Sporting Fashion & Goods
Lead, Enterprise Data & AI Governance
Mid Level
Baltimore, United States
hybrid
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Strengthens enterprise data governance and helps scale responsible AI governance across the organisation, defining and improving governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, and operating processes that enable trusted data, responsible AI use, clear decision rights, and measurable adoption. It sits within the Data Governance team and partners with business, technology, legal, privacy, security, compliance, and risk teams. The position translates governance requirements into practical roadmaps, system and process changes, role-based accountability, and sustainable operating models.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain data and AI governance frameworks, including decision rights, governance roles, escalation paths, and accountability models.
- Define and implement policies, standards, and procedures for data governance and responsible AI governance.
- Facilitate governance councils, working groups, and stakeholder forums to drive alignment, prioritisation, issue resolution, and adoption of standards.
- Manage the data and AI governance roadmap, including priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery reporting.
- Oversee governance-related system changes, process updates, role assignments, and adoption activities that support sustainable operations.
- Partner with business and technology teams to embed governance requirements into platforms, workflows, approvals, metadata, controls, and reporting.
- Define, publish, and monitor KPIs for governance maturity, roadmap progress, adoption, data quality, and responsible AI effectiveness.
- Assess data and AI governance maturity, identify gaps, recommend improvements, and track remediation.
- Act as a subject matter expert for governance concepts, definitions, standards, metadata, and stewardship practices, and for responsible AI oversight.
- Partner with Data Stewards, business owners, product teams, and technology partners to improve metadata management, governance processes, data integrity, and enterprise data sharing.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Data Management, Analytics or a related field with 8 years of relevant experience in data management, data stewardship, data governance, AI governance, risk management or a related field
- Or a Master's degree with typically 6 years of relevant experience, or typically 12 years of relevant work experience without a degree.
- 2+ years of experience using an ERP, master data, metadata, workflow, governance, or enterprise technology platform.
- Experience using data governance, AI governance, process improvement, and change management methods.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional governance initiatives and manage intake, prioritisation, and delivery with limited oversight.
- Demonstrated ability to manage roadmaps, coordinate cross-functional delivery, and translate governance requirements into system, process, reporting, and role-based operating model changes.
- Deep understanding and demonstrated ability to adapt to complex international business environments and situations.
- Strong knowledge of master data management, data governance, data quality, metadata management, stewardship, and responsible AI governance.
- Understanding of the value of data quality, trusted data, responsible AI practices, and governance accountability across functions.
- ITIL v4 Foundation Certificate.
Preferred Skills
- SAP master data acumen.
Workplace
- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance to the corporate headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, as periodic on-site attendance may be required.
- Remote working with periodic on-site attendance.
- Travel of 0-5%.
- No relocation is provided.
- Sponsorship of employment-based work authorisation is not offered for this position.
Benefits & Perks
- Paid "UA Give Back" volunteer days, enabling teammates to work alongside their team to support initiatives in their local community.
- Under Armour merchandise discounts.
- Competitive 401(k) plan matching.
- Maternity and parental leave for eligible and FMLA-eligible teammates.
- Health and fitness benefits, discounts and resources, including programmes offered across the country to promote physical activity and overall well-being.
About the Company
Under Armour is committed to empowering those who strive for more, and its values — Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality — serve as both a roadmap for its teams and the qualities expected of every teammate. The company's pursuit of better begins with innovation and with its teams' mission of being the best, developing, delivering, and selling state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better. Under Armour is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to protected characteristics.
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