Lead Data Governance Analyst (Remote)

Progressive Leasing

1d•Remote

About The Position

Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in-store and e-commerce lease-to-own solutions. With more than 20 years in FinTech, we’ve grown from start-up to industry leader by innovating, simplifying, and valuing people. We are a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), a FinTech holding company with three business segments: Progressive Leasing, Purchasing Power (a leading employee purchase program for consumer products and services using payroll deduction), and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform. We are currently hiring a Lead Data Governance Analyst to help grow our company and ensure our mission is achieved! This role is a work-from-home position and can be performed remotely anywhere in the continental US or in our corporate office in Utah. We are an entrepreneurial, high-ownership team building data-driven products in the Fintech space. We set a high bar for ourselves and we expect everyone on the team to do the same. We move fast, but we’re deliberate: decisions are grounded in data, rigorous analysis, and a deep respect for real-world impact. You are a driven data governance professional. You will play a critical role in scaling and operating our enterprise data governance program. This role is responsible for owning governance processes end-to-end, partnering with business and technical stakeholders, and ensuring data across the organization is trusted, well-defined, and fit for use. This is a hands-on, independent role: you will both execute core governance activities and design and improve the governance operating model as the organization evolves. You will act as a primary point of contact for data governance across domains, serving an escalation point for complex governance issues and establish the vision for future data governance initiatives.

Requirements

5–8+ years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics, data quality, or related disciplines
A Master’s degree
Demonstrated experience operating (not just designing) a data governance program
Proven ability to operate in ambiguity and bring structure to evolving environments
Experience working cross-functionally with business, analytics, engineering, and risk/compliance stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Exposure to machine learning
Knowledge of DevOps and Git
A track record of agentic AI use and implementation

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day execution of the data governance operating model across multiple data domains
Drive the creation and maintenance of governance artifacts, including: Business glossary and data definitions, Critical data element (CDE) identification, Metadata, lineage, and usage context
Establish, document, and maintain clear data owner and data steward roles, responsibilities, and decision rights
Create policies and procedures to outline requirements and how they will be met
Track governance adoption and effectiveness using pragmatic metrics (coverage, usage, issue resolution cycle times)
Serve as an escalation point for governance exceptions and data-related risk issues
Execute RFPs