Data Governance Strategist

Job description

Join Us in Making an Impact ✨ At OneAZ Credit Union, our success is measured only by yours. We’re here to create lasting change in the lives of our members, our communities, and our team. If you're looking for a career with purpose, where your work truly matters—you've found it! Who You Are 🧩 You’re impactful, compassionate, and fearless, ready to embrace new challenges and shape the future of financial well-being. You take accountability for our success and thrive in an environment where curiosity is celebrated. If this sounds like you, let’s build something great together. What You’ll Do 🚀 📍This position will be located at our Corporate Office: 2355 W Pinnacle Peak Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85027 The Data Governance Strategist is responsible for independently leading, developing, maintaining, and continuously improving the Credit Union’s enterprise data governance program. As the sole contributor dedicated to data governance, this role serves as the primary program owner and business partner for departments across the Credit Union, driving adoption of data governance standards, strengthening data stewardship practices, and promoting a culture of data quality, compliance, privacy, and responsible data use that best serves our members and associates. Essential Functions - Serves as the sole dedicated contributor and accountable owner for the enterprise data governance program, independently managing program priorities, deliverables, documentation, stakeholder engagement, and ongoing maturity efforts. - Develops, maintains, and refines data governance policies, standards, procedures, templates, and program documentation to align with business needs, regulatory expectations, and enterprise risk priorities. - Maintains the enterprise data inventory, data glossary, ownership records, stewardship assignments, data lineage documentation, and related governance artifacts to support transparency and accountability. - Leads cross-functional coordination for data governance priorities, strategic initiatives, and enterprise data-related projects, ensuring stakeholders understand objectives, decisions, dependencies, and required actions. - Evaluates data governance roadmaps, identifies risks, dependencies, and implementation challenges, and develops practical mitigation plans to keep enterprise data governance priorities on track. - Manages data governance priorities, stakeholder expectations, timelines, and competing deliverables, adjusting plans as needed to support program objectives and enterprise business needs. - Leads identification, documentation, and escalation of data quality improvement opportunities, anomalies, and recurring issues to strengthen governance controls, reporting reliability, and decision-making. - Partners with Data and Analytics teams and business units to identify governance-related reporting, data quality, and business intelligence use cases that improve transparency, accountability, and responsible use of enterprise data. - Advises management and business partners on data governance best practices, program benchmarks, stewardship expectations, and practical improvements to strengthen enterprise data management practices. - Represents the data governance program on cross-functional projects involving business intelligence, reporting tools, system enhancements, integrations, and enterprise data management changes. - Leads strategic data governance communications with system owners, Information Technology, data owners, stewards, and other stakeholders to support transparency, adoption, and timely issue resolution. - Creates, updates, maintains, and reviews data governance artifacts, including business process models, data flows, data requirements, use cases, and testing documentation needed to support data quality, control, and reporting objectives. - Assesses cross-divisional system, process, and data impacts of change to help business partners understand downstream effects on data quality, reporting, controls, and governance requirements. - Identifies, documents, and monitors data quality issues, governance risks, control gaps, and remediation actions in partnership with data owners, stewards, Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Compliance, Risk Management, and other business areas. - Coordinates review of external data sources to identify redundancy, control concerns, ownership gaps, and cost-efficiency opportunities in partnership with business areas, vendor management, and Information Technology. - Facilitates effective business-area discovery by asking targeted questions, documenting known and unknown requirements, and translating stakeholder input into clear data governance needs, decisions, and action items. - Establishes and performs quality assessment practices for data, reports, and data-driven decisions to support reliable reporting, accountable ownership, and effective governance oversight. - Performs and coordinates data quality checks, reviews results with appropriate stakeholders, and supports remediation of data accuracy concerns through documented governance processes. What You Bring **🎯** - High School Diploma or GED Required - Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Information Science, or related field Preferred - 5-8 years similar or related experience in data governance, data management, business analytics, operations analytics, data analytics, reporting, information systems, or related disciplines, including responsibility for enterprise data standards, stakeholder coordination, or governance-related program execution required. - 3-5 years similar or related experience leading enterprise programs, managing cross-functional initiatives, influencing stakeholders, or serving as a subject matter expert for data governance, data management, risk, compliance, or related disciplines required. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. - Knowledge of data warehousing methodologies and how data structures, reporting environments, and source-system dependencies affect data governance, data quality, and enterprise reporting reliability. - Outstanding skills in finding resolutions to complicated problems while performing independently in a multifaceted environment. - Knowledge of continuous process improvement or change management practices. - Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets and approaches related to data protection. - Ability to influence, educate, and guide data owners, stewards, and business partners without direct supervisory authority. - Strong program management, organization, prioritization, and time management skills, including the ability to manage cross-functional deliverables, competing priorities, and enterprise data governance timelines independently. - Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, emotional intelligence, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to translate governance expectations into clear, practical guidance for business and technical stakeholders. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to data quality, data controls, governance risk identification, and issue resolution. - Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, make practical decisions, and escalate governance risks or unresolved issues appropriately with minimal supervision. - Certifications in Business Analysis, Data Analytics, or Data Governance preferred Compensation & Benefits 🎉 - Generous paid time off: paid holidays, floating holidays, personal days, vacation days, plus sick time, Low-cost Medical, Dental & Vision plans - Paid childcare assistance - Award-winning 401K - Gym fee reimbursement - Tuition Reimbursement - Student loan repayment - ...and much more. Explore all the details in our comprehensive [Benefits Booklet](https://flipbooks.digitalpublicationspro.com/oneaz-2026-ebg-rgb-final) - Target hiring range $84,149.19 - $105,186.49 (Depending on experience and prior to any incentives this position is eligible for) Why Join OneAZ? At OneAZ, we’re not just a credit union; we’re a financial trailblazer that passionately cares about inspiring dreams and driving prosperity in the communities we serve. We exist to clear the way for dreamers and doers, aspiring to be the bank for new pioneers. We are driving change in our communities, constantly improving our products and services so our members and their families can relentlessly pursue their dreams. By embodying our values and living our promise, you’ll be part of a team committed to exceeding expectations and redefining what’s possible. Additional Notes: Knowingly submitting false information will result in disqualification for consideration of future positions, termination of employment and forfeiture of other rights. Candidates for this position will be required to sign an authorization for OneAZ to conduct a credit and criminal background check, pursuant to procedures in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and any other applicable laws. All candidates will be considered for this position on an individualized basis, in compliance with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws. Any individual who meets the definition of a mortgage loan originator (MLO) and is employed by a federal agency-regulated institution will need to be registered on the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS). Ensures compliance with applicable policies, laws, and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, USA Patriot Act, and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This job description should not be considered all-inclusive. It is merely a guide of expected duties. The associate understands that the job description is neither complete, nor permanent and may be modified at any time. At the request of their supervisor, an associate may be asked to perform additional duties or take on additional responsibilities without notice. Complies with all policies and standards. Position grades could fluctuate based on market value.