Tulane University

Tulane University Office of Human Resources

Description for Job: IRC30458

Data Governance Officer

Office of Assessment and Institutional Research

Location: New Orleans, LA

Summary

Tulane University’s Data Governance Officer (“DGO”) will be responsible for implementing a university-wide Data Governance program as described in the Data Governance Policy. The DGO will work collaboratively with the Chief Data Security Officer (CISO) and Data Privacy Officer (DPO) and other stakeholders to establish and enforce data governance and related policies, promote data quality initiatives, and ensure that data is utilized strategically to drive desired outcomes. Tulane’s Data Governance Policy ensures the strategic use, management, and reporting of university data. The Policy requires the university to implement a data governance program to manage the quality, consistency, usability, accessibility, availability, and protection of all university data throughout its lifecycle. The focus of this role is to serve as a strategic and tactical leader for data governance for the University. The DGO is responsible for working with campus data stewards, owners, stakeholders, and operational and IT units to ensure that policies and processes exist to effectively share, protect, and facilitate the leveraging of data as asset in university planning, decision making, and in support of the university’s mission. Responsibilities includes providing oversight of data lifecycle management, establishment of data quality frameworks with a focus on data quality and protection of sensitive data, collaboration with business units to define data governance standards, and alignment of data practices with organizational goals. The DGO will establish and manage a formal university reporting strategy and related roadmap that would include information, tools, and resource growth and strategic priorities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated skills in project management, leadership, and/or analysis, negotiation, systems analysis, leadership and team building, client relationship management, process improvement, strategic planning.
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Experience in business intelligence and analytic environments.
• Proven ability to creatively solve problems and to influence outcomes through persuasion, effective communications and relationship building.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution.
• Ability to organize and work effectively in a matrix organization with cross-functional project teams from various departments and locations.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new circumstances.
• Ability to work extra hours and adjust schedule and recognize the need to do so.
• Ability to adjust to changes in priorities and demands on time.
• Demonstrated ability to manage environments and leadership using metrics.
• Significant ingenuity and flexibility is expected.

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors Degree
• Seven – ten years directly related experience 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree 
• Proven experience with academic management from the perspective of a university, school or other academic unit at an institution of a scale and complexity comparable to Tulane University
• Prior experience serving directly in a higher education academic school or college.
• Proven experience with current technology solutions in the higher education environment as related to Finance, HR, and Student systems (especially cloud-based solutions), and significant experience with ERP implementations (preferably from a functional perspective).
• Proven experience designing and implementing data governance in a complex (decentralized) organization.
• Proven experience designing and implementing an organizational reporting strategy that provided decision making input and analysis to senior leadership.
• Prior experience in a higher education technology environment.
• Prior experience in a matrix management structure in which you rely on other leaders for delivery of portions of your work.
• Prior experience in developing, designing, or delivering reporting or analytic solutions for leadership.
• Extensive experience using project management and various systems development methodologies.
• The interpersonal versatility, comprehensive vision, organizational skills, and communication ability to sustain trust across a complex, multi-constituent environment, to lead and facilitate strategic disruption, and to align interests for the sake of greater common goals.
• Expertise in delivery technologies and data access and a working knowledge of analysis and reporting tools that can address the needs of an academic enterprise.
• Ability to partner with Tulane IT staff and generally to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work well with and coordinate effectively a range of subject-matter experts from the schools who will participate in the design and implementation of the systems, and to interface on their behalf with technical experts in IT Services, from vendors, and from implementation partners.
• Basic familiarity with the principles of project management.

Compensation Information

This position is classified as "exempt, salaried" and is assigned to pay grade 29. Tulane offers a variety of options to enhance your health and well-being so that you may enjoy more out of life now and in the future. Learn more about Life at Tulane as well as our Benefits and Pay. See our Candidate Resources to learn more about our hiring process and what to expect.

How to Apply

This position will close on the date it is filled

Please Note: Depending on your role and the department in which you work, you may be expected to adhere to COVID-19 requirements, such as vaccinations and booster shots.

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Tulane University is committed to creating a community and culture that foster a sense of belonging for all. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We are intentionally seeking candidates who are committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion in support of Tulane’s Strategy for Tomorrow.

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