Posted 19 days ago
Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Data Governance
@ Recrute Action
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Recrute Action is hiring a Senior Program Manager for a 16-month contract in Toronto on an enterprise data governance initiative at an insurance company. The role runs the ELT Delegate Engagement Program, facilitates governance forums and executive communications, and requires at least 5 years leading enterprise data governance. The posting pays $72-82 per hour salaried or $85-95 per hour incorporated, hybrid with on-site days Tuesday to Thursday.
Pay:
$72–$95 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Lead day-to-day execution of the ELT Delegate Engagement Program
- Drive data governance forums and risk escalation
- Lead onboarding sessions, workshops and executive briefings
- Prepare executive presentations, dashboards and status reports
- Connect governance activities to measurable business outcomes
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in a business, data or computer-related field
- 7-10+ years overall experience, 5+ leading enterprise data governance
- Strong program and project management in regulated organizations
- Executive stakeholder management and facilitation skills
- Preferred: master's degree, PMP, CDMP, DAMA or CBIP
Tools & skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-18
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-19
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-19
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Project management |
| Experience | 7+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | PMP, CDMP, DAMA, CBIP |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Business, Information Management, Data Management, Computer Science, Finance |
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Our mission: Recruit Action provides quality recruitment services through support and a personalized approach for both job seekers and businesses. Doing business with Recruit Action ensures: • Peace of mind • Professional, personalized, and courteous service • Follow-ups according to your needs (daily or weekly) • A partnership • Working with passionate head hunters who have a thorough knowledge of the job market • Service focused on quality Our success is linked to the success of both our corporate clients and job seekers, whom we consider as partners. • We offer a specialized service and we understand the needs of our customers. • We recognize that today's market is complex and requires personalized services. • We understand the importance for companies to hire a person who shares the organization's values. • We understand the importance for job seekers to find the job that’s right for them in the long term.
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- People associated on LinkedIn
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- 3 Place Ville-Marie, 4ième étage, Montréal, Québec H3B 2e3, CA
- Business categories
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- Recruit Action inc.
- Recrute Action
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- Recrutement
- Chasseur de tête
- mandats contractuels
- and mandats permanents
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Our mission: Recruit Action provides quality recruitment services through support and a personalized approach for both job seekers and businesses. Doing business with Recruit Action ensures: • Peace of mind • Professional, personalized, and courteous service • Follow-ups according to your needs (daily or weekly) • A partnership • Working with passionate head hunters who have a thorough knowledge of the job market •…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Montréal, Québec |
| Organization type | Partnership |
| Year founded | 2009 |
| Specialties | RecrutementChasseur de têtemandats contractuelsand mandats permanents |
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Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Data Governance
Ready to make an impact on a major enterprise initiative in the insurance sector? Bring your expertise in data governance, stakeholder engagement, and program execution to help drive change and meaningful business outcomes.
What is in it for you:
• Salaried: $72-82 per hour.
• Incorporated Business Rate: $85-95 per hour.
• 16-month contract.
• Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day.
• Hybrid work model in Toronto, Ontario.
• On-site anchor days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Responsibilities:
Program Management and Execution
• Lead the day-to-day execution of the ELT Delegate Engagement Program across business segments and functions.
• Manage activation plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, action items, and outcomes.
• Drive progress from delegate onboarding through sustained adoption of the governance operating model.
• Monitor progress and drive continuous improvement of program processes, tools, and templates.
Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation
• Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders, ELT Delegates, Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Governance teams, Risk and Compliance partners, and project and program teams.
• Lead onboarding sessions, governance meetings, workshops, working sessions, and executive briefings.
• Drive stakeholder alignment, accountability, and decision-making.
Data Governance
• Conduct data landscape and ownership assessments to identify critical data, dependencies, governance gaps, and accountability requirements.
• Establish and support data governance forums.
• Drive the resolution and escalation of data risks, issues, ownership, and accountability challenges.
• Support the adoption of governance practices and their integration into business operating rhythms and decision-making forums.
Reporting and Executive Communications
• Prepare executive presentations, dashboards, briefings, status reports, metrics, and leadership updates.
• Provide insights, recommendations, and escalations to support action and accountability.
• Connect governance activities and program outcomes to measurable business outcomes, risk reduction, and enterprise value.
What you will need to succeed:
Required qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Management, Data Management, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
• 7-10+ years of overall experience, including at least 5 years leading enterprise data governance, data management, or transformation initiatives.
• Enterprise data governance experience, including knowledge of data ownership and stewardship, critical data identification, data quality, metadata and lineage, issue management, controls, and data risk.
• Strong program and project management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in large, regulated organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-workstream initiatives from concept through execution.
• Experience translating data governance policies and strategies into practical business processes, controls, accountabilities, and measurable outcomes.
• Familiarity with program management methods and tools.
• Strong executive stakeholder management, presentation, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and build trusted relationships in a matrixed organization.
• Ability to connect governance activities to measurable business outcomes, risk reduction, and enterprise value.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, create structure, and deliver measurable outcomes.
Preferred qualifications
• Master’s degree in Business, Information Management, Data Management, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
• PMP, CDMP, DAMA, CBIP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience designing, implementing, or operationalizing enterprise data governance operating models, including governance forums, decision rights, accountabilities, standards, and escalation paths.
• Change management and organizational transformation experience.
Soft skills
• Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Strong communication skills and executive presence.
• Ability to establish credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable facilitating executive discussions and challenging stakeholders when necessary.
• Highly organized and disciplined in managing competing priorities.
• Action-oriented and able to move initiatives forward with limited direction.
• Strong coordination, follow-through, and accountability.
• Ability to simplify complex information and influence outcomes.
• Outcome-focused approach with attention to business impact and value realization.
Why Recruit Action?
Recruit Action (agency permit: AP-2504511) provides recruitment services through quality support and a personalized approach. As part of the screening process, some applications may be reviewed using artificial intelligence tools. Only candidates who meet the hiring criteria will be contacted.
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