Data Governance Analyst
About The Position
This Client is seeking a Experienced Data Governance Analyst to support enterprise data governance initiatives for the LPP modernization program. This is a hands-on, execution‑focused role responsible for operationalizing data governance and metadata management within Informatica IDMC. This individual will function as a Expereinced data steward embedded within project teams, leading assigned governance workstreams while collaborating cross‑functionally with business and technical stakeholders. The role requires a high degree of independence and ownership but does not include people management.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data governance, data stewardship, or data management
- Strong, hands‑on experience with:
- Informatica (IDMC preferred)
- Data catalogs, metadata management, and business glossaries
- Solid understanding of:
- Enterprise data governance frameworks and stewardship models
- Data quality concepts and critical data elements
- Data classification and regulatory considerations
- Familiarity with cloud data warehouse concepts (Snowflake preferred)
- Ability to work independently with minimal hand‑holding
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating cross‑functionally
Nice To Haves
- Experience in financial services or other regulated environments strongly preferred
- Experience with other data catalog or governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Purview) is acceptable if Informatica experience is present
Responsibilities
- Data Governance Execution (Primary Focus)
- Perform hands‑on data governance and metadata management within Informatica IDMC, including:
- Identification and documentation of Critical Data Elements (CDEs)
- Importing and managing metadata in the enterprise data catalog
- Creating, reviewing, and maintaining business glossary terms
- Classifying and tagging sensitive and regulated data
- Determine whether governance terms already exist and:
- Link existing business terms to data assets where applicable
- Create new terms and definitions when gaps are identified
- Data Stewardship & Quality
- Act as a Experienced data steward, working closely with project teams to:
- Prioritize data attributes and fields within scope
- Validate business definitions and rules with stakeholders
- Conduct and interpret data profiling to assess data quality
- Identify and support resolution of data quality and governance issues
- Train and guide data stewards on core governance controls and best practices
- Collaboration & Initiative Leadership
- Lead data governance activities for assigned data domains or subject areas
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with business, analytics, and technical teams
- Participate in bi‑weekly sprint demos/checkpoints to:
- Review progress
- Validate newly created terms and metadata
- Align on priorities and next steps
- Support enterprise data governance standards, guidelines, and processes
- Metadata, Cataloging & Lineage
- Ensure enterprise data assets are properly cataloged, including:
- Business definitions and data dictionaries
- Data classifications and sensitivity labels
- Conceptual and technical lineage
- Partner with data creators and process owners to ensure data guidelines are reflected in upstream processes
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
