Director, Data Management & Governance
Top Benefits
About the role
Posting Date: Apr 8, 2026, 12:59:44 PM
Primary Location: Ontario-Ottawa
Job Type: Permanent
Schedule: Full-time
Application deadline: April 22nd, 2026
Join the EDC Team!
At EDC, we support Canadian businesses to succeed globally. We provide the financial tools and expertise they need to explore new markets, reduce risks, all towards the goal of making Canada and the world better through trade.
Position: Director, Data Management & Governance
Employment Type: Permanent
Compensation Details: **#**LI-Hybrid
Family Product Owner 20: Salaries typically range from $129,928 to $173,235 annually, based on qualifications and experiences, plus a performance-based incentive.
Location:
- Export Development Canada operates in a hybrid work environment, with a current requirement of threein-office days per week. (subject to change).
- This role can be performed from EDC’s headquarters in Ottawa.
- Relocation assistance is available for candidates who meet the eligibility criteria.
About EDC:
At Export Development Canada (EDC), we empower Canadian businesses to succeed globally. As a financial Crown corporation, we offer innovative financial solutions and expert insights to help businesses explore new markets, mitigate risks, and achieve growth.
Why Join EDC?
- Comprehensive Benefits: EDC offers a competitive compensation & benefits package, work-life balance, & the opportunity to help make Canada and the world better through trade.
- Work-Life Balance: EDC offers a competitive compensation package & work-life balance. We have hybrid work options, 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation, a corporate closure period, summer early Friday’s & no meeting Fridays.
- Professional Development: Take advantage of our continuous learning opportunities, including training programs, workshops and language training.
- Inclusive Culture: Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace that champions employment equity & values diversity of ideas, strengths, & backgrounds to succeed.
- Wellness Programs: Access to wellness initiatives, mental health support, and fitness programs to keep you healthy and happy.
- Community Engagement: Participate in volunteer opportunities and give back to the community through our various social responsibility programs.
Team & Job Overview:
The Director, Data Management and Governance leads the enterprise-wide data governance and stewardship function and serves as the central authority for how data is owned, governed, and stewarded across the organization. The role is accountable for strengthening data ownership, stewardship, and governance practices to ensure that critical data is trusted, well‑managed, and fit for strategic, operational, and risk‑management use.
The Director will lead a team of 5-6 individual contributors, and operate in a highly matrixed environment, leading through influence rather than direct authority—aligning business, technology, risk, and analytics stakeholders around shared data standards, priorities, and outcomes. The role balances enterprise consistency with domain‑level accountability, enabling governance to scale without constraining delivery.
The Director champions the treatment of data as a strategic enterprise asset, ensuring common definitions, standards, metadata, and quality practices support consistent understanding and use of data across the organization.
A core focus of the role is embedding data governance and stewardship early in enterprise initiatives, including strategic programs, data modernization efforts, and system implementations. By shaping data requirements, standards, and controls upfront, the Director helps improve data quality, reduce downstream risk, and accelerate adoption of trusted data.
Beyond frameworks and controls, the Director is responsible for building a strong data culture—maturing the data steward role, strengthening data literacy, and fostering communities of practice that reinforce shared accountability for data across senior leadership and operational teams.
The Director, Data Management and Governance reports to the Vice President, Enterprise Analytics & Forecasting (EAF). EAF is a centralized analytics team, providing internal stakeholders at all levels of the company with analytics, forecasts and performance reporting ranging from prospecting all the way down to financial results.
What you will be doing:
-
Serve as the enterprise authority for data governance and stewardship, setting direction, priorities, and decision frameworks.
-
Define, evolve, and operationalize the enterprise Data Governance framework aligned to business strategy and risk expectations.
-
Establish clear governance forums, escalation paths, and decision rights for data‑related issues.
-
Drive executive awareness, engagement, and sponsorship of the data governance mandate.
-
Ensure all critical enterprise data has clearly defined Data Owners and Data Stewards with documented accountabilities.
-
Mature the Data Steward role through standards, training, communities of practice, and ongoing engagement.
-
Lead enterprise Data Steward forums, councils, and working groups.
-
Lead the development, simplification, and renewal of data‑related policies and standards & oversee compliance
-
Support internal audit, risk control self‑assessments (RCSA), and remediation activities related to data governance.
-
Provide governance oversight for data access, usage, monitoring, and controls.
-
Lead the development and enterprise adoption of the Enterprise Data Catalog.
-
Oversee metadata, business glossary, and data asset inventory practices to support data discovery, shared vocabulary, and reuse.
-
Drive catalog modernization initiatives and targeted training to increase adoption and value realization.
-
Establish and promote enterprise data quality standards, metrics, and monitoring practices.
-
Improve enterprise visibility into data quality through reporting, certification, and metadata integration.
-
Embed data governance and stewardship into enterprise initiatives, system implementations, and data modernization programs.
-
Provide advisory input to ensure data requirements, standards, and risks are addressed early in delivery lifecycles.
-
Build strong partnerships across business, analytics, technology, risk, security, and strategy functions.
