Data Governance Manager

At VicRoads the work you do has real impact. Our work connects people and communities. We keep Victorians moving safely and smoothly today and help them be ready for tomorrow.

VicRoads empowers our people to learn and grow– focusing on impact and innovation. We reflect the diversity of Victoria and foster clever thinking to keep you and the community moving.

VicRoads is progressing too. In August 2022, we started on a new chapter when the Victorian State Government partnered with Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust, and Macquarie Asset Management to operate registration and licensing services on its behalf.

We work collaboratively with the Victorian State Government to ensure we fulfill regulatory requirements, deliver State projects and safeguard customer data. The Victorian State Government retains sole responsibility for road access, infrastructure and safety.

• Annual Salary Range: Up to $180,000
• Employment Type: Ongoing - Full-Time 
• Usual Work Location: QV 180 Lonsdale Street CBD/ Work from home

Are you passionate about creating products and experiences that not only meet user needs but also captivate their hearts and minds? Are you excited about the challenge of balancing customer desirability with business viability, technology feasibility and broader business strategy to deliver exceptional experiences? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you! 

We are seeking a talented and driven individual to join our dynamic Technology Operations team. As a team member, you will play a pivotal role in working with our business and helping to support and provide engineering services to the digital platform.  You will work alongside a group of passionate professionals who are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations. 

Your team is part of the Technology division, a team that are truly collaborative and passionate, and work closely together to deliver outcomes that positively transform the way our customers use our services.  

About the Opportunity 

The Data Governance Manager is responsible for designing, embedding, and sustaining enterprise-wide data governance frameworks that enable high-quality, trusted, and well-managed data across the organisation. This role drives clarity of data ownership, stewardship, and accountability while ensuring governance practices are practical, adopted, and value-enabling rather than bureaucratic.

The Data Governance Manager partners with business and technology stakeholders to uplift data practices, support regulatory and risk obligations, and enable effective analytics, reporting, and advanced data use cases..

• Enterprise Data Governance: Design, implement, and continuously evolve enterprise‑wide data governance frameworks, standards, and operating models, translating governance principles into pragmatic, fit‑for‑purpose processes that are embedded in day‑to‑day ways of working and scalable across complex, federated data environments.
• Data Ownership, Stewardship & Accountability: Establish and maintain clear data ownership and stewardship models across priority data domains, defining accountabilities, decision rights, and escalation pathways for data management and quality issues, while supporting data owners and stewards with clear guidance, tooling, and effective governance practices.
• Data Quality, Metadata & Lineage: Define enterprise standards for data quality management, metadata, and data lineage, supporting the implementation of processes and measures that enable trusted, reliable data for decision‑making, and partnering with platform, analytics, and reporting teams to ensure governance requirements are met across the end‑to‑end data lifecycle.
• Risk, Regulatory & Privacy Enablement: Embed data governance controls that support regulatory, privacy, and risk management obligations, partnering with risk, legal, compliance, and security teams to ensure controls are well defined and proportionate, and contributing to audits, regulatory reviews, and risk assessments as required.
• Other duties: Build strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders, business stakeholders, and technology teams, influencing data practices and behaviours through expertise, credibility, and collaboration; acting as a central advisor on data governance requirements for analytics, reporting, and advanced data use cases; driving adoption of governance practices through clear communication, education, and stakeholder engagement; and undertaking any other duties aligned with the scope, skills.

About you 

You are an experienced data governance professional with a strong track record of designing and embedding effective data governance frameworks, processes, and controls within complex organisations. You bring at least five years’ experience across data governance, data management, or related disciplines, and are confident translating governance principles into practical, value‑driven outcomes.

You have a well‑developed understanding of privacy legislation, data protection regulations, compliance obligations, and evolving industry trends, and are comfortable embedding proportionate controls that support regulatory and risk requirements. You are skilled at defining and tracking meaningful KPIs to measure the effectiveness and maturity of data governance initiatives and continuously improve outcomes.

You are proactive, collaborative, and influential, able to work effectively with senior leaders, business stakeholders, and technology teams to drive strong data practices and behaviours across the organisation.

DAMA certification or accreditation, along with experience leading and developing high‑performing teams, will be highly regarded.

You must be eligible to gain Baseline Clearance – VicRoads to sponsor this clearance

• Australian citizen
• No criminal Record

Our culture 

Innovation powers progress, but it doesn’t come without support. To attract, retain, and develop talented people, we reward initiative and ingenuity, foster collaboration, and offer dynamic career development. At VicRoads, we embrace diversity and inclusion and we’re proud our workforce reflects the community we work for. 

What we offer 

• Salary packaging, Fitness Passport & discounts to hundreds of retailers
• Opportunities for professional and personal development 
• Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly practices, including 16 weeks paid parental leave 

How to apply 

We encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds and communities. 

If you need any adjustments to our recruitment process or the role itself, please let us know when applying. 

Please submit your application via the “Apply” button.

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VicRoads is required to evidence your right to work in Australia and may ask for your consent to check records maintained by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection as well as records maintained by Victoria Police and VicRoads as part of the selection process. Information provided to VicRoads will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please note that due to legal requirements you must be predominantly located in Australia and for certain roles, predominantly located in Melbourne or Victoria.