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Get Access To All JobsAbout GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.
Summary of Role
GlobalFoundries is building an enterprise data catalog and lineage capability to make data easier to find, trust, and use across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and finance. This role is a senior individual contributor who will own the enterprise data catalog and lineage strategy end to end, driving adoption through automation, stewardship, and hands-on execution in a highly complex semiconductor environment.
This is a high-impact, builder role for someone who has implemented data catalog and lineage capabilities at scale and is looking for ownership, visibility, and real operational impact.
Essential Responsibilities
- Own the enterprise data catalog and metadata operating model, including standards, workflows, stewardship, and adoption metrics
- Lead implementation and ongoing optimization of the data catalog platform (Alation or equivalent), ensuring high-quality, trusted metadata
- Design and maintain business glossaries and critical data element definitions across priority domains, including manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and finance
- Deliver end-to-end data lineage for priority data products and reporting, enabling impact analysis and faster issue resolution
- Build and automate metadata ingestion and enrichment using APIs, scripts, and connectors across enterprise platforms
- Partner with data owners, data stewards, and engineering teams to establish ownership, data quality rules, and accountability
- Integrate catalog and lineage tooling with the data lake, ETL pipelines, BI platforms, and core operational systems such as ERP and MES
- Drive catalog adoption through enablement, training, office hours, and curated content that improves data literacy and self-service data discovery
Other Responsibilities
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security requirements and programs
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- Seven or more years of experience in data governance, metadata management, data architecture, or closely related roles
- Three or more years of hands-on experience with a data catalog or governance platform such as Alation, Collibra, Atlan, Microsoft Purview, or similar
- Strong SQL and Python (or equivalent scripting) skills for automation and metadata pipelines
- Experience working across both technical and business stakeholders in complex enterprise environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing enterprise data lineage and impact analysis at scale
- Exposure to manufacturing or semiconductor data domains and systems, including ERP, MES, SPC/FDC, and yield data
- Experience improving catalog adoption through stewardship models and measurable usage outcomes
- Familiarity with regulated data environments, including quality systems, export controls, privacy, and SOX
Why Join Us
- Own and scale a high-visibility enterprise data capability with real operational impact
- Work in one of the most complex data environments in manufacturing and engineering
- Build automation and integrations rather than simply administering tools
- Operate with high autonomy, strong executive visibility, and a clear principal-level career path
Expected Salary Range
$124,000.00 - $208,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law.
About GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.
Summary of Role
GlobalFoundries is building an enterprise data catalog and lineage capability to make data easier to find, trust, and use across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and finance. This role is a senior individual contributor who will own the enterprise data catalog and lineage strategy end to end, driving adoption through automation, stewardship, and hands-on execution in a highly complex semiconductor environment.
This is a high-impact, builder role for someone who has implemented data catalog and lineage capabilities at scale and is looking for ownership, visibility, and real operational impact.
