# Director, Data Governance at Whoop

- Company: Whoop
- What the company does: Backed by SoftBank VF and IVP.
- Company website: https://www.whoop.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Boston, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $190K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/whoop/1d91eddc-80e1-45c9-9dc7-f2c5638e6645?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/whoop-director-data-governance/

## About the role

Define and lead the data governance strategy, operating model, and roadmap spanning data ownership, contracts, event taxonomy, cataloging, access policy, data quality standards, and privacy and compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA), aligned with the DAA strategy. Build, lead, and coach a small, senior team, developing your people while partnering closely with Staff level technical leaders across the org. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years in data, engineering, or data governance roles, with a strong background in data governance, data quality, data engineering, or data platform
- 4+ years of experience leading and building teams
- Direct experience building data governance programs or frameworks, ideally in a high-growth environment where governance was not yet formalized
- Hands-on experience with modern data stack tooling: Snowflake, dbt, Airflow/orchestration, and data catalog/lineage tools
- Working knowledge of healthcare data regulations (HIPAA), or willingness to develop deep expertise quickly given the WHOOP expansion into regulated healthcare products
- Experience implementing data quality frameworks with automated monitoring and alerting

Tags: Data, Analytics & AI

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/whoop-director-data-governance/