Senior Analyst, Data Governance

About the role

A company in the financial services industry located in New York.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand requirements, define solutions, and drive data governance initiatives.
• Act as a translator between technical teams and business users, tailoring communication to different audiences.
• Support efforts to establish and maintain accurate, consistent, and trusted data across key business domains.
• Investigate data quality issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate resolution efforts with internal and offshore teams.
• Document business processes, requirements, data definitions, and governance standards.
• Design and execute testing for data, reporting, and system enhancements.
• Support ongoing governance programs, issue tracking, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Analyze complex business workflows and identify opportunities to increase efficiency, transparency, and data integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2-5 years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, consulting, operations, process improvement, or a related field.
• Strong ability to work across both business and technology organizations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity and develop structure where processes are still evolving.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving abilities.

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills, including complex data analysis and VBA/macros.
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of data structures and data logic.
• Experience with data governance, data quality, reporting, or enterprise data initiatives preferred.
• Exposure to Power BI, Snowflake, or similar tools is helpful but not required.

Pay

Competitive salary ranging from $90,000 to $120,000 annually.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and 401(k) match.
• Opportunity to contribute to impactful data governance initiatives in the financial services industry.