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Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Minerals operates 11 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.

Summary

The Manager, Enterprise Data Governance is responsible for establishing and maturing the enterprise-wide data governance program, ensuring data quality, security, and accessibility. This role leads governance processes and enables Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric capabilities to support trusted and compliant data across the organization. This role is also responsible for establishing and leading the organization’s data stewardship model, ensuring appropriate ownership, accountability, and cross‑functional engagement in managing enterprise data assets. The manager will coach and coordinate a network of business data stewards to maintain data definitions, oversee data quality, and support responsible data use across Compass Minerals.

Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to the following:

(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)

- Lead the development and execution of the enterprise data governance framework, policies, standards, and operating procedures.

- Oversee the master data management (MDM) function, including direct leadership of data governance and master data team members through coaching, prioritization, and performance management.

- Establish and lead the enterprise data stewardship program by defining steward and data owner roles, responsibilities, workflows, and RACI; provide guidance and training to ensure consistent execution across business domains. Administer and expand Microsoft Purview capabilities—including cataloging, lineage, classification/sensitivity labeling, access policy management, and metadata curation—with full integration to OneLake to ensure unified metadata, governance, and data discovery across the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem Oversee governance aspects of Microsoft Fabric including workspace governance, security models/role design, metadata standards, and data lifecycle management across ingestion, curation, and consumption.

- Define and monitor enterprise data quality metrics (completeness, accuracy, timeliness, consistency); partner with data stewards and engineering teams to investigate root causes and drive remediation.

- Drive adoption of governance and data literacy through communications, enablement, and change management; develop steward playbooks, glossaries, and training materials to build a culture of responsible data use.

- Facilitate data governance councils and cross‑functional working groups; provide transparent reporting on program maturity, catalog adoption, lineage coverage, policy compliance, and data quality health.

- Ensure compliance with privacy, retention, and regulatory requirements by implementing effective controls, documentation, and audit readiness in partnership with Security, Risk, and Legal; align governance with enterprise analytics and technology strategies.

Minimum Required Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Data Management, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

- 7 years of experience in data governance, data management, or analytics roles.

- 2 years hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview (catalog, lineage, classification/sensitivity, access governance/policies).

- Experience with Microsoft Fabric or modern Azure-based data platforms.

- Experience developing or managing a data stewardship program, including defining stewardship roles, processes, and cross‑functional engagement models.

- Strong understanding of data privacy, compliance, metadata management, and data quality practices.

- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and data stewardship initiatives.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to making all employment-related decisions without regard to race, ancestry, ethnicity, color, religious creed or belief, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy and breastfeeding), age, military or veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by law. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at dol.gov. Mar 2026