Hiring: Data Governance Manager Company: TrueCar, Inc. Location: Santa Monica, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 14:43:36 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Data Lake, Data Pipeline, Data Warehouse, Redshift, SOC 2, SQL, SaaS, Spark About the job Experience: •5+ years in data governance, data management, data privacy, or a related discipline — marketplace, fintech, or automotive experience is a strong plus. Required Skills: •The ideal candidate will be located near Santa Monica, CA, and available to work in our headquarters office as needed. •How You Will Contribute To TrueCar’s Success •Maintain data flow diagrams and a searchable data catalog (source, system of record, transformations, consuming teams) that stays current as TrueCar and new affinity partnerships evolve. •Classify data assets by sensitivity (PII, financial/credit-related data, dealer-confidential pricing data, regulated data) and maintain consistent tagging across catalog and platform tooling. •Partner with Data Engineering to instrument lineage tracking so new pipelines are captured automatically, not through manual after-the-fact documentation. •Maintain the system-of-record inventory: which platform stores each data domain (data warehouse, operational databases, CRM/lead management, data lake, third-party SaaS tools used by Marketing Solutions and Dealer Products). •Drive automated enforcement of retention and deletion policies with Data Engineering; audit for stale, duplicated, or orphaned data across environments (production, analytics sandboxes, vendor exports). •Support secure decommissioning of data when partner relationships (affinity partners, dealers, data vendors) end. Qualifications: •Applied hands-on capability in data catalog/governance tooling (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Purview) and cloud data warehouse platforms (e.g., Redshift). •Direct experience supporting SOC 2 (or similar frameworks like ISO 27001) audits — building control evidence, working with auditors, and closing remediation items. •Solid functional working knowledge of consumer privacy and data-handling regulations relevant to a consumer marketplace (CCPA/CPRA, TCPA/CAN-SPAM, FCRA-adjacent handling of credit data). •Strong SQL skills for data discovery and validation, and comfort working directly in warehouse/data platform environments. •Demonstrated capacity to translate complex, cross-system data flows into clear documentation for both engineers and business stakeholders. •Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills — this role partners daily with Engineering, Legal, Security, Marketing Solutions, and Dealer/OEM Product teams. •Bonus Points For Experience with dealer, OEM, or affinity-partner data-sharing ecosystems. •Operational familiarity with consent management and data subject request (DSAR) tooling. •Exposure to AI/ML data pipelines and the governance considerations around model training data and personalization. •TrueCar does not accept unsolicited agency submissions. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package 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!