Director, Data Governance

Company Summary
EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We'll launch your career and empower you to change lives.
Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.
Department Summary
Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
We are seeking a Director of Governance to establish and lead a hands-on governance function that ensures trust, transparency, and accountability in our AI/GenAI programs. This role will anchor governance for AI/GenAI delivery and expand into data and analytics governance as a future state.
The ideal candidate can think strategically, execute pragmatically, and brings deep technical expertise in data and ai governance programs. They will create the governance roadmap, establish operational processes, and build a team of governance analysts who work directly with delivery squads to embed governance into day-to-day workflows.
Key Responsibilities:

• Current Scope (AI/GenAI Governance)
• Define and execute a 12-18 month governance roadmap, starting with AI/GenAI programs
• Develop standards for model documentation, monitoring, explainability, life cycle management, and core governance principles (bias, transparency, fairness, accountability and privacy)
• Monitor and ensure compliance with AI laws and regulations, partnering with other EchoStar teams
• Manage AI-related risks and controls, maintaining the risk register and performing monitoring of key controls
• Support training programs to build awareness of AI, including best practices, risks, ethical considerations and compliance
• Define metadata requirements and governance controls within AI/GenAI platforms
• Build mechanisms for governance-in-delivery (e.g., checklists, automated gates, and embedded analysts)
• Partner with InfoSec, Legal, Compliance teams and business stakeholders to align without duplication of effort
• Establish governance KPIs and communicate progress to executives
• Future State (Data & Analytics Governance)
• Stand up data governance function: ownership, stewardship, cataloging, access/entitlement models (Unity Catalog, Snowflake), retention policies
• Stand up analytics governance function: quality standards, certified dashboards, lineage, explainability of KPIs
• Scale governance analysts into a shared service embedded across AI, data, and analytics delivery squads
• Develop knowledge base and training frameworks for business teams, IT teams and both Data Users and Stewards
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture team to embed governance within the systems and across the enterprise

Skills, Experience and Requirements
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field
• 15+ years of experience leading data platform and business intelligence organizations with a focus on AI-driven innovation or automation-driven process improvements
• Proven experience designing and implementing governance frameworks (AI, data, or analytics)

Skills and Qualifications:

• Hands-on ability to draft policies, configure catalog/lineage tools, and partner with technical delivery teams
• Strong communication and facilitation skills; able to bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Strategic mindset with the ability to execute pragmatically
• Familiarity with AI/ML lifecycle, metadata management, and analytics governance practices
• Background in telecom, technology, financial services, retail, or other data-heavy industries is welcome

Visa sponsorship not available for this role
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $185,000.00/Year - $250,000.00/Year
Benefits
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits .
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
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