Governance Data Analyst (E6088)

IEEE•Piscataway, NJ

20d

About The Position

The Data Governance Analyst advances enterprise data governance in partnership with business stakeholders, technology teams, and the data governance organization. The role calls for strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to translate complex data concepts into clear, actionable guidance. The analyst works cross-functionally with IT teams to guide governance practices, define data quality and metadata requirements, and turn business needs into technical deliverables. The position also performs hands-on technical development by building, configuring, and deploying solutions across data catalog, metadata, and data quality platforms. The analyst owns end-to-end delivery of governance capabilities, helping maintain product integrity, create scalable processes, and promote data governance across teams. The role includes gathering and documenting requirements; contributing to governance planning and standards; maintaining metadata, business glossary content, and quality rules; monitoring data integrity; implementing data quality rules in Atlan and supporting continuous monitoring with Soda; and coordinating metadata integration and operational delivery with engineering, architecture, and data product teams. The analyst facilitates stakeholder collaboration, champions governance practices and catalog adoption, represents business-unit needs as a Data Governance Subject Matter Expert in enterprise working sessions, and advises stakeholders on governance workflows and decisions. The role also uses AI technology to evaluate and optimize governance processes. The position includes 5%–25% domestic travel. It is classified as a Category I office position; work demands and conditions are described in the referenced ADA Requirements document. The position is not budgeted for employer-sponsored immigration support. Current IEEE board or committee members are ineligible to apply.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Business Management, or a related technical field.
4–7 years of experience communicating and coordinating follow-through across data governance teams and business stakeholders through multiple communication channels.
4–7 years of experience working autonomously, managing an independent workload, and maintaining accountability without direct oversight.
4–7 years of hands-on experience using SQL, Python, or other programming languages for data analysis and validation.
4–7 years of analyst experience working with business stakeholders, leading requirements-driven sessions, and translating business needs into technical specifications, user stories, and governance workflows in Jira.
4–7 years of hands-on data governance experience supporting data cataloging, master data management, metadata governance, or data quality monitoring and remediation.
Strong stakeholder-management, interpersonal, teamwork, facilitation, documentation, writing, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to translate complex technical details into user-centric solutions and educate business stakeholders about data governance efforts and requirements.
Familiarity with technical data and analytics concepts, including modern data architecture, cloud data warehouses, ETL/ELT, BI platforms, and machine-learning frameworks and workflows.
Current service on an IEEE board or committee makes an applicant ineligible.
Employer-sponsored immigration support is not budgeted for this position, including for individuals in F (CPT or OPT), J, H, L, or O status.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a relevant field.
Master’s or other advanced degree.
2–4 years of practical understanding of data privacy, regulatory compliance, data policy frameworks, or industry data protection standards.
2–4 years of experience supporting development, configuration, or management of data privacy policies, compliance requirements, or governance controls within data policy or catalog platforms.
2–4 years of experience contributing to data privacy tooling or policy governance in platforms such as Atlan.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, define, validate, and document data requirements and specifications.
Contribute to governance planning by aligning catalog structure, metadata standards, business glossaries, and quality rule frameworks with enterprise objectives.
Maintain metadata assets, business glossary content, and quality rules to support accuracy, consistency, compliance, and reliability.
Monitor and assure data integrity across the data catalog and quality rule configurations.
Implement and enforce data quality rules in Atlan and use Soda for continuous quality monitoring.
Support metadata integration and operational delivery with engineering, architecture, and data product functions.
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with Data Engineering, Data Architecture, and data product teams to promote governance alignment.
Promote data governance best practices, standards, and catalog adoption within business units and enterprise forums.
Serve as the designated Data Governance Subject Matter Expert in enterprise working sessions, representing business-unit needs and governance best practices.
Provide consultative expertise and facilitate business stakeholders through data governance workflows and decisions.
Use AI technology to evaluate and optimize governance processes.
Set project timelines and communicate status updates and risks.
Define user stories and dependencies for data-adjacent teams, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend scalable solutions grounded in data governance best practices.