Data Governance Analyst

About the role

Northern Bank is advancing its enterprise data capabilities to support improved decision-making, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and responsible innovation. Enterprise Data Management (EDM) operates as a service-oriented function, partnering across business and technology teams to deliver trusted data, consistent reporting, and strong governance practices across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of enterprise data governance initiatives across business and technology teams to improve the quality, consistency, and accountability of data assets.
• Aid in establishing and maintaining governance processes related to data ownership, stewardship, classification, quality, lineage, and metadata.
• Work effectively in a regulated environment, ensuring governance activities align with enterprise policies, control standards, and compliance expectations.
• Facilitate collaboration across stakeholders to promote common definitions, data standards, and consistent use of critical data.
• Help drive transparency and accountability for data-related issues, controls, and remediation efforts.
• Adapt to evolving tools, regulatory expectations, and business needs while maintaining consistent governance practices.
• 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.
• Aid 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.
• Help enforce consistency in data definitions, usage, and control practices across systems, reports, and business processes.
• Contribute to metadata management activities, including cataloging key data assets and supporting traceability across source systems and reporting outputs.
• Cook up with reporting, analytics, and technology teams to ensure governed data is aligned with enterprise priorities and business needs.
• Support policy adherence and control readiness by assisting with audits, exams, risk assessments, and internal reviews related to data governance.
• Provide reporting and metrics on governance program maturity, data quality trends, issue resolution progress, and stewardship engagement.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Data Management, Finance, or a related field.
• 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.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with data governance tools and methodologies.
• Understanding of data lifecycle management and privacy considerations.
• Knowledge of BI and analytics environments.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Employee wellness programs.
• Discounts on Northern Bank products and services.

Pay

• $75,000 - $85,000 annually.

Schedule

• Full-time position.