-
Align competing priorities and governance models to enable coherent, enterprise‑wide data practices.
-
Lead and develop a high‑performing data governance and stewardship team.
-
Foster a strong data culture grounded in ownership, accountability, and literacy.
-
Build sustainable stewardship capability across the enterprise.
What we’re looking for:
- Successful experience in business and data modernization in large organizations.
- Capability to translate business strategy into data requirements, and vice-versa.
- Ability to define and sustainably implement new ways of working.
- Demonstrated team building and partnership capabilities.
- Customer first mindset.
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying end-to-end data governance frameworks for a global financial institution.
- Experience developing new and innovative success metrics of a forward-thinking data-enabled digital organization.
- Minimum 5 years leadership and change management experience.
- Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or another related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in business intelligence and reporting, data management, or related experience.
- Advanced knowledge of business intelligence and reporting principles and practices.
- Bilingual in both of Canada’s official languages.
What will make you stand out:
- Good understanding of EDC’s business context.
- Hands-on data steward experience.
Eligibility:
EDC is committed to Fair Employment Practices and preference will be given to a candidate who is able to work legally in Canada at the time of application (Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents). Candidates must meet the requisite government security screening requirements. The position is open to those who meet all of the essential requirements stated above and whose applications are received by the closing date.
This position is open to individuals who meet all the essential criteria outlined above and submit their applications by the closing date. Ready to make a difference? This is your chance to join a dynamic, growing team and leave your mark on our organization, development finance, and the world.
Apply today!
Want to learn more about EDC? Check our website here https://www.edc.ca
EDC's Commitment to Employment Equity
Export Development Canada (EDC) is dedicated to fostering employment equity and building a diverse workforce. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment that respects people from all cultures, backgrounds, and abilities. At EDC, we nurture a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone has equal opportunity to grow, develop, succeed, and be their truest selves.
We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.
Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet all the requirements. We thank all applicants' interest in a career at EDC; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that qualified candidates may be considered for similar roles at this level within EDC.
EDC recognizes that disclosing the need for accommodations can be a personal matter. Please know that as an organization, we are committed to maintaining confidentiality and ensuring that any accommodations provided are tailored to support your needs. Our aim is to ensure you have a comfortable and positive experience throughout the recruitment process, so please do not hesitate to contact us directly for any accommodation requests at accessibility@edc.ca*. We are here to support you every step of the way.*
How to apply
***Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.***Apr 22, 2026, 10:59:00 PMIf selected for an interview, please advise us if you require special accommodation.Candidates must meet the requisite government security screening requirements.
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Director, Data Management & Governance
Top Benefits
About the role
Posting Date: Apr 8, 2026, 12:59:44 PM
Primary Location: Ontario-Ottawa
Job Type: Permanent
Schedule: Full-time
Application deadline: April 22nd, 2026
Join the EDC Team!
At EDC, we support Canadian businesses to succeed globally. We provide the financial tools and expertise they need to explore new markets, reduce risks, all towards the goal of making Canada and the world better through trade.
Position: Director, Data Management & Governance
Employment Type: Permanent
Compensation Details: **#**LI-Hybrid
Family Product Owner 20: Salaries typically range from $129,928 to $173,235 annually, based on qualifications and experiences, plus a performance-based incentive.
Location:
- Export Development Canada operates in a hybrid work environment, with a current requirement of threein-office days per week. (subject to change).
- This role can be performed from EDC’s headquarters in Ottawa.
- Relocation assistance is available for candidates who meet the eligibility criteria.
About EDC:
At Export Development Canada (EDC), we empower Canadian businesses to succeed globally. As a financial Crown corporation, we offer innovative financial solutions and expert insights to help businesses explore new markets, mitigate risks, and achieve growth.
Why Join EDC?
- Comprehensive Benefits: EDC offers a competitive compensation & benefits package, work-life balance, & the opportunity to help make Canada and the world better through trade.
- Work-Life Balance: EDC offers a competitive compensation package & work-life balance. We have hybrid work options, 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation, a corporate closure period, summer early Friday’s & no meeting Fridays.
- Professional Development: Take advantage of our continuous learning opportunities, including training programs, workshops and language training.
- Inclusive Culture: Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace that champions employment equity & values diversity of ideas, strengths, & backgrounds to succeed.
- Wellness Programs: Access to wellness initiatives, mental health support, and fitness programs to keep you healthy and happy.
- Community Engagement: Participate in volunteer opportunities and give back to the community through our various social responsibility programs.
Team & Job Overview:
The Director, Data Management and Governance leads the enterprise-wide data governance and stewardship function and serves as the central authority for how data is owned, governed, and stewarded across the organization. The role is accountable for strengthening data ownership, stewardship, and governance practices to ensure that critical data is trusted, well‑managed, and fit for strategic, operational, and risk‑management use.
The Director will lead a team of 5-6 individual contributors, and operate in a highly matrixed environment, leading through influence rather than direct authority—aligning business, technology, risk, and analytics stakeholders around shared data standards, priorities, and outcomes. The role balances enterprise consistency with domain‑level accountability, enabling governance to scale without constraining delivery.
