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Director, Enterprise Data Governance

QuadReal Property Group
Toronto, CAN
Full-time
Director · 8+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Key Responsibilities

  • Enterprise Data Governance
  • Define QuadReal’s enterprise data definitions, classifications, and Critical Data Elements (CDEs), anchored in DAMA-DMBOK.
  • Own the data ownership and accountability model: name Data Owners, Stewards, and Custodians, and hold them accountable through a defined sign-off cadence.
  • Deliver the enterprise business glossary under a tiered governance model, and maintain metadata management, lineage standards, and dbt metadata synchronization across the platform.
  • Set data quality thresholds and Trusted Layer certification criteria, and hold data observability (freshness, pipeline health, trust scores) to the same standard as financial controls.
  • Align controls as gates across the data delivery lifecycle (ingestion, definition, build, use, and govern), so a control fires wherever data advances and nothing reaches a certified output without passing.
  • Build data governance capability across the business through training and playbooks, rather than keeping expertise centralized.
  • Integration and Decision Authority
  • Act as the link between Business Controls and Data Governance called for in the integrated operating model: define control standards and evidence expectations alongside data definitions, and build controls into new systems and initiatives from the start.
  • Where control standards and data definitions conflict, collaborate with relevant stakeholders including, ED&A, Business Owners and Business Controls to resolve these inconsistencies. Work with ED&A / Technology and the Data Platform team so controls and governance are proactively built into the toolchain (Microsoft Fabric, dbt, Airflow, Power BI, Purview, Entra ID, Quadrant) by design.
  • Represent Data Governance in Risk & Integrated Assurance meetings and support Audit Committee reporting.
  • Team Leadership
  • Lead and develop direct report(s) and set clear deliverables and cadence for them..
  • Build team capability in data analytics, AI literacy, and integrated systems controls as the role grows, and build bench strength to move the environment from project to sustained run-state without single points of failure.
  • Build a “one team” culture between Business Controls and Data Governance that removes duplicate work and closes the gaps that used to sit between the two groups.
  • What Success Looks Like
  • Controls operating as gates, each with a named owner and re-performable evidence.
  • Audit outcomes: clean walkthroughs, deficiencies remediated, and SOC scope defensible.
  • Glossary and standards adopted, so certified numbers are built on agreed definitions.
  • Governance measured by delivery: trusted, in-use data products standing behind reported figures.
  • Direct reports delivering to plan, with growing capability and bench strength.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, Data Management, Computer Science, or a related discipline; Master is an asset.
  • 8+ years of progressive experience across data governance, risk management, or audit, including at least 2 years leading people, and demonstrable end-to-end delivery of a control or governance environment.
  • Working knowledge of ICFR, SOC 1 / ISAE 3402, COSO 2013, ITGCs, and DAMA-DMBOK; CPA, CIA, CISA, or CDMP an asset. Familiarity with DCAM / CDMC and data contracts an asset.
  • Hands-on experience with data cataloguing and governance tooling (Microsoft Purview equivalents such as Collibra an asset) and with controls testing in an ICFR or SOX environment.
  • Working knowledge of a modern data-platform stack (Microsoft Fabric / lakehouse, dbt, Airflow, Power BI, Entra ID), enough to specify and validate controls.
  • Working knowledge of Yardi strongly preferred.
  • Investment and portfolio management literacy or business acumen
  • Proven ability to build controls that produce retained, re-testable evidence.
  • Ability to work across Finance, IT, and Data & Analytics, and turn technical and operational complexity into clear governance and control frameworks.
  • Comfortable preparing materials for senior leadership and the Audit Committee.
  • Comfortable building or growing an early-stage function.
  • Experience within real estate, asset management, pension, or investment management environments strongly preferred.
  • This is a newly created role within our organization. The expected annualized base salary range for this role is $155,000 – $175,000.
  • Based on the position, QuadReal offers a competitive total rewards package in addition to the base pay, which may include a performance-based incentive plan, comprehensive health & dental benefits, pension plan, and paid time off.
  • The actual salary offered will take into consideration a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the individual’s skill, experience, education and training, the market compensation of the role, and the consideration to internal equity.
  • We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Even if your skills don’t align 100% with the listed qualifications or salary range, we encourage you to apply – you may be a great fit for this role or others in our community. Applicants may also be considered for alternative positions within the organization where their qualifications and experience align more closely with available opportunities.
  • We use artificial intelligence (AI) technology — alongside human review — to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. Our recruitment team remains involved in all decisions.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada as the company does not provide work permit sponsorship for this role.
  • Note to Recruiters: QuadReal does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to QuadReal, directly or indirectly, will be considered QuadReal property. QuadReal will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for engaged services to submit resumes.
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