Data governance manager with 11 years in data management at insurers and banks, leading a team of 6 stewards and analysts. Built an enterprise governance program from scratch that achieved 92% ownership coverage of critical data within 18 months. Aligns business, risk and technology leaders around policies that people actually follow.
Experience
Data Governance Manager, Granite State Mutual (Boston, MA)
Jan 2022 – Present
Built the enterprise data governance program, assigning owners to 92% of 1,400 critical data elements within 18 months
Lead a team of 6 data stewards and governance analysts with a $1.1M annual budget
Selected and rolled out Collibra across 9 business units, onboarding 350 users
Drafted data classification and retention policies approved by the CRO and audit committee
Data Governance Lead, Merrimack Trust Bank (Manchester, NH)
Apr 2018 – Dec 2021
Led BCBS 239 data lineage documentation for 40 risk reports
Established a data issue management process that closed 300 issues within SLA
Data Management Consultant, Seacoast Data Consulting (Portsmouth, NH)
Jun 2015 – Mar 2018
Delivered master data management assessments for 7 financial services clients
Education
M.S. in Information Systems, Boston University (Sep 2013 – May 2015)
B.S. in Business Administration, University of New Hampshire (Sep 2009 – May 2013)
Skills
Governance: operating model design, data ownership, policy and standards, issue management
Tools: Collibra, Informatica MDM, Microsoft Purview, SQL
Regulatory: BCBS 239, NAIC reporting, GLBA, records retention
How to write a Data Governance Manager resume
A strong Data Governance Manager resume shows the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Show the organization you ran (team size, budget, revenue) and the business results you are accountable for.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: Two pages are common for leadership roles; keep the first page strong enough to stand alone.
Summary: Lead with your leadership scope and the business outcomes you are known for.
Skills to feature
SQL
Python or R
Statistics
Machine learning
Data modeling
dbt and ELT pipelines
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
Experiment design
Data visualization
Stakeholder communication
Example bullet points
Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year
Rebuilt the revenue dashboard on dbt and Looker, cutting refresh time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Designed 25 A/B tests with sequential analysis, shortening the average test from 4 weeks to 10 days
Tips from recruiters
Pair every technique with the decision it informed; "built a model" alone says little.
List tools under grouped skills ("Analytics: SQL, dbt, Looker") so ATS keyword matches are exact.
Link a notebook, Kaggle profile or public analysis if you have one.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Data Governance Manager resume FAQ
What should a Data Governance Manager resume include?
A Data Governance Manager resume should show the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Show the organization you ran (team size, budget, revenue) and the business results you are accountable for.
What is the best resume template for a Data Governance Manager?
Classic, Modern and Compact work well for Data Governance Manager roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Data Governance Manager resume be?
Two pages are common for leadership roles; keep the first page strong enough to stand alone.
Which skills should a Data Governance Manager put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Data Governance Manager roles are SQL, Python or R, Statistics, Machine learning, Data modeling and dbt and ELT pipelines.
How do I write strong Data Governance Manager resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as forecast accuracy, revenue impact and query time. For example: "Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year."