Senior Data Governance Analyst

TOMORROW HIRE•Richmond, VA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Data Governance Analyst will support the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) in implementing and continuously improving enterprise data governance. The role integrates people, processes, policies, and technology, with an emphasis on governance by design, sustainable business processes, stakeholder collaboration, operational accountability, and organizational adoption. It is primarily focused on governance operations and business processes rather than software development, while requiring substantial technical data experience to collaborate with enterprise technology teams. The analyst will work with data owners, data stewards, business units, enterprise architecture, engineering, security, analytics teams, and external partners. They will translate governance policies, standards, and stakeholder decisions into repeatable, measurable operational processes; identify governance gaps; perform root-cause analysis; document current- and future-state processes; develop standard operating procedures; and support operational controls. The work also contributes to data quality improvement, access governance, data sharing, enterprise data onboarding, master and reference data management, compliance reviews, and governed data product requirements. This is a contract role based in Richmond, Virginia. The work arrangement is hybrid, requiring two days per week on-site in Richmond, with remaining scheduled workdays remote subject to agency requirements. The stated assignment dates are November 16, 2026, through November 30, 2027. The pay range is $44–$64 per hour. Candidates must physically reside in the United States throughout the assignment and be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. A follow-up in-person interview may be requested.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in data analysis.
At least 10 years of experience with data lineage and data cataloging.
At least 10 years of experience creating data policies, procedures, and related governance documentation.
At least 10 years of experience using SQL for enterprise data analysis and related activities.
At least 10 years of experience working with data warehouses and enterprise data warehousing environments.
At least 10 years of experience in requirements elicitation.
At least 7 years of experience with relational databases and platforms such as SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, or comparable technologies.
At least 5 years of experience in business analysis, requirements elicitation, process improvement, or related enterprise business functions.
Demonstrated senior-level business analysis and complex problem-solving capabilities.
Advanced facilitation skills, including leading cross-functional working sessions, navigating competing priorities, building consensus, and driving decisions to resolution.
Ability to analyze, design, document, and support implementation of sustainable business processes.
Ability to interpret policies, standards, and business requirements and translate them into practical operational processes, business rules, and controls.
Working knowledge of enterprise data governance principles, including data ownership, stewardship, access governance, data quality, compliance, and data lifecycle management.
Strong analytical, written communication, verbal communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with business and technical stakeholders.
Must be willing and able to work on-site in Richmond, Virginia, two days per week.
Must be available for a follow-up in-person interview if requested by the hiring manager.
Must physically reside within the United States throughout the assignment in accordance with Commonwealth of Virginia security policies.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Information Management, or a related field; equivalent professional experience and relevant certifications may be considered.
Experience supporting enterprise data governance initiatives, including governance process implementation, data stewardship, data quality, metadata management, or access governance.
Experience in government, healthcare, or another regulated environment.
Familiarity with enterprise data integration, interoperability, master and reference data management, and governed data products.
Knowledge of data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK and DMMI.
Familiarity with process improvement methodologies such as BPMN, Lean, or Six Sigma.
Experience with AWS, Snowflake, and Commonwealth of Virginia/VITA standards.
Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification or other relevant professional certifications.
Local residency in the Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan area.

Responsibilities

Analyze business processes and data management practices to identify governance gaps, risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
Facilitate requirements elicitation, root-cause analysis, and current-state and future-state process design.
Translate governance policies, standards, and business needs into actionable requirements, workflows, procedures, and operational controls.
Develop business requirements documentation, process maps, standard operating procedures, RACI matrices, and performance measures.
Support process implementation, automation, adoption, and continuous improvement.
Facilitate cross-functional working sessions with data owners, stewards, business units, enterprise architecture, engineering, security, analytics, and external partners.
Lead complex discussions, evaluate alternatives, reconcile competing priorities, build consensus, and support decisions by authorized stakeholders.
Clarify decision rights, responsibilities, dependencies, and implementation actions; document decisions and coordinate follow-through.
Analyze enterprise data management practices to identify quality, consistency, transparency, and governance challenges.
Evaluate data lineage, metadata, and cataloging practices and apply SQL and data warehouse knowledge to data analysis and governance investigations.
Collaborate with technical teams to understand data flows, sources, and enterprise data dependencies, and identify improvements to data documentation, traceability, and usability.
Support data owners and stewards in implementing governance policies, standards, roles, and responsibilities.
Develop and refine governance procedures, business rules, and operational controls, including support for Awareness, Risks, Issues, and Decisions (ARID) processes.
Define and monitor measures of governance effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, compliance, and data quality.
Facilitate identification and investigation of data quality issues, coordinate root-cause analysis and remediation planning, and track continuous improvement initiatives.
Support access governance by documenting authorization requirements, decisions, and implementation conditions; facilitate data-sharing requirements and coordinate with teams implementing approved decisions.
Support compliance reviews and incorporate governance requirements into data acquisition, integration, management, and consumption.
Support automated data onboarding and enterprise data integration initiatives, EMPI and reference data management, and requirements for governed enterprise data products.
Align data consumer needs and governance requirements with technical implementation, and collaborate on interoperability, data management, and data lifecycle improvements.
Prepare business requirements, governance procedures, process documentation, decision records, and reporting on governance effectiveness, compliance, and process adoption.
Communicate complex governance and data management concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders and document implementation dependencies, action items, and follow-up responsibilities.