Key Responsibilities:

• Chair and lead the work of the Department’s Data Governance Committee.
• Facilitate meetings and working groups with technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify data challenges, consult with experts, and determine appropriate solutions.
• Oversee the creation, implementation, and enforcement of agency-wide data governance policies and processes, including: defining and implementing changes to the agency's data collections, data requests, and data releases.
• Plan and facilitate necessary meetings, including preparing the agenda, leading discussions, and tracking and following up on action items.
• Create and maintain a critical data issues log that identifies problems that impede data quality and use. Identify Department staff who will be accountable for resolving each issue.
• Convene working groups of data stewards to address or resolve data governance needs within the Department.
• Facilitate collaboration between program areas and technology regarding data quality.
• Serve as a liaison between the Data Governance Committee and Department leadership, including escalating issues for resolution and submitting recommendations for approval.
• Track and oversee data sharing agreements.
• Serve as the primary contact for Department personnel regarding data governance, quality, and compliance issues.