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Director, Data Governance

Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Director, Data Governance

13 Minutes ago • 8 Years + • Data Analyst

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Job Description

The Director, Data Governance at Spin Master will lead and manage a team responsible for establishing and maintaining data governance practices across the organization. This role requires a product-first approach, focusing on democratizing data access and enabling confident data use across shared services and creative centers. Key responsibilities include developing data products, fostering strong relationships with IT and business stakeholders, establishing policies and processes, and utilizing experience in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP). The ideal candidate will have experience building analytics and/or data engineering teams in cloud environments, managing cloud vendor relationships, and implementing data governance best practices. They will work closely with IT leadership to streamline processes and contribute to a cohesive data strategy aligned with broader business goals.

Must have:

Product-first data governance approach
Multi-cloud environment expertise (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Data engineering/analytics team leadership
Cloud vendor management experience
Data governance best practices knowledge
Strong stakeholder management skills

Good to have:

Experience with machine learning products
Agile development and design thinking experience
DM-BOK knowledge
Experience with insourcing/outsourcing

Perks:

Flexible Work Hours
Growth and Career Opportunities
Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
Comprehensive Benefits
Other fun Perks!

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Job Description:

What will you work on?

The Director, Data Governance role sits in the Integrated Data Services team and provides critical enablement for the enterprise across shared services and the three creative centers. Taking a strong product lens, the role re-envisions data governance as a service to unlock the confident use of data across the organization, prioritizing key data assets that drive business functions and enterprise value. Successful outcomes include a confident and empowered user base engaged in the data to complete work processes, generate insights, and accelerate key work products; strong working relationships across IT teams and with key business stakeholders; clear and well-established policies and processes focused on strategically aligned outcomes; and sustainably embedded technologies that support automated and integrated governance solutions.

How will you create impact?

Adopt a product-and-people-first approach to data governance, promoting valuable data products and democratizing access through embedded governance processes and aligned policies.
Develop a product-first, value-oriented mindset within the data governance team, shaping language and workflows that emphasize data enablement across the organization.
Lead, coach, and manage the data governance team, identifying opportunities for team development and fostering cross-functional relationships within IT and business teams.
Utilize experience in multi-cloud environments to ensure seamless data access, robust analytics, and modernized governance practices aligned with a creative organization’s needs.
Collaborate closely with key IT leaders (e.g., data integration, security, business applications, PMO) to advance critical projects and streamline manual efforts for optimal team outcomes.
Work alongside the VP, Integrated Data Services, and IDS leadership to develop a cohesive data strategy and execution plan that aligns with broader IT and business goals.

What are your skills and experience?

The successful candidate will have a portfolio of work demonstrating experience in:

Cloud infrastructure enablement across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
Establishing analytics (including machine learning) and/or data engineering teams in new cloud environments.
Experience with cloud vendor assessments, contracting, and new vendor integrations.
Sustaining data and business products in a cloud ecosystem, including machine learning products.
Launching data and business products in a cloud ecosystem.
Establishing work cultures and product management (kanban, scrum, or similar).
Experience with operational cloud ecosystems and ‘day 2’ support needs.
Experience with eliciting requirements for data and analytic needs.
Experience with business use cases for advanced analytics products (traditional AI, generative AI).
Strong product and as-a-service approaches, including establishing customer journeys, design thinking, and agile development practices in existing technical teams.
Clear understanding of DM-BOK and established data governance best practices.
Experience with insourcing, outsourcing, and consultant work product management.
Strong interpersonal skills in matrixed IT and business environments.
Fiscal management of team budgets and vendor and consultant contracts and outcomes.

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What you can expect from us:

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Growth and Career Opportunities
Flexible Work Hours
Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
Comprehensive Benefits
Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at or by phone at and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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