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Data Governance Manager

Northwestern Mutual
Data GovernanceHybridFull-timeMilwaukee, WI

Northwestern Mutual is hiring for the role of Data Governance Manager, Milwaukee, WI (Hybrid). This is a Data Governance role in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with Northwestern Mutual.

Organization: Northwestern MutualLocation: Milwaukee, WIWorkplace: HybridFocus: Data GovernancePosted: Jul 29, 2026
Northwestern Mutual is hiring for this Data Governance role in Milwaukee, one of the metros GRC Careers tracks for governance, risk, and compliance hiring.

Manages enterprise data governance standards, business glossary definitions, and metadata mapping across insurance and financial products. Partners with analytics teams to enforce data quality rules and compliance with state insurance privacy laws. Guides domain data stewards on policy implementation.

Location and market context

This role is based in Milwaukee on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Northwestern Mutual's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.

About data governance roles

Data governance establishes ownership, quality, and controls over data as an asset. It is foundational to trustworthy analytics and AI, spanning cataloging, lineage, and access. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as data management frameworks, data quality and lineage standards, and privacy and security controls.

How to position yourself for this data governance role

Strong candidates emphasize data ownership and stewardship, quality and lineage, catalog and access controls, and enabling analytics and AI on a trusted data foundation. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Northwestern Mutual would apply data management frameworks, data quality and lineage standards, and privacy and security controls, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.

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