processes to hold others’ accountable to the Data Governance policies and create a means to determine and track compliance on an on-going basis.

Data Catalog & Metadata Management:

• Maintain the enterprise data catalog by ensuring data assets are properly documented, classified, and maintained.
• Work with subject matter experts to write articles for the Data Glossary.
• Support enhancements to catalog usability and adoption by gathering stakeholder feedback and implementing improvements.
• Assist in the development of catalog training materials, user guides, and best practices documentation.
• Track adoption of the data catalogue and implement processes and engagement tactics to improve utilization.

Self-Service Enablement & Data Literacy:

• Promote and support self-service data access and analytics capabilities across the organization.
• Facilitate training sessions and workshops to improve data literacy and promote the use of governance tools.
• Act as a liaison between business users and technical teams to ensure data access issues are resolved and user needs are met.

Tooling Support & Adoption:

• Support the evaluation, implementation, and integration of metadata management and governance tools with enterprise data platforms.
• Provide operational support for governance tools, including issue resolution, user onboarding, and documentation updates.
• Help track tool adoption and provide feedback to enhance user experience and effectiveness.
• Research, analyze, and provide recommendations of tools to support data governance needs.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Work closely with data stewards, data owners, business analysts, and IT teams to ensure governance activities align with enterprise goals.
• Communicate governance objectives, priorities, and status updates to stakeholders in a clear and transparent manner.
• Support the Sr. Director, Data Enablement & Governance in executing governance strategies and initiatives.
• Serve as liaison for data governance efforts to align with other enterprise information management components, (master data, data quality, metadata management, etc.) across the organization.
• Build and maintain relationships with a wide variety of internal organizations (business owners, practices, departments) to understand current and future information and data needs and strategy.
• Track data governance action items, issues, and priorities to ensure standards and priorities for data integrity, consolidation, consistency and metadata development are met.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or similar required
• Master’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or similar preferred
• 5+ years of experience in a combination of data management and data governance roles required
• 3+ years of experience in implementing data governance in a business environment required
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) preferred
• Position located in Nashville, TN

“Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Senior Data Governance opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!
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