Data Governance Administrator
About The Position
This role is for an individual who loves Jesus, people, and bringing order to complexity. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, takes pride in clean and accurate data, and thinks in systems and processes. They understand that strong data governance enables clarity, trust, and better decision-making. The role requires someone who is naturally curious, analytical, and practical, capable of defining and implementing standards in systems like Salesforce. They should be comfortable working with technical teams and supporting non-technical users with patience. The position values consistency, documentation, and accountability, focusing on solving root causes of data issues. Ultimately, the candidate should be organized, proactive, mission-driven, and see this role as an opportunity to steward information for real impact and serve others by helping to bring the Gospel to students.
Requirements
- A mature personal Christian faith consistent with the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith
- Strong understanding of data governance principles, data quality management and data lifecycle practices
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce (admin-level experience strongly preferred)
- Familiarity with data architecture concepts such as objects, relationships, normalization and data models
- Experience with duplicate management, validation rules and data integrity controls
- Ability to analyze datasets and identify patterns, anomalies and root causes
- Strong documentation skills with an emphasis on clarity and usability
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- High attention to detail with a process-oriented mindset
- Willing to travel to Hilliard, OH once a week for in person work
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting or enforcing data standards in a growing organization is a plus
- Familiarity with reporting tools and how data structure impacts reporting accuracy
Responsibilities
- Participate in project planning discussions to represent data governance considerations, ensuring proposed initiatives align with data standards and long-term system integrity.
- Evaluate and provide approval on proposed system solutions, data models and process changes to ensure alignment with governance policies and scalability best practices.
- Partner with stakeholders during solution design to identify data risks, tradeoffs and downstream impacts before implementation.
- Establish governance checkpoints within project lifecycles to ensure data integrity and standards are maintained from design through deployment.
- Own and maintain data governance standards across core systems (primarily Salesforce).
- Define and enforce data structure, naming conventions and field usage guidelines.
- Monitor and improve data quality, including identifying and resolving duplicates, inconsistencies and incomplete records.
- Build and maintain documentation for data models, processes and governance policies.
- Partner with teams to ensure data is captured accurately at the point of entry.
- Implement validation rules, automation and controls to protect data integrity.
- Conduct regular audits of system data and user behavior.
- Support reporting accuracy by ensuring underlying data is clean and reliable.
- Train users on best practices for data entry, management and stewardship.
- Collaborate with IT and systems teams on integrations, migrations and new implementations to ensure governance standards are upheld.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for qualified employees
- Retirement plan, including employer match
- Unlimited PTO for qualified employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