Essential Responsibilities
- Own the enterprise data catalog and metadata operating model, including standards, workflows, stewardship, and adoption metrics
- Lead implementation and ongoing optimization of the data catalog platform (Alation or equivalent), ensuring high-quality, trusted metadata
- Design and maintain business glossaries and critical data element definitions across priority domains, including manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and finance
- Deliver end-to-end data lineage for priority data products and reporting, enabling impact analysis and faster issue resolution
- Build and automate metadata ingestion and enrichment using APIs, scripts, and connectors across enterprise platforms
- Partner with data owners, data stewards, and engineering teams to establish ownership, data quality rules, and accountability
- Integrate catalog and lineage tooling with the data lake, ETL pipelines, BI platforms, and core operational systems such as ERP and MES
- Drive catalog adoption through enablement, training, office hours, and curated content that improves data literacy and self-service data discovery
Other Responsibilities
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security requirements and programs
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- Seven or more years of experience in data governance, metadata management, data architecture, or closely related roles
- Three or more years of hands-on experience with a data catalog or governance platform such as Alation, Collibra, Atlan, Microsoft Purview, or similar
- Strong SQL and Python (or equivalent scripting) skills for automation and metadata pipelines
- Experience working across both technical and business stakeholders in complex enterprise environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing enterprise data lineage and impact analysis at scale
- Exposure to manufacturing or semiconductor data domains and systems, including ERP, MES, SPC/FDC, and yield data
- Experience improving catalog adoption through stewardship models and measurable usage outcomes
- Familiarity with regulated data environments, including quality systems, export controls, privacy, and SOX
Why Join Us
- Own and scale a high-visibility enterprise data capability with real operational impact
- Work in one of the most complex data environments in manufacturing and engineering
- Build automation and integrations rather than simply administering tools
- Operate with high autonomy, strong executive visibility, and a clear principal-level career path
Expected Salary Range
$124,000.00 - $208,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Data Governance Lead
Align your credentials to EB-2 requirements
Data Governance Lead positions typically qualify under EB-2 when the role requires a master's degree in information management, computer science, or a related field. Document any graduate-level credentials and specialized certifications like CDMP before your employer initiates the PERM process.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search the DOL's OFLC Wage Search to identify employers who have filed PERM applications for data governance or data management roles. Companies already familiar with the process move faster and are less likely to withdraw sponsorship mid-filing due to compliance concerns.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Filter your job search on Migrate Mate to surface Data Governance Lead openings at employers with verified green card sponsorship history. This cuts the time spent cold-applying to companies that haven't sponsored PERM cases in your occupation category.
Clarify the prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
DOL assigns your role a prevailing wage level at PERM filing, which must match or fall below your actual offered salary. Ask your employer which SOC code they plan to file under so you can verify the wage tier using the OFLC Wage Search before signing your offer letter.
Build documentation that supports specialty occupation status
Employers sometimes underestimate how closely USCIS scrutinizes data governance roles at the I-140 stage. Gather job descriptions from published industry frameworks, O*NET occupation profiles, and internal governance charters that confirm a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field is standard for the role.
Understand how your country of birth affects your green card timeline
EB-2 and EB-3 priority dates move independently, and applicants born in India or China face backlogs that can stretch years. Review the monthly Visa Bulletin with your employer's attorney to decide whether concurrent filing of the I-140 and I-485 is available to you now.
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Find Data Governance Lead JobsData Governance Lead Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Governance Lead role typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Data Governance Lead positions qualify for EB-2 because they require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as information management, computer science, or business analytics, and often a master's degree in practice. If the employer's internal requirements meet the advanced-degree threshold, EB-2 is the stronger filing path. EB-3 remains available for roles where a four-year degree is the stated minimum.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B sponsorship is temporary and subject to an annual lottery, while PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residency with no cap concerns at the EB-3 level for most countries. The PERM process requires the employer to conduct a supervised recruitment campaign and certify no qualified U.S. worker was available, which takes longer upfront but results in a permanent immigration outcome rather than a renewable status.
What documentation should I prepare before my employer files PERM for a data governance role?
Gather your official transcripts, any graduate-level diplomas, and professional certifications relevant to data governance such as the Certified Data Management Professional credential. You'll also need a detailed employment history that maps your past roles to the specialty occupation requirements USCIS reviews at the I-140 stage. Gaps between your degree field and your current role should be addressed with supporting documentation before your employer's attorney drafts the labor certification.
How do I find Data Governance Lead jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search for Data Governance Lead openings filtered by employers with verified PERM and employment-based sponsorship history, so you're not wasting applications on companies that have never navigated the labor certification process. Targeting employers with existing PERM filings in data management or governance occupations significantly shortens the path from job offer to filing.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I'm on H-1B status?
Yes, your employer can initiate PERM labor certification while you maintain valid H-1B status. Filing early matters because your priority date is established when USCIS receives the approved I-140 petition, not when PERM is filed. For applicants born in countries without backlogs, concurrent filing of the I-140 and I-485 may be possible once PERM is certified, potentially compressing the overall timeline.
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