Data Governance Analyst

Essential Functions

• Support the execution of enterprise data governance initiatives across business and technology teams to improve the quality, consistency, and accountability of data assets.
• Affiliate with data owners, data stewards, business units, IT, and risk partners to define and maintain critical data elements, business glossaries, and data lineage documentation.
• Assist in monitoring and improving data quality by identifying issues, documenting root causes, tracking remediation, and coordinating with stakeholders on corrective actions.
• Maintain and enhance governance documentation, including data definitions, ownership assignments, standards, issue logs, and control inventories.
• Support governance forums, working groups, and review meetings by preparing materials, documenting decisions, and tracking follow-up items.
• Adapt to evolving tools, regulatory expectations, and business needs while maintaining consistent governance practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support implementation and ongoing administration of the enterprise data governance framework, including policies, standards, roles, and procedures.
• Partner with data owners, data stewards, business units, IT, and risk partners to define and maintain critical data elements, business glossaries, and data lineage documentation.
• Affiliate with monitoring and improving data quality by identifying issues, documenting root causes, tracking remediation, and coordinating with stakeholders on corrective actions.
• Maintain and enhance governance documentation, including data definitions, ownership assignments, standards, issue logs, and control inventories.
• Support governance forums, working groups, and review meetings by preparing materials, documenting decisions, and tracking follow-up items.
• Adapt to evolving tools, regulatory expectations, and business needs while maintaining consistent governance practices.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data quality, business analysis, risk, compliance, or a related function.
• Experience working with data in banking or financial services preferred, including awareness of regulatory, control, and reporting expectations.
• Understanding of core data governance practices, including data ownership, stewardship, metadata, lineage, data quality, and policy standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify data issues and support practical remediation efforts.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across business and technology teams.
• Ability to translate data-related concepts into clear, actionable language for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications; familiarity with data governance, metadata, or reporting tools is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Data Management, Finance, or a related field.

NICE TO HAVES (OR THINGS YOU’LL GET TO LEARN)

• Experience with data governance or metadata tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with data quality monitoring, issue management, and control documentation.
• Exposure to report governance, master data management, or enterprise data catalog initiatives.
• Understanding of data lifecycle management, retention, classification, and privacy-related considerations.
• Experience supporting governance programs in a matrixed or highly regulated environment.
• Knowledge of BI and analytics environments such as Power BI, SQL-based reporting, or data warehousing concepts.

Pay

The annual salary range for the Data Governance Analyst is $75,000 - $100,000 per year.