Data Governance Specialist Jobs in New Jersey
Data Governance Specialist jobs in New Jersey are among the most active in the mid-Atlantic region, with strong demand concentrated in financial services, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare, drawing candidates at junior analyst through senior director levels. Most openings cluster in the Newark, Jersey City, and Princeton corridors, where major employers like Johnson & Johnson, Cognizant, and Prudential Financial maintain significant operations. Data quality management, metadata governance, and regulatory compliance frameworks are the most in-demand specializations across New Jersey listings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerJPMorganChase
Top cityJersey City, NJ
Cities hiring8
Work type100% Hybrid
Top credentialBachelor's degree
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Director, Data & AI Governance
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Yusen Logistics
Director, Data & AI Governance
Secaucus, New Jersey
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Data Governance Manager
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Princeton University
Data Governance Manager
Princeton, New Jersey
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Senior Product Associate - Data Management & Data Governance — Data & Analytics Agent Platform
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JPMorganChase
Senior Product Associate - Data Management & Data Governance — Data & Analytics Agent Platform
Jersey City, New Jersey
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Data and AI Governance Product Lead- Vice President
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JPMorganChase
Data and AI Governance Product Lead- Vice President
Jersey City, New Jersey
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Chief Data & Analytics Office, Control Manager - Data Governance - Vice President
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JPMorganChase
Chief Data & Analytics Office, Control Manager - Data Governance - Vice President
Jersey City, New Jersey
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Director, Data & AI Governance
Yusen Logistics·Secaucus, New Jersey
Job functions:
$153k - $256k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Overview:
Build trusted data foundations and enable responsible, value-driven AI adoption.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.
Benefits
About Yusen Logistics (Americas)
Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. values each individual employee and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, disability, sexual and gender orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
Los Angeles County Only: Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Right’s Department Fair Chance Act webpage.
Salary Range: $152,501- $256,286
Build trusted data foundations and enable responsible, value-driven AI adoption.
The Director, Data & AI Governance leads enterprise governance for data and AI across Yusen Logistics Americas. The role sets policies, standards, ownership, decision rights, lifecycle controls, and risk guardrails in partnership with business leaders, IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, Compliance, HR, Procurement, and Internal Audit.
The Director owns governance requirements and oversight; business leaders own outcomes and data accountability; IT and Cybersecurity own technical delivery; and Legal, Compliance, and Internal Audit retain interpretation and independent assurance. Initial priorities are classification, retention, stewardship, quality, and Copilot readiness..
Responsibilities:
1. Enterprise Data Governance
- Set the enterprise data governance strategy, policies, operating model, roadmap, ownership, stewardship, and decision rights.
- Define standards for classification, access, sharing, retention, disposal, metadata, lineage, and data quality.
- Lead the Data & AI Governance Council, maintain the catalog and glossary, coordinate governance for new solutions, and report metrics, risks, and decisions.
2. AI Governance and Responsible Enablement
- Establish the AI governance framework, acceptable-use standards, decision rights, and lifecycle controls.
- Operate a single intake and risk-tiering process for AI ideas, pilots, embedded capabilities, and third-party tools.
- Coordinate reviews, maintain the AI inventory, define responsible-AI requirements, and help approved use cases move safely from pilot to production.
3. Business Ownership, Adoption, and Value
- Ensure each initiative has a clear business problem, sponsor, users, value case, KPIs, adoption plan, and risk owner.
- Drive data and AI literacy, communications, and champion networks with HR and business leaders.
- Track adoption, value, quality, risk, and scalability; recommend whether initiatives should scale, change, or stop.
4. Data Protection Requirements and Control Oversight
- Define protection requirements for sensitive company, customer, employee, carrier, and partner information.
- Partner with IT and Cybersecurity to translate requirements into access, labeling, DLP, encryption, logging, and monitoring controls.
- Review coverage, coordinate exceptions and escalations, and represent data governance during material data or AI incidents.
5. Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and Assurance Coordination
- Monitor relevant legal, regulatory, privacy, contractual, and governance developments and communicate material impacts.
- Translate Legal and Compliance guidance into operating standards and coordinate privacy, data protection, and AI impact assessments.
- Maintain evidence for audits and customer reviews, while independent assurance remains with Internal Audit and Compliance.
6. Third-Party and Vendor Governance
- Set data and AI requirements for vendors, platforms, models, consultants, and embedded capabilities.
- Coordinate cross-functional assessments of data use, access, residency, retention, model training, auditability, incident duties, portability, and exit risk.
- Track material third-party risks, exceptions, remediation, and periodic reassessments.
