Sr Data Governance Analyst

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Champion BECU's Data Governance Standards: Execute and uphold BECU's enterprise data governance standards, guidelines, and processes while ensuring compliance with regulatory and information protection requirements.
• Build Strong Data Partnerships: Identify and engage key stakeholders, data stewards, and custodians to ensure a collaborative and comprehensive approach to managing enterprise data assets.
• Lead Governance for Data Assets: Scope and define business area data assets—considering systems of entry, systems of record, and downstream data consumers—to ensure appropriate governance coverage.
• Facilitate Cross-Functional Collaboration: Organize and lead virtual cross-functional teams to establish data governance objectives, prioritize initiatives, resolve issues, and make key decisions for enterprise data assets.
• Assess and Profile Data Quality: Construct initial technical profiles for simple to moderately complex data assets, analyze data quality insights, and collaborate with stakeholders to identify improvement needs.
• Develop Data Guidelines and Business Rules: Facilitate the creation of clear and actionable data guidelines, including business terminology, data classifications, and business rules that define data quality expectations.
• Ensure Operational Alignment: Partner with data owners to ensure operational procedures align with established data standards and guidelines.
• Catalog Enterprise Data Assets: Work with data stewards and custodians to document enterprise data assets, including business terms, data dictionaries, classifications, and lineage.
• Drive Data Quality Issue Resolution: Identify, prioritize, and lead efforts to resolve governance and data quality issues in partnership with stakeholders.
• Train and Empower Data Stewards: Deliver training and guidance on data governance controls to enable a self-service approach to data quality management.
• Manage Data Governance Tools Access: Coordinate user access and permissions for Data Governance Office platforms.
• Design and Improve Governance Processes: Participate in shaping and independently implementing enterprise data governance standards, objectives, and guidelines.
• Support Enterprise Data Initiatives: Contribute expertise to key data governance projects and workstreams across the organization.
• Take on additional duties as assigned to help advance BECU's data-driven decision-making culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science, or a related field—or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data governance and/or data management with demonstrated application of data governance principles.
• At least 2 years of experience using data visualization and reporting tools such as SAS, Tableau, Power BI, SSRS, or Alteryx.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with SQL and/or Python for querying and profiling structured datasets.
• Solid understanding of technology platforms like SQL Server, Oracle, Azure DataLake, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Collibra, or Azure Purview.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, including data analysis, cleansing, manipulation, and anomaly detection in regulated environments.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to gather business requirements, document workflows, and lead projects independently.
• Knowledge of data protection frameworks and security requirements.
• Ability to navigate moderate ambiguity and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree in a related field preferred.
• Advanced working knowledge of marketing data sources including Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Google Analytics/Big Query, Fiserv, and SiteCore.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary range of $114,300.00-$139,700.00 annually, with a full range of $88,700.00 - $165,200.00.
• Performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Disability and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
• 401k plan and employer-funded retirement plan.
• Paid time off (up to 160 hours annually) and ten paid holidays.
• Remote or onsite work options depending on location.