Director of Data Governance

Quanex is looking for a Director of Data Governance to join our team located in Akron OH, or Ricke Lake WI. The Director of Data Governance is responsible for establishing and leading the data governance strategy, operating model, and organizational capabilities for the Hardware division. We Offer You! Competitive Salary and bonus potential 401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years 15% immediate return if you participate in the company’s ESPP Medical, Dental & Vision Plans Employer paid disability plans and life insurance Paid Time Off & Holidays Tuition support for degree and continuous education Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment Monthly leadership Webinars What’s attractive about the Director of Data Governance position?

Fast paced environment Supportive and collaborative culture Variation of job tasks The company LIVES its values What Success Looks Like: Establish policies, standards, decision rights, governance forums, and escalation paths for governed data. Define data ownership, stewardship, approval authority, and accountability across business and engineering domains.

Provide strategic and operational oversight for master and reference data within ERP platforms, including SAP and Oracle. Lead governance of product, material, customer, supplier, BOM, routing, specification, and other engineering and manufacturing data domains. Provide governance oversight for Engineering Change Request (ECR) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes, ensuring accuracy, traceability, approvals, implementation controls, and SOX compliance.

Define the data quality strategy and measurable standards for accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, uniqueness, and validity. Establish key performance indicators and management reporting for data quality, process effectiveness, backlog, risk, ownership, and corrective actions. Identify systemic data issues and lead cross-functional root-cause resolution and sustainable corrective action.

Advise senior leadership on data quality, governance risk, resource requirements, system dependencies, and improvement priorities. Lead, coach, and develop the Data Governance team; establish responsibilities, objectives, performance expectations, resource priorities, and development plans. Partner with IT on data architecture, integrations, migrations, access controls, system enhancements, and technology investments affecting governed data.

Ensure governance practices align with data security, privacy, role-based access, segregation of duties, and applicable compliance requirements. Partner with Finance, IT, Compliance, Internal Audit, Quality, and functional leaders to address data-related findings, control weaknesses, and corrective actions. Define and enforce print and document controls governing the generation, revision, approval, distribution, availability, and retirement of engineering and operational documents.

Lead change management, stakeholder communication, training, and adoption for governance standards, systems, controls, and ownership expectations. Ensure governance requirements are incorporated into new product introductions, product changes, acquisitions, integrations, plant transfers, and other significant business initiatives.

What You Bring: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Data Management, Business, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred. 10+ years of progressive experience in data management, master data, data governance, engineering systems, ERP, or related disciplines.

5+ years of leadership experience, including responsibility for developing employees and leading cross-functional initiatives. Demonstrated experience developing or leading a data governance framework, operating model, or enterprise data management program. Significant experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP and Oracle, in a manufacturing or engineering environment.

Experience governing engineering and manufacturing data, including materials, products, BOMs, routings, specifications, engineering changes, and document controls. Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders without direct reporting authority. The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $185,000.

The salary range will vary based on the geographical location of the position. About Quanex, A Part of Something Bigger Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive.

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