Data Governance Analyst

U.S. Bank • Minneapolis, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description Brings to the data governance team Data as a Product in service to Data Governance as a Service mindset. This role will focus on the development and deployment of the Data Catalogues through Metadata & Metrics, and will support Data Integrity efforts across Transformations, and Reference Table Management in understanding and translating critical data into usable Metric, Quality, Transformation, and Metadata catalogue supports. Candidate will partner across Operations within a Shared Services Organization supporting Lines of Business, Risk/Compliance professionals, technology, and business line leaders to support and maintain data governance practices and processes within Operations as it relates to data, analytics and reporting. Through knowledgeable application of Business Intelligence (BI) Visualization tools, and data implementation approaches which support requirements gathering and understanding Metrics to Metadata lineage support across Data Engineering Teams, Reporting & Analytics Teams, Compliance Teams, Risk Partners, and will leverage Enterprise Data Governance tools! This role also requires hands‑on technical skills, including experience with SQL for data analysis and validation, as well as a basic understanding of AI productivity tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Snowflake, Collibra and related technologies. Knowledge of Python is required. This role does not support visa sponsorship and requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Requirements

• Cloud Platform Expertise Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including data services like Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, and Databricks, or similar AWS background
• Familiarity with Databricks or Snowflake, including data cataloging, lineage tracking, access history, and integration with governance tools like Unity Catalog / Collibra.
• Data Governance Tools Proficient in Databricks and/or Collibra for quality, metadata management, data lineage, and policy enforcement across enterprise systems.
• Experience with data catalog deployment, including support for transformation tracking and reference table management.
• Data Engineering & Analytics Strong SQL skills across platforms (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM SQL) for querying, profiling, and transforming data.
• Exposure to Databricks or Snowflake for scalable data processing, orchestration, and machine learning workflows.
• Familiarity with semantic modeling, source-to-target mapping, and data visualization using tools like Power BI.
• Governance & Compliance Understanding of data governance principles, including policy development, regulatory compliance, and risk documentation.
• Ability to enforce controls ensuring data is fit for purpose and supports business processing needs.
• Technical Collaboration & Documentation Experience working in matrixed organizations with cross-functional teams (Risk, Compliance, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence).
• Strong documentation skills for systems, data flows, and governance processes.
• Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience - Two to three years of experience in data governance activities

Nice To Haves

• Basic project management/business analysis knowledge and familiarity with the business line processes and/or applications
• Thorough understanding of Data Governance principles
• Thorough knowledge of data architecture concepts and data governance tooling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level