Data Governance Lead

Lead, Data Governance role description is derived from the posting content: This position is responsible for building and running Alpaca's data governance and data security program across the lakehouse, analytics tools, and internal data products. The candidate will set standards for data classification, access control, and data protection, collaborating with Data Engineering and Data Science to implement these standards. The role involves managing data access governance for the lakehouse and analytics stack, defining entitlement standards, conducting periodic access reviews, and enforcing least-privilege access across tools like Trino, Ranger, Cube, Metabase, and related systems. The person will work with Data Engineering on the technical aspects of controls, set data quality standards, maintain metadata and lineage documentation for compliance and audits, and review data-related vendor and use-case scenarios with Security, Privacy, and Legal. They will support sensitive cross-border data requests, including PII handling and regional data flows, and prepare evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR, partner security reviews, and regulatory exams. The role is remote, individual-contributor with no direct reports, reporting to the CISO, with a dotted-line to Data Engineering and Data Science. Must-haves include 5+ years in data governance/ security/ GRC/ privacy engineering or related, 2+ years with modern data platforms, knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK/NIST, experience building classification/access programs, familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP a plus), privacy/regulatory requirements in financial services, and ability to work with engineering teams. Nice-to-haves include fintech/regulatory background and experience with Trino, Apache Ranger, dbt, Cube, Metabase, Airflow, or Iceberg. We offer Competitive Salary & Stock Options, Health Benefits, Home-Office Setup USD 500, Monthly Stipend USD 150, Equal opportunity employment.