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Location:
Southfield, MI, US, 48033
Country/Region: United States
Job Function: Engineering
Requisition ID: 49810
Employment Type: Salary
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Job Description
The Senior Manager, Digital Transformation & BPO Governance will lead the Electronics business's digital transformation strategy, ensuring digital investments and technology initiatives are aligned with business priorities and deliver measurable outcomes. Reporting to the Director, Governance, Execution & Optimization (GEO) – Global Electronics, this role serves as the key link between business leaders, Business Process Owners (BPOs), and digital teams to drive the governance, execution, adoption, and scaling of strategic digital initiatives across the Electronics business. The position is responsible for building a scalable governance framework, accelerating organizational change, and maximizing business value through technology, automation, data, and AI.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead the Electronics digital transformation strategy and multi-year roadmap, translating business priorities and future-state operating models into actionable digital initiatives.
- Establish and govern the Business Process Owner (BPO) operating model, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and value realization.
- Partner with business leaders to identify, prioritize, and deploy digital initiatives that improve productivity, decision-making, operational performance, and competitiveness.
- Lead the monthly Electronics Digital Governance Review, tracking roadmap execution, deployment, adoption, value realization, and barriers requiring leadership decisions.
- Drive adoption of digital solutions across the Electronics business through change management, stakeholder engagement, and best-practice sharing across regions and functions.
- Define success metrics, measure business outcomes, and ensure digital initiatives deliver sustainable value.
- Coach, align, and challenge BPOs to define future-state processes, digital requirements, Statements of Work, business cases, transformation roadmaps, adoption plans, value metrics, and data-accountability requirements.
- Act as a change agent who promotes innovation, challenges the status quo, and drives cross-functional collaboration in a highly matrixed organization.
- Align the IDEA and broader digital portfolio with Electronics business objectives, maintaining transparency of priorities, investments, resources, and expected value.
- Challenge initiatives that are not delivering expected outcomes and recommend reprioritization of resources toward higher-value opportunities.
- Ensure successful digital solutions are standardized and scaled across functions and regions rather than remaining isolated local pilots.
The Role
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- Experience establishing and managing governance frameworks, operating models, and cross-functional transformation programs.
- Strong understanding of business process design, process improvement, and organizational transformation.
- Proven success leading large-scale change management and digital adoption efforts.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive results in a complex, matrixed organization without direct authority.
- Strong business, financial, and analytical acumen with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience deploying enterprise-wide digital solutions and delivering measurable business value.
- Demonstrated builder mindset with strong ownership, execution discipline, systems thinking, and a willingness to constructively challenge established ways of working.
Your Qualifications
- Experience in the Electronics or Automotive industry.
- Significant experience leading digital transformation initiatives within manufacturing, engineering, operations, supply chain, purchasing, program management, or related business functions.
- Knowledge of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, and digital manufacturing technologies.
- Experience leading global digital transformation programs across multiple regions.
- Familiarity with Business Process Owner (BPO) governance models and operating structures.
- Experience developing digital investment business cases, statements of work, and value realization frameworks.
- Continuous improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar process excellence experience.
- Demonstrated track record of scaling digital solutions across multiple functions and regions and driving sustained adoption.
Bonus If You Have
- Advanced degree (MBA or related discipline) preferred.
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Align your credentials to PERM's degree requirement
PERM requires your employer to define a minimum degree requirement for the role. A master's in information management or data science strengthens EB-2 eligibility, while a bachelor's with documented governance experience supports EB-3 without limiting your options.
Target employers with dedicated governance functions
Companies in regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, and energy routinely hire Data Governance Managers and have established PERM filing processes. Look for job postings that list data stewardship frameworks, MDM platforms, or CDAO reporting structures as requirements.
Search green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate lets you filter for employers actively sponsoring EB-2 and EB-3 green cards for data roles, so you're not cold-applying to companies without a sponsorship track record for this position type.
Ask about prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Your employer must file a prevailing wage determination with OFLC before starting PERM. Check what wage level your offered compensation maps to using the OFLC Wage Search, since a Level I wage for a senior governance role can trigger audit scrutiny.
Document your data governance specialization thoroughly
USCIS scrutinizes whether a Data Governance Manager role constitutes a specialty occupation. Gather evidence of your specific framework expertise, such as DAMA-DMBOK methodology, data lineage tools, or regulatory compliance programs, to support your I-140 petition.
Clarify your employer's PERM recruitment timeline early
PERM requires your employer to complete DOL-mandated recruitment steps before filing, typically taking three to six months. Confirm whether your employer has completed this before or is starting fresh, since that window directly affects when your priority date can be established.
Green Card Data Governance Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Governance Manager role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3?
Most Data Governance Manager positions qualify for EB-2 if the job requires a master's degree or a bachelor's degree plus substantial specialized experience. EB-3 covers roles where a bachelor's degree is the stated minimum. Your employer's PERM job description controls which category applies, so the degree requirement written into that filing matters significantly.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status with a three-year initial period, subject to the annual lottery cap for most applicants. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries, though EB-2 and EB-3 for nationals of India and China face priority date backlogs that can significantly extend timelines.
How long does the PERM process take for a Data Governance Manager?
The PERM labor certification process typically takes six to eighteen months from the start of DOL-mandated recruitment through certification, though audit cases take longer. After PERM certification, your employer files the I-140 petition with USCIS. Total time to a green card varies by your country of birth and whether your priority date is current when you reach the final step.
Where can I find employers that sponsor green cards for data governance roles?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. You can filter by visa type, including EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship, and see which employers have an active track record of sponsoring data-related roles. This saves time compared to applying broadly and discovering post-offer that a company has no PERM filing infrastructure in place.
Can my employer start PERM while I'm on H-1B or OPT?
Yes. Employers can file PERM on your behalf while you hold H-1B status or are working on OPT. Your current nonimmigrant status doesn't affect PERM eligibility. If you're on OPT with an upcoming expiration, discuss timing with your employer early, since transitioning to H-1B before OPT ends gives you a stable status while PERM and I-140 processing continues.