[Hiring] Data Governance Analyst @Ascending

Role Description

We are looking for a Data Governance Analyst to support our Enterprise Data Management Program, with a focus on Data Governance practices and comprehensive data analysis. This role will partner with key stakeholders to:

• Curate enterprise metadata
• Manage business glossary terms
• Ensure alignment between technical and business definitions

The right candidate will thrive in a cross-functional environment, bringing strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication to drive data quality and governance initiatives across the organization.

In this role, you will:

• Perform advanced data analysis, profiling, and cross-source validation to identify anomalies
• Support data quality rules and controls
• Drive issue documentation and escalation
• Maintain governance artifacts and meeting records
• Investigate data issues to produce clear, actionable insights
• Assist in setting up workshops and change management efforts that strengthen metadata management, data quality, and data literacy across the organization

Qualifications

• Several years in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Analysis, or related domains
• Advanced SQL proficiency; able to write complex joins, aggregation, and profiling queries
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with expertise in handling analytical functions within the tool
• Demonstrated experience with metadata management and business glossaries
• Strong process documentation capabilities (procedures, processes, workflows)
• Excellent communication (written & verbal) and task management skills; comfortable with cross-functional business/IT engagement

Requirements

• Working experience in a DevOps development environment, preferably Microsoft-based
• Hands-on experience with an Enterprise Data Catalog tool (e.g., Alation, Collibra, Microsoft Purview)
• Experience with a Data Quality Scorecard/Rules Engine tool
• Exposure to data lineage, reference data, and data stewardship models
• Understanding of data governance frameworks (policies, standards, controls) and regulatory drivers (e.g., privacy, risk, compliance)
• Experience facilitating data stewardship forums and familiarity with DevOps Boards (e.g., Azure DevOps) for backlog, tasks, and issue tracking

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