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Justworks
New York, United States4 months ago
166,000 – 214,000 USD
per year
At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.
We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
Data & Analytics
You are a data leader who understands that trustworthy analytics doesn’t happen by accident — it has to be built, maintained, and governed. You think in programs, not tickets. You’re energized by the challenge of setting standards that actually stick, and you know that getting adoption requires credibility, relationship-building, and a genuine understanding of what teams need from their data.
You’re as comfortable writing SQL and reviewing dbt models as you are facilitating a stakeholder alignment meeting or coaching an IC through ambiguity. You see AI tooling not as a novelty but as a practical lever for scaling work that would otherwise be prohibitively manual, and you’re already using it that way.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Manager, Data Governance to lead Justworks’ nascent Data Governance team. This is a player-coach role: you will manage a growing team of ICs while owning the programs, standards, and cross-functional relationships that make self-serve analytics at Justworks actually work. Your team’s mandate is to set and enforce the conditions under which analytics assets are defined, certified, documented, and trusted before they reach the business. This work is initiative-driven rather than request-response, and it requires someone who can prioritize without a defined ticket queue, build standards that engineers and analysts will adopt, and make the case for governance to stakeholders who may not have asked for it yet.
In the Manager, Data Governance role, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately results in our success as an organization. Your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:
In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:
The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $166,000.00 - $214,000.00 per year.
Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.
For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks.
Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to . Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.
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English level
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We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.
We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
Data & Analytics
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Manager, Data Governance to lead Justworks’ nascent Data Governance team. This is a player-coach role: you will manage a growing team of ICs while owning the programs, standards, and cross-functional relationships that make self-serve analytics at Justworks actually work. Your team’s mandate is to set and enforce the conditions under which analytics assets are defined, certified, documented, and trusted before they reach the business. This work is initiative-driven rather than request-response, and it requires someone who can prioritize without a defined ticket queue, build standards that engineers and analysts will adopt, and make the case for governance to stakeholders who may not have asked for it yet.
In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:
Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.
You are a data leader who understands that trustworthy analytics doesn’t happen by accident — it has to be built, maintained, and governed. You think in programs, not tickets. You’re energized by the challenge of setting standards that actually stick, and you know that getting adoption requires credibility, relationship-building, and a genuine understanding of what teams need from their data.
You’re as comfortable writing SQL and reviewing dbt models as you are facilitating a stakeholder alignment meeting or coaching an IC through ambiguity. You see AI tooling not as a novelty but as a practical lever for scaling work that would otherwise be prohibitively manual, and you’re already using it that way.
In the Manager, Data Governance role, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately results in our success as an organization. Your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:
Plans & Aligns — Translates governance strategy into a prioritized, executable roadmap; communicates clearly about progress, tradeoffs, and urgency; ensures the team’s work is always connected to measurable business outcomes
Balances Stakeholders — Understands that governance works by earning trust, not mandating compliance. Develops standards in partnership with affected teams, acts fairly under conflicting demands, and maintains relationships even when decisions are hard
Influence and Leadership — Builds credibility with engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders alike. Fosters a culture of knowledge-sharing, continuous improvement, and proactive thinking about data trust across the organization
Manages Complexity — Navigates a work environment that blends technical depth, program ownership, and cross-functional coordination. Turns ambiguous mandates into concrete, actionable programs
Displays good Judgment — Knows when to enforce a standard and when to build consensus first. Asks questions before acting, applies critical thinking, and takes ownership of outcomes
Teamwork & Communication — Bridges technical and non-technical audiences. Translates governance concepts into business value, and business requirements into engineering standards
Skills and Knowledge — Maintains hands-on fluency in the technical stack (SQL, dbt, dimensional modeling) and actively develops expertise in evolving areas: AI tooling, data observability, and governance tooling
8+ years of experience in a data role such as analytics engineering, data engineering, or data governance, with hands-on experience in SQL and dbt
3+ years in people management, with a demonstrated track record of developing ICs and managing team delivery
Experience owning data governance, data quality, or data standards programs — not just contributing to them
Strong proficiency in SQL; working experience with dbt and dimensional modeling sufficient to define standards and review model conformance
Demonstrated experience with managing data catalogs or data governance tooling (Atlan, Alation, Collibra, or similar)
Hands-on fluency with AI tooling as a productivity and automation lever; ability to apply it within the context of metadata management, documentation, and governance workflows
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to drive alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong program ownership mindset: comfortable prioritizing proactively, operating without a defined ticket queue, and driving initiatives that span teams and timelines
At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $166,000.00 - $214,000.00 per year.
Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.
For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks.
