Senior Data Governance Analyst

Water.org

2h

About The Position

Water.org is seeking a Senior Data Governance Analyst to join their team. This role is primarily responsible for developing and executing an organization-wide data governance framework that supports the full data lifecycle. The analyst will partner across teams to implement policies, ensure data quality and compliance, and promote consistent data practices. This is a fixed-term position for 18 months.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information management, or related fields and/or equivalent related work experience.
• Seven or more years of progressive responsibility with data management, including four or more years of experience with data governance management and related disciplines such as metadata management, data quality, and/or data stewardship.
• Demonstrated knowledge with data cataloging, data quality management, and data lineage.
• Proficient (written and verbal) in English.
• Being authorized to work in the country posted is a precondition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience implementing, and managing an organizational data governance program, including the development of policies, procedures, and frameworks to ensure data quality, integrity, privacy, and compliance across systems and departments.

Responsibilities

• Leads implementation of the data governance operating model, managing data and change requests across the organization.
• Implements and maintains data governance policies, best practices, and data quality standards.
• Develops and oversees data stewardship processes to ensure high-quality, well-documented datasets.
• Ensures the scope of data governance initiatives align with enterprise strategy and priorities.
• Works collaboratively to define policies and ensure regulatory and organizational compliance.
• Provides training and support to teams on data governance practices and data management protocols.
• Builds data governance methodologies, incorporating enterprise and legal requirements for data privacy and protection.
• Collaborates with internal analysts and teams to ensure governed and reliable data assets without owning analytics directly.
• Acts as a liaison across departments to translate data needs and collaboratively define requirements that ensure processes work across systems.
• Supports enterprise-wide efforts to align metadata, data lineage, and data sharing processes.

Benefits

• paid time off
• holidays
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• long and short-term disability
• retirement program

What This Job Offers

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