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Data Governance Roles Data Owner

DGR.GEN.M4

M4M4 — Directormedium0.70draftglobalv1

Responsible for data quality checks and approving data policies.

Summary

Responsible for data quality checks and approving data policies.

Level — M4 — Director

Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.

Scope
A function or department
Autonomy
Owns area strategy and budget
Complexity
Strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment
Impact
Function-level results
Decision rights
Owns strategy, budget, and org design for the area
Leadership
Leads managers; sets direction for the function
Typical experience
10–15 yrs

Core outputs

No core outputs recorded yet.

Adjacent roles

Nearest roles by structural coordinates (level + taxonomy). Distance 0 → 1; each carries its 3-state match band. How coordinates work →

P5
DGR.GEN.P5
Data Governance Roles Data Architect
confident0.11
M2
DGR.GEN.M2
Data Governance Roles Data Steward
confident0.11
M4
DEM.GEN.M4
Senior Manager/Associate Director
review0.25
P4
DATA2.GEN.P4
Advanced/Mastery
review0.30
P4
DATA4.GEN.P4
Career
review0.30
M3
DEM.GEN.M3
Senior Manager
no match0.31

Components

Responsibilities8

  • Approve data policiescommonlevel
  • Ensure data qualitycommonlevel
  • Oversee data governance initiativescommonlevel
  • Collaborate with IT and business unitscommonlevel
  • Define data governance strategiescommonlevel
  • Ensure compliance with data regulationscommonlevel
  • Lead data governance committeescommonlevel
  • Develop data governance frameworkscommonlevel

Tasks3

  • Approve and review data policiescommonlevel
  • Ensure high standards of data qualitycommonlevel
  • Lead governance strategy sessionscommonlevel

Skills8

  • Data policy developmentcommonlevel
  • Strategic leadershipcommonlevel
  • Regulatory compliancecommonlevel
  • Cross-functional collaborationcommonlevel
  • Data quality assurancecommonlevel
  • Communicationcommonlevel
  • Decision-makingcommonlevel
  • Framework developmentcommonlevel

Knowledge8

  • Data governance frameworkscommonlevel
  • Regulatory compliancecommonlevel
  • Strategic planningcommonlevel
  • Data quality managementcommonlevel
  • Policy developmentcommonlevel
  • Leadership principlescommonlevel
  • Organizational data strategycommonlevel
  • Data management best practicescommonlevel

competency8

  • Leadershipcommonlevel
  • Strategic planningcommonlevel
  • Decision Makingcommonlevel
  • Regulatory compliancecommonlevel
  • Collaborationcommonlevel
  • Communicationcommonlevel
  • Data Governance Expertisecommonlevel
  • Policy developmentcommonlevel

qualification5

  • Experience in data managementcommonlevel
  • Leadership in data governancecommonlevel
  • Certification in data governancecommonlevel
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related fieldcommonlevel
  • 5+ years in a senior data management rolecommonlevel

Title aliases

AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Director, Data Governance Rolescommonmedium0.66—
Data Governance Roles Directorcommonmedium0.60—
Data Governance Roles Data Ownercommonmedium0.60—
Senior Managementcommonmedium0.50—

Classification mappings

O*NET / SOC

  • code=13-0000title=Business & Financial Operations Occupationssource=inferred_from_superfunctionreviewStatus=needs_review