The Director champions the treatment of data as a strategic enterprise asset, ensuring common definitions, standards, metadata, and quality practices support consistent understanding and use of data across the organization.
A core focus of the role is embedding data governance and stewardship early in enterprise initiatives, including strategic programs, data modernization efforts, and system implementations. By shaping data requirements, standards, and controls upfront, the Director helps improve data quality, reduce downstream risk, and accelerate adoption of trusted data.
Beyond frameworks and controls, the Director is responsible for building a strong data culture—maturing the data steward role, strengthening data literacy, and fostering communities of practice that reinforce shared accountability for data across senior leadership and operational teams.
The Director, Data Management and Governance reports to the Vice President, Enterprise Analytics & Forecasting (EAF). EAF is a centralized analytics team, providing internal stakeholders at all levels of the company with analytics, forecasts and performance reporting ranging from prospecting all the way down to financial results.
What you will be doing:
-
Serve as the enterprise authority for data governance and stewardship, setting direction, priorities, and decision frameworks.
-
Define, evolve, and operationalize the enterprise Data Governance framework aligned to business strategy and risk expectations.
-
Establish clear governance forums, escalation paths, and decision rights for data‑related issues.
-
Drive executive awareness, engagement, and sponsorship of the data governance mandate.
-
Ensure all critical enterprise data has clearly defined Data Owners and Data Stewards with documented accountabilities.
-
Mature the Data Steward role through standards, training, communities of practice, and ongoing engagement.
-
Lead enterprise Data Steward forums, councils, and working groups.
-
Lead the development, simplification, and renewal of data‑related policies and standards & oversee compliance
-
Support internal audit, risk control self‑assessments (RCSA), and remediation activities related to data governance.
-
Provide governance oversight for data access, usage, monitoring, and controls.
-
Lead the development and enterprise adoption of the Enterprise Data Catalog.
-
Oversee metadata, business glossary, and data asset inventory practices to support data discovery, shared vocabulary, and reuse.
-
Drive catalog modernization initiatives and targeted training to increase adoption and value realization.
-
Establish and promote enterprise data quality standards, metrics, and monitoring practices.
-
Improve enterprise visibility into data quality through reporting, certification, and metadata integration.
-
Embed data governance and stewardship into enterprise initiatives, system implementations, and data modernization programs.
-
Provide advisory input to ensure data requirements, standards, and risks are addressed early in delivery lifecycles.
-
Build strong partnerships across business, analytics, technology, risk, security, and strategy functions.
-
Align competing priorities and governance models to enable coherent, enterprise‑wide data practices.
-
Lead and develop a high‑performing data governance and stewardship team.
-
Foster a strong data culture grounded in ownership, accountability, and literacy.
-
Build sustainable stewardship capability across the enterprise.
What we’re looking for:
- Successful experience in business and data modernization in large organizations.
- Capability to translate business strategy into data requirements, and vice-versa.
- Ability to define and sustainably implement new ways of working.
- Demonstrated team building and partnership capabilities.
- Customer first mindset.
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying end-to-end data governance frameworks for a global financial institution.
- Experience developing new and innovative success metrics of a forward-thinking data-enabled digital organization.
- Minimum 5 years leadership and change management experience.
- Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or another related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in business intelligence and reporting, data management, or related experience.
- Advanced knowledge of business intelligence and reporting principles and practices.
- Bilingual in both of Canada’s official languages.
What will make you stand out:
- Good understanding of EDC’s business context.
- Hands-on data steward experience.
Eligibility:
EDC is committed to Fair Employment Practices and preference will be given to a candidate who is able to work legally in Canada at the time of application (Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents). Candidates must meet the requisite government security screening requirements. The position is open to those who meet all of the essential requirements stated above and whose applications are received by the closing date.
This position is open to individuals who meet all the essential criteria outlined above and submit their applications by the closing date. Ready to make a difference? This is your chance to join a dynamic, growing team and leave your mark on our organization, development finance, and the world.
Apply today!
Want to learn more about EDC? Check our website here https://www.edc.ca
EDC's Commitment to Employment Equity
Export Development Canada (EDC) is dedicated to fostering employment equity and building a diverse workforce. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment that respects people from all cultures, backgrounds, and abilities. At EDC, we nurture a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone has equal opportunity to grow, develop, succeed, and be their truest selves.
We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.
Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet all the requirements. We thank all applicants' interest in a career at EDC; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that qualified candidates may be considered for similar roles at this level within EDC.
EDC recognizes that disclosing the need for accommodations can be a personal matter. Please know that as an organization, we are committed to maintaining confidentiality and ensuring that any accommodations provided are tailored to support your needs. Our aim is to ensure you have a comfortable and positive experience throughout the recruitment process, so please do not hesitate to contact us directly for any accommodation requests at accessibility@edc.ca*. We are here to support you every step of the way.*
How to apply
***Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.***Apr 22, 2026, 10:59:00 PMIf selected for an interview, please advise us if you require special accommodation.Candidates must meet the requisite government security screening requirements.
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