Data Governance Manager
Impact: Data Integrity and Regulatory Compliance
Establishes and enforces policies and procedures for data quality, privacy, and security across an organization.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40-45 hours
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $120,000
- Entry-level
- $80,000
- Senior
- $180,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 10%
- Demand
- Growing Fast
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $25,000 to $50,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Data Quality Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Metadata Management
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Policy Development
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 7
- Years to senior
- 12
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Director of Data Governance, Chief Data Officer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing Fast
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7.5/10
- Meaning
- 7/10
- Work-life balance
- 7.5/10
- Prestige
- 7.8/10
- Social perception
- Moderate