Data Governance Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Create and uphold data quality KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and governance maturity assessments.

• Design and execute data quality solutions, which include data profiling, developing business rules, conducting root cause analysis, monitoring controls, and managing exceptions.

• Assess data integrity and offer suggestions for data standards, controls, and governance methodologies.

• Detect data quality risks and propose preventive and corrective measures.

• Collaborate with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Category Managers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to address data quality challenges.

• Collect, document, and maintain business metadata, glossaries, data definitions, and data quality specifications.

• Oversee and upgrade metadata repositories and enhance data catalog content within Alation.

• Formulate and uphold data governance policies, standards, procedures, and documentation.

• Identify, classify, and regulate critical, sensitive, and consent-related data elements.

• Record and maintain data lineage, data flows, business processes, and Critical Data Elements.

• Utilize SQL, Python, Tableau, Cognos, Excel, and other analytical tools to evaluate and report on data quality trends.

• Create and automate reporting and monitoring solutions.

• Advocate for data governance, ownership, metadata management, and data literacy through engagement with stakeholders, training, and effective communication.

• Offer data governance and data quality expertise during project planning, design, and implementation.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Business, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in Data Governance, Master Data Management, Data Quality, or a related field.

• Experience in designing, implementing, and supporting data governance frameworks, processes, and documentation.

• Proficiency in developing data models, business process models, relationship diagrams, and