Hiring: Data Governance Lead Company: Ascot Group Location: Iselin, NJ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:35:45 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Product Management, Python, R, Risk Management, SQL About the job Experience: •Extensive P&C and specialty insurance knowledge and experience required, with a strong preference for experience performing or supporting multiple business functions such as Underwriting, Actuarial, Claims, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, or related areas. •Minimum of 8 years of experience in data governance, data management, business stakeholder engagement, product management, or a related discipline. •Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence leaders, align stakeholders, and navigate detailed technical conversations. •Applied hands-on capability in data governance, data quality, and data lineage tooling, with Ataccama preferred; technical proficiency in SQL, Python, R, and Power BI to validate, analyze, and interpret data independently. •Highly detail-oriented, organized, and accountable, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives while creating and maintaining clear process and data documentation. Required Skills: •This is an opportunity to join Ascot Group - one of the world’s preeminent specialty risk underwriting organizations. •The Ascot Way guides our people and our organization. Our underwriting platforms collaborate to find creative ways to deploy our capital in a true cross-product and cross-platform approach. These platforms work as one, deploying our capital creatively through our Client Centric, Risk Centric and Technology Centric strategies •Built to be resilient, Ascot offers clients leading financial security while delivering bespoke products and world class service — both pre- and post-claims. Ascot exists to solve for our clients’ brightest tomorrow, through agility, collaboration, resilience, and discipline. •This is a high-impact role for someone who can bring structure, clarity, and accountability to how data is defined, governed, monitored, and used across the business. •Serve as the day-to-day liaison between Data Governance, IT, and business stakeholder groups, ensuring priorities, dependencies, and decisions are clearly communicated. •Partner with Data Owners and Data Stewards to define, certify, maintain, and continuously improve Critical Data Elements. •Translate business objectives into practical governance outcomes, including data definitions, ownership models, quality controls, and supporting documentation. •Create, maintain, and triage daily data quality monitoring processes, and lead data quality working sessions that bring business Data Stewards and technical Data Custodians together to drive resolution, ownership, and accountability. Compensation: •$140,000 - $160,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and other forms of discretionary compensation awarded by the Company Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!