Governance Data Analyst Jr/Mid

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between business and technical teams to ensure alignment on data usage and definitions.
• Lead terminology alignment workshops and standardize taxonomy across business units.
• Gather requirements related to data quality, lineage, and definitions.
• Create and maintain governance documentation including business glossaries, metadata, and data quality rules.
• Collaborate with data architects and engineers on enterprise data models.
• Perform SQL-based data profiling to validate and reconcile understanding with actual datasets.
• Participate in governance councils to contribute to policy and standards development.
• Act as a data steward for key business domains and ensure documentation remains current.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in Data Governance or Business/Data Analyst roles.
• Experience working in multi-tiered environments, preferably involving Product, Customer, or Worker data.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in SQL for querying and data validation.
• Familiarity with data modeling concepts (relational, dimensional) and metadata tools.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.

Nice to Have

• Experience with metadata management tools and enterprise data governance platforms.