Director Enterprise Data Governance

Target

Closes in 4 days Remote Hybrid

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $135,000–$243,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Jul 7, 2026 (soon)

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This role $189k

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This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $165,500–$245,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $189k versus about $205k for comparable roles.

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About Target

Target Corporation is a large-format general merchandise and grocery retailer offering a wide assortment of everyday essentials, apparel, home goods, and electronics through stores and online. Industry: General Merchandise Retail

Target currently has 55 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $115,000–$211,000 across 55 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director Enterprise Data Governance

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As the Director of Enterprise Data Governance, you will lead Target’s efforts to ensure data is trusted, accessible, and AI-ready by defining strategic standards for high-quality data at scale. Your day-to-day responsibilities include setting a governance vision, establishing ownership across domains, embedding governance into platforms and workflows, scaling automation, and leading forums to align business and technology leaders. You must have over 10 years of experience in data management and five in leadership roles, with expertise in modern cloud data platforms, metadata management, and lifecycle standards. Proficiency with tools like catalog and quality systems is essential, along with the ability to influence technical decisions and embed governance into scalable engineering patterns. This role requires a strong understanding of privacy, risk, responsible AI, and the capability to drive enterprise adoption and behavior change toward shared data accountability.

Skills

DataGovernance CloudPlatforms MetadataManagement AIEnabledDataPlatforms DistributedDataSystems PrivacyRiskManagement ResponsibleAI CI/CD ModernDataArchitectures AutomationTools KPIDefinition MaturityModelReporting EnterpriseLeadership ChangeManagement ExecutiveCommunication

What you'll do

Define and execute the enterprise data governance strategy and roadmap.
Establish clear ownership and accountability for data across all domains.
Set and enforce standards for metadata, lineage, access, and lifecycle management.
Embed data governance into platforms, pipelines, and AI/ML workflows.
Scale automation for cataloging, lineage tracking, data quality, and observability.
Lead the governance team and build a central-federated operating model.
Define KPIs and maturity models to report governance outcomes to executives.

What we're looking for

10+ years of experience in data management/governance, including 5+ years in a leadership role
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Analytics or related field, or equivalent experience
Expertise in data governance, metadata management, and lifecycle management
Proficiency with modern cloud data platforms and catalog/quality tools
Strong understanding of privacy, risk, and responsible AI practices
Demonstrated ability to engage architecture, engineering, and platform teams for technical decision-making
Proven change leadership skills and experience designing enterprise operating models

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