Data Governance Analyst
About The Position
The Data Governance Analyst supports Data Use Governance within an Information Security, Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, or other complex technology organization. The role requires applying data-management standards, policies, and governance operating models to data used in critical reporting, risk metrics, regulatory reporting, analytics, and operational decision-making. It also supports AI/ML and GenAI data-use reviews, including business-purpose validation, sourcing, lineage, metadata, data quality, and enhanced approval requirements. The analyst works with business stakeholders and technical teams, bringing structure, ownership, and clear next steps to complex or ambiguous governance matters. The role involves maintaining accurate records across a high-volume workload and using enterprise metadata, workflow, and evidence-management tools. This is a contract position based fully onsite in Chicago, Illinois.
Requirements
- Experience supporting Data Use Governance within an Information Security, Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, or other complex technology organization.
- Knowledge of Data Management industry standards, best practices, data management policies, data standards, and governance operating models.
- Experience governing data used in critical reporting, risk metrics, regulatory reporting, analytics, or operational decision-making.
- Experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI data-use reviews, including business-purpose validation, sourcing, lineage, metadata, Data Quality, and enhanced approval requirements.
- Experience with enterprise metadata repositories, data catalogs, data lineage tools, or registry solutions.
- Experience with Jira, SharePoint, or comparable workflow and evidence-management tools.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Self-directed, accountable, and comfortable working with limited supervision.
- Able to exercise sound judgment when requirements or responsibilities are unclear.
- Skilled at asking detailed follow-up questions and identifying gaps that may not be apparent to requestors.
- Able to communicate effectively with business stakeholders and highly technical teams.
- Collaborative and service-oriented while maintaining appropriate governance independence.
- Highly organized and capable of maintaining accurate records across a high-volume workload.
- Comfortable facilitating discussions among stakeholders with different priorities, interpretations, or risk tolerances.
- Able to bring structure, ownership, and clear next steps to complex or ambiguous data-governance matters.
Nice To Haves
- Data-management or governance certification, such as Certified Data Management Professional, or comparable professional credentials.
Responsibilities
- Support Data Use Governance in an Information Security, Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, or other complex technology organization.
- Govern data used in critical reporting, risk metrics, regulatory reporting, analytics, or operational decision-making.
- Support AI/ML and GenAI data-use reviews, including business-purpose validation, sourcing, lineage, metadata, data quality, and enhanced approval requirements.
- Use enterprise metadata repositories, data catalogs, data lineage tools, or registry solutions.
- Use Jira, SharePoint, or comparable workflow and evidence-management tools.
- Maintain accurate records across a high-volume workload.
- Facilitate discussions among stakeholders with differing priorities, interpretations, or risk tolerances, and establish clear next steps for complex or ambiguous governance matters.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage, if eligible.
- 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, if eligible.
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, if eligible.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
- Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
- Transportation benefits, if eligible.
- Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
- Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.
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