Required Background
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years in data or AI governance, data management, analytics, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, or information governance.
- Proven success building cross-functional governance programs and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Working knowledge of data lifecycle, responsible AI, Microsoft 365, Purview, Copilot, cloud and data platforms, cybersecurity, and privacy controls.
- Strong judgment, integrity, communication, facilitation, and change leadership; logistics experience is preferred.
Preferred Credentials
CDMP/DCAM, AIGP/CIPM, relevant Microsoft certifications, or comparable change, risk, privacy, or security credentials.
Role Evolution
Initial focus: data inventory, classification, retention, stewardship, quality, lifecycle governance, and Copilot readiness.
Mature state: AI portfolio governance, responsible AI, trusted data products, adoption, value realization, and continuous improvement.
Working Relationships
Works with executive sponsors, the Data & AI Governance Council, business leaders, data owners and stewards, IT, Architecture, Data & Analytics, Cybersecurity, Legal, Compliance, HR, Procurement, Finance, Risk, Internal Audit, and relevant external partners.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.
Benefits
Yusen offers a generous Employee Benefits Package including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision beginning the 1st of the month following start date
- 401k with a company match
- Standard 10 days PTO
- Eligible for bonus plan
- 7 Paid Holidays
- Eligble for OT pay if applicable
- Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits, vacation, and much more
Any and all benefits offered are subject to the eligibility requirements, terms, and provisions set forth in the respective policies and plan documents, which you may request from Human Resources.
About Yusen Logistics (Americas)
Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities – through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.
www.yusen-logistics.com/
Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. values each individual employee and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, disability, sexual and gender orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
Los Angeles County Only: Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Right’s Department Fair Chance Act webpage.
Yusen Logistics
Director, Data & AI Governance
Secaucus, New Jersey
Added 6d ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$153k - $256k/yr
Bachelor's degree
Job Description
Overview:
Build trusted data foundations and enable responsible, value-driven AI adoption.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.
Benefits
About Yusen Logistics (Americas)
Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. values each individual employee and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, disability, sexual and gender orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
Los Angeles County Only: Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Right’s Department Fair Chance Act webpage.
Salary Range: $152,501- $256,286
Build trusted data foundations and enable responsible, value-driven AI adoption.
The Director, Data & AI Governance leads enterprise governance for data and AI across Yusen Logistics Americas. The role sets policies, standards, ownership, decision rights, lifecycle controls, and risk guardrails in partnership with business leaders, IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, Compliance, HR, Procurement, and Internal Audit.
The Director owns governance requirements and oversight; business leaders own outcomes and data accountability; IT and Cybersecurity own technical delivery; and Legal, Compliance, and Internal Audit retain interpretation and independent assurance. Initial priorities are classification, retention, stewardship, quality, and Copilot readiness..
Responsibilities:
1. Enterprise Data Governance
- Set the enterprise data governance strategy, policies, operating model, roadmap, ownership, stewardship, and decision rights.
- Define standards for classification, access, sharing, retention, disposal, metadata, lineage, and data quality.
- Lead the Data & AI Governance Council, maintain the catalog and glossary, coordinate governance for new solutions, and report metrics, risks, and decisions.
2. AI Governance and Responsible Enablement
- Establish the AI governance framework, acceptable-use standards, decision rights, and lifecycle controls.
- Operate a single intake and risk-tiering process for AI ideas, pilots, embedded capabilities, and third-party tools.
- Coordinate reviews, maintain the AI inventory, define responsible-AI requirements, and help approved use cases move safely from pilot to production.
3. Business Ownership, Adoption, and Value
- Ensure each initiative has a clear business problem, sponsor, users, value case, KPIs, adoption plan, and risk owner.
- Drive data and AI literacy, communications, and champion networks with HR and business leaders.
- Track adoption, value, quality, risk, and scalability; recommend whether initiatives should scale, change, or stop.
4. Data Protection Requirements and Control Oversight
- Define protection requirements for sensitive company, customer, employee, carrier, and partner information.
- Partner with IT and Cybersecurity to translate requirements into access, labeling, DLP, encryption, logging, and monitoring controls.
- Review coverage, coordinate exceptions and escalations, and represent data governance during material data or AI incidents.
5. Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and Assurance Coordination
- Monitor relevant legal, regulatory, privacy, contractual, and governance developments and communicate material impacts.
- Translate Legal and Compliance guidance into operating standards and coordinate privacy, data protection, and AI impact assessments.
- Maintain evidence for audits and customer reviews, while independent assurance remains with Internal Audit and Compliance.
6. Third-Party and Vendor Governance
- Set data and AI requirements for vendors, platforms, models, consultants, and embedded capabilities.
- Coordinate cross-functional assessments of data use, access, residency, retention, model training, auditability, incident duties, portability, and exit risk.
- Track material third-party risks, exceptions, remediation, and periodic reassessments.
Required Background
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years in data or AI governance, data management, analytics, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, or information governance.
- Proven success building cross-functional governance programs and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Working knowledge of data lifecycle, responsible AI, Microsoft 365, Purview, Copilot, cloud and data platforms, cybersecurity, and privacy controls.
- Strong judgment, integrity, communication, facilitation, and change leadership; logistics experience is preferred.
Preferred Credentials
CDMP/DCAM, AIGP/CIPM, relevant Microsoft certifications, or comparable change, risk, privacy, or security credentials.
Role Evolution
Initial focus: data inventory, classification, retention, stewardship, quality, lifecycle governance, and Copilot readiness.
Mature state: AI portfolio governance, responsible AI, trusted data products, adoption, value realization, and continuous improvement.
Working Relationships
Works with executive sponsors, the Data & AI Governance Council, business leaders, data owners and stewards, IT, Architecture, Data & Analytics, Cybersecurity, Legal, Compliance, HR, Procurement, Finance, Risk, Internal Audit, and relevant external partners.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.
Benefits
Yusen offers a generous Employee Benefits Package including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision beginning the 1st of the month following start date
- 401k with a company match
- Standard 10 days PTO
- Eligible for bonus plan
- 7 Paid Holidays
- Eligble for OT pay if applicable
- Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits, vacation, and much more
Any and all benefits offered are subject to the eligibility requirements, terms, and provisions set forth in the respective policies and plan documents, which you may request from Human Resources.
About Yusen Logistics (Americas)
Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities – through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.
www.yusen-logistics.com/
Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. values each individual employee and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, disability, sexual and gender orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
Los Angeles County Only: Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Right’s Department Fair Chance Act webpage.
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A snapshot from current New Jersey openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
What New Jersey Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in data governance specialist jobs across New Jersey.
- Bachelor's degree in information management, computer science, or a related technical field
- Hands-on experience with data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK or DCAM
- Proficiency with data catalog and lineage tools such as Collibra, Alation, or Informatica
- Working knowledge of regulatory compliance standards including GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA
- Experience developing and enforcing data quality rules, policies, and stewardship processes
- Strong collaboration skills to align data governance standards across cross-functional business teams
Data Governance Specialist Jobs in New Jersey: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a data governance specialist in New Jersey?
New Jersey does not require a state-issued license to work as a data governance specialist, so the path runs through education and industry credentials. Most roles require a bachelor's degree in information management, data science, or a related field. Earning a Certified Data Management Professional designation from DAMA International or a vendor credential in tools like Collibra strengthens candidacy considerably. New Jersey's pharmaceutical and financial sectors particularly value candidates with domain knowledge in regulated data environments.
Which companies hire data governance specialists in New Jersey?
Companies currently hiring data governance specialists in New Jersey include JPMorganChase, Novartis, and TD, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. New Jersey's dense concentration of pharmaceutical headquarters, financial services firms, and large healthcare systems means steady, year-round demand for this role across multiple industries.
Which New Jersey cities have the most data governance specialist jobs?
Jersey City, Bridgewater, and East Hanover account for the largest share of data governance specialist openings in New Jersey. The Newark and Jersey City corridor draws heavy demand from financial services and insurance firms with New York metro operations, while Princeton and its surrounding area reflects the pharmaceutical and life sciences headquarters concentrated along the Route 1 technology corridor.
Are there remote data governance specialist jobs in New Jersey?
Yes, and more than most fields, since data governance work is largely analytical and policy-driven rather than hands-on or site-specific. About 100% of data governance specialist openings tied to New Jersey are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how well the role translates to distributed team environments. Policy development, metadata management, and data quality monitoring are the functions most commonly offered remotely.
How can I get hired as a data governance specialist in New Jersey with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a data analyst, business analyst, or database administrator role, since New Jersey employers in pharma and financial services routinely promote from those adjacent positions into governance functions. Building a portfolio of data quality documentation or contributing to an open governance framework project demonstrates practical skills. Earning an entry-level Collibra or Informatica certification and targeting associate data steward or data analyst postings at large New Jersey institutions like RWJBarnabas Health or Merck provides a concrete foothold.
Where can I find and apply to data governance specialist jobs in New Jersey?
You can find and apply to data governance specialist jobs in New Jersey on Migrate Mate, which lists current New Jersey openings across industries and experience levels. Search for roles that match your background and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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