Senior Program Lead, Finance Data Governance

TJX Companies At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you’re working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer.   Job Description: Senior Program Lead, Finance Data Governance   About the Role   This role is responsible for leading the rollout of TJX Finance's Data Governance program across North America. Success in this position will come less from deep technical governance expertise and more from the ability to drive adoption, facilitate discussions, build relationships, and guide teams through change.   Working across Finance functions and leadership levels, this individual will coordinate rollout activities, lead workshops and training sessions, help teams understand governance concepts, and ensure initiatives stay on track. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading programs, influencing without authority, and turning strategy into action.   What You’ll Do   Finance Data Governance Program   Serve as the Finance lead for the rollout of Data Governance across North America, owning execution from kickoff through completion   Develop and deliver training, communications, and adoption materials that help Finance teams understand and apply Data Governance concepts   Lead working sessions with Finance teams to assess current state, align on expectations across core governance areas (definitions, ownership, lineage, criticality), and drive clear next steps   Partner with Enterprise Data & Analytics to ensure Finance’s approach remains aligned to the broader   TJX   vision and roadmap   Identify and recommend enhancements to materials and approaches based on real ‑ world rollout experience, ensuring the program scales smoothly and remains practical for Finance teams   Act as the primary point of contact for Finance teams navigating these efforts for the first time   High ‑ Exposure Stakeholder Partnership   Work   directly   with Finance stakeholders across multiple functions and levels, from analysts and managers through AVP+ leadership   Build strong working relationships through clear communication, structured facilitation, and consistent follow   through   Provide program leadership with concise updates, insights, and recommendations, managing day ‑ to ‑ day execution independently and escalating issues when leadership input is required   Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and adoption challenges, and surface them early with proposed paths forward   Driving Execution & Momentum   Own day ‑ to ‑ day progress of the Finance rollout, ensuring momentum is maintained, decisions are driven to closure, and teams continue moving forward between formal touchpoints.   Plan and facilitate   working sessions , trainings, and walkthroughs   independently   Track progress, manage open items, and coordinate next steps across multiple parallel efforts   Apply change management principles to support sustainable adoption   that extends beyond the initial engagement with each team   Data & Analytics Enablement (Secondary Focus)   In addition to Data Governance responsibilities, this role may have opportunities to support reporting, analytics, and process automation initiatives based on business priorities   Identify potential opportunities for process enhancement as you work with Finance teams, and connect them with the appropriate leaders within the broader Data & Analytics organization   What You Bring   Bachelor’s   degree in   Business,   Finance,   Computer Science,   or a related field   Experience supporting organizational change management, communications, training, or user adoption initiatives   Strong facilitation skills with experience leading workshops, training sessions, working groups, or stakeholder meetings   Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, track actions, remove roadblocks, and drive initiatives to completion   Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of an organization   Proven ability to translate complex concepts into practical, easy-to-understand guidance for business teams   Comfortable operating in ambiguity and helping teams navigate organizational change   What Success in this Role Looks Like   Finance teams understand foundational Data Governance concepts and expectations   Rollout activities are completed on schedule across multiple Finance functions   Working sessions result in clear ownership, decisions, and next steps   Stakeholders view the program as practical, valuable, and easy to engage with   Governance practices become embedded into day-to-day Finance processes   Work Environment   Hybrid work environment (mix of in ‑ office and remote, depending on location)   High degree of collaboration across Finance and data teams   Flexibility may be required during key rollout or implementation periods   Occasional travel may be required   About TJX   At TJX Companies, our Finance and Data teams are working together to strengthen data foundations that support smarter decisions and scalable growth. You’ll be part of a collaborative, cross ‑ functional environment with exposure across brands including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Winners, HomeSense, and Sierra.   Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation /sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management