Data Governance Analyst

Voya Financial • Atlanta, GA

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Governance Analyst plays a critical role in advancing the enterprise data governance program by helping ensure data is accurate, trusted, protected, and used responsibly across the organization. This role partners closely with business and technology stakeholders to operationalize governance standards, strengthen data quality, and enable confident, compliant data use at scale. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of data, technology, and risk, and wants to grow their career in enterprise data governance within a regulated, data‑driven environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 2 to 4 years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or a related discipline
• Working knowledge of core data governance concepts including data ownership, stewardship, data quality, metadata, and data lifecycle management
• Experience working with enterprise data platforms such as data warehouses, data lakes, and analytics environments
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, metadata, and master data management tools and platforms, including technologies such as Databricks Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, Reltio, Profisee, Monte Carlo, Soda, Power BI, and Azure DevOps
• Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills with a high attention to detail
• Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and non‑technical teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting data governance in regulated industries such as financial services or healthcare
• Exposure to audit, regulatory, or risk management processes
• Experience contributing to data governance tool implementations or maturity programs
• A proactive mindset with a strong interest in process improvement and data enablement

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and ongoing execution of enterprise data governance policies, standards, and operating procedures
• Partner with data owners and data stewards to define, document, and maintain business definitions, metadata, and critical data elements
• Monitor data quality, support issue identification and remediation tracking, and contribute to continuous data quality improvement
• Participate in data classification and access governance processes, including identification and governance of sensitive data such as PII and PHI
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Data Engineering, Security, Privacy, Risk, Compliance, and Analytics teams to promote governed data practices
• Maintain data governance documentation, dashboards, metrics, and management reporting for leadership and governance forums
• Support audit, regulatory, and risk‑related data governance activities, including evidence collection and response coordination
• Assist with adoption of data governance and data quality tools through documentation, training materials, and end‑user support
• Identify process gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities, and contribute to governance maturity and operational excellence initiatives
• Perform additional duties as needed in support of the enterprise data governance program

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees