Program Manager - Data Governance

Program Manager - Data Governance
San Antonio, TX

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance PMO / Portfolio Management Lead to support enterprise Data & Analytics (D&A) initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for coordinating activities across multiple D&A workstreams, managing governance reporting, overseeing portfolio planning, tracking budgets, and ensuring successful execution of strategic data programs.
The candidate should possess strong PMO governance, stakeholder management, portfolio management, and data governance experience. Prior USAA experience is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Cross-Spoke Coordination

• Coordinate Data & Analytics initiatives across:
  • Data Governance
  • Information Management
  • Business Analytics
  • AI/ML
  • Data Products
  • Data Engineering
• Track delivery schedules, milestones, and dependencies across all workstreams.
• Consolidate status updates from spoke leads and program stakeholders.
• Maintain integrated roadmaps and enterprise milestone plans.
• Ensure alignment across business, technology, and data teams.

Portfolio Management & Planning

• Manage project and portfolio-level planning activities.
• Track funding allocations and budget utilization across D&A initiatives.
• Support demand intake, prioritization, and capacity planning processes.
• Assist with annual planning cycles and quarterly business reviews.
• Provide capacity, utilization, and resource allocation analysis.

Governance & Reporting

• Create and maintain Data Governance dashboards and PMO reports.
• Monitor data governance policy compliance.
• Track stewardship metrics and data ownership activities.
• Report Data Quality KPIs and governance metrics.
• Monitor remediation activities and risk reduction initiatives.
• Prepare executive-level status reports and governance presentations.

Risk & Dependency Management

• Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
• Track and manage cross-functional dependencies.
• Escalate critical delivery risks and issues.
• Support governance reviews and mitigation planning.

Required Skills

• Portfolio Management
• PMO Governance
• Financial Tracking & Forecasting
• Excel Reporting & Reporting Automation
• RAID Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Agile Delivery Methodologies
• Waterfall Delivery Methodologies
• PMO Reporting
• Business Analysis
• Data Governance
• Information Stewardship
• Metadata Management
• Data Lineage
• Data Quality Management

Preferred Skills

• Prior USAA Experience
• Financial Services / Banking Domain Experience
• Insurance Industry Experience
• Planview Project & Portfolio Management (PPM)
• Enterprise PMO Experience
• Executive Governance Reporting

Required Tools

• Planview Project & Portfolio Management (PPM)
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Jira
• Confluence

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of Project, Program, or Portfolio Management experience.
• Experience supporting Data Governance or Enterprise Data Management initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Data Quality, Metadata, Data Lineage, and Information Stewardship concepts.
• Experience managing executive reporting, governance forums, and portfolio reviews.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams across business and technology teams.

Nice to Have

• PMP Certification
• SAFe Certification
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Data Governance Certification

Experience in large enterprise environments such as USAA, Banking, Insurance, or Financial Services organizations.