Manager, Data Governance
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The listing
Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!
The Data Governance Manager is responsible for assessing, shaping, and advancing data governance across Cencora’s International Business Group (IBG). Covering multiple countries including the UK, Norway, France, Spain, Germany, Türkiye, Czech Republic, Romania, and the USA, this role will evaluate current data governance maturity across a diverse set of business units spanning pharmaceutical wholesale, third-party logistics, and specialty courier.
The role will map existing capabilities, identify gaps and risks, and develop a practical roadmap to strengthen data governance across IBG. Working closely with in-country resources and cross-functional stakeholders, the role will help establish consistent governance practices that improve data quality, ownership, transparency, compliance, and responsible data use.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess current data governance maturity across IBG countries and business units.
- Develop and maintain a roadmap to improve data governance capabilities across the organization.
- Coordinate governance councils, working groups, policies, standards, and decision tracking.
- Define and support data ownership, stewardship, critical data elements, and business glossary standards.
- Oversee data quality rules, monitoring, issue remediation, and closure tracking.
- Support metadata, lineage, and data catalog practices in partnership with platform and technology teams.
- Help manage governance controls related to access, privacy, retention, and ethical use of data.
- Partner with in-country teams to drive change management, communication, training, and adoption of governance practices.
- Provide leadership and guidance to cross-functional and local resources supporting the data governance agenda.
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Qualifications and Experience required:
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, data management, statistics, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
- 5+ years of experience in data governance or data management (e.g., data quality, metadata, lineage, mdm, data policy), or a related field required.
- 2+ years of experience in a matrix management capacity required.
- Fluent English language skills.
- Strong understanding of governance frameworks, stewardship, metadata, lineage, and data quality practices.
- Experience working across multiple countries, business units, and stakeholder groups in a complex organization.
- Ability to assess current maturity and translate findings into practical improvement plans.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and change management skills.
- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), or equivalent certification preferred. Certification in EDM Council Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM) or Cloud Data Management Capabilities (CDMC) preferred.
- Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, logistics, or other regulated industries preferred.
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.
Full timeAffiliated CompaniesAffiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services CorporationEqual Employment OpportunityCencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned