Full-Time Senior Director, Data Management & Governance

About The Position The Senior Director of Data Management & Governance will lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide data management and governance strategies, ensuring that KIPP Foundation, along with all 278 KIPP schools and 28 regions, has timely access to accurate data to make informed decisions that best serve KIPP’s communities.

This role will oversee the entire data lifecycle—from data creation and collection to storage, integration, usage, and archiving—while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local education policies.

This role will also oversee the design, implementation, and continuous development of our data strategy, including the transition to a new Data Warehouse.

The individual in this position will be tasked with ensuring that 100% of necessary data for reporting and dashboards is fully available.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in K-12 data governance, student data privacy, and education technology standards, with a strong ability to collaborate across academic, technology, and administrative teams to drive data-informed decision-making across the KIPP network.

The Senior Director, Data Management & Governance reports to the Chief Information Officer and manages the team of 10 teammates who support the lifecycle management of our data and its infrastructure.

The individual collaborates extensively with Foundation’s Information Technology (IT) teams, including Operations, Analytics & Reporting teams, as well as other program teams.

Responsibilities

1. Develop and implement a comprehensive data management strategy aligned with KIPP’s mission and objectives.
2. Oversee the entire data lifecycle, ensuring data is accurate, accessible, and secure from intake to retirement.
3. Establish best practices for data collection, storage, integration, quality assurance, and reporting.
4. Implement and manage data governance tools and platforms to support KIPP’s data ecosystem.
5. Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of data infrastructure.
6. Manage data warehouse platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Azure Fabric).
7. Implement data integration tools and ETL/ELT pipelines.
8. Ensure data architecture scalability, security, and performance.
9. Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to optimize database performance, automate workflows, and enhance data accessibility.
10. Evaluate and implement business intelligence (BI) tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
11. Lead the design and enforcement of data governance policies.
12. Partner with legal, compliance, and IT teams to mitigate risks related to student data privacy and security.
13. Define data ownership, stewardship, and accountability across KIPP Network.
14. Implement data quality standards and governance processes.
15. Oversee data stewardship programs.
16. Monitor and report data quality metrics to key stakeholders.
17. Partner with KIPP Foundation leadership, school regions, state education agencies, and IT teams.
18. Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.
19. Lead cross-functional working groups.
20. Evaluate and recommend data governance technologies (data catalogs, data lineage tools, metadata management platforms).
21. Guide the integration of AI, automation, and interoperability frameworks (Ed-Fi, CEDS, SIF, etc.).
22. Stay informed about emerging K-12 education policies, technology standards, and data security threats.
23. Build and mentor a high-performing data governance and management team.
24. Foster a culture of data literacy and accountability.
25. Provide training and professional development.

Skills and Mindsets (Mission, student focus; achievement & outcomes orientation; effective teaming; people management; change management; data acumen; technical fluency)

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