[Hiring] Data Governance Analyst @IEEE

Role Description

The Data Governance Analyst plays a critical role in advancing enterprise data governance by partnering with business stakeholders, technology teams, and the data governance organization. This role requires exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts into clear, actionable guidance.

The analyst will work cross-functionally with IT Teams to guide governance best practices, define data quality and metadata requirements, and convert business needs into technical deliverables. In addition to driving functional requirements, this role is responsible for executing technical development work—building, configuring, and deploying data governance solutions across the data catalog, metadata, and other data quality platforms.

The analyst will own the end-to-end delivery of governance capabilities, ensuring product integrity, enabling scalable processes, and championing data governance across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Business Management, or related technical field. Advanced degrees a plus.
• 4-7 years of proven communication skills with the ability to coordinate and drive follow-through across data governance teams and business stakeholders.
• 4-7 years of demonstrated autonomy and self-motivation, managing a largely independent workload.
• 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 daily with business stakeholders, leading requirements-driven working sessions.
• 4-7 years of hands-on data governance experience supporting data cataloging, master data management (MDM), metadata governance, or data quality monitoring and remediation.
• 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 the development, configuration, or management of data privacy policies.
• 2-4 years of prior experience contributing to data privacy tooling or policy governance in platforms such as Atlan.

Requirements

• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical details into user-centric solutions.
• Set accurate timelines for project work and communicate status updates and risks.
• Strong documentation, writing, and presentation skills.
• Influential skills to educate the business on data governance efforts and requirements.
• Excellent teamwork and ability to guide the project team to a shared common goal and deliverables.
• Strong analytical aptitude and problem-solving capabilities.
• Familiarity with highly technical data and analytics concepts.
• Perform root cause analysis and recommend scalable solutions.

Benefits

• 5% Domestic travel.

Company Description

This job description is proprietary to IEEE. It outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.