Hiring: Data Governance Lead Company: Inspire Medical Systems Location: Minneapolis, MN Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 14:01:37 Target Skills & Keywords : Azure, Databricks, Regulatory Compliance, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, master data management, data quality, analytics, or a related discipline. Required Skills: •Build and mature Inspire's enterprise data governance program, operating model, and stewardship framework. •Establish and maintain governance standards, policies, and best practices for data ownership, quality, metadata, lineage, security, data products, and lifecycle management. •Partner with business stakeholders to establish data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, governance processes, and critical data elements that ensure accountability for enterprise data assets. •Partner with business leaders to define and align organizational KPIs and performance measures that improve visibility into strategic priorities, operational performance, and business outcomes. •Serve as the governance representative in technical discussions, providing leadership and guidance on data modeling, metadata, lineage, master data, data quality, and trusted data product design ensuring alignment with governance, quality, and stewardship standards. •Lead metadata management, data catalog, lineage, master data, and stewardship initiatives across the enterprise. •Facilitate governance councils, stewardship forums, and cross-functional working sessions. •Drive adoption of governance practices across business and technology teams through education, engagement, and measurable outcomes. Qualifications: •Demonstrated capacity to engage effectively with architects, engineers, and analytics teams on topics including data modeling, data integration, data quality, metadata, lineage, master data management, and data product design. •Strong ability to influence and drive changes across business and technology organizations. •Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. •Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic, results-oriented environment. •Commitment to continuous improvement, practical problem solving, and advancing data governance maturity across the organization. •Operational familiarity with data cataloging, Lakehouse architecture, Medallion architecture, and trusted data products. Compensation: •$110,000 - $160,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Multiple health insurance plan options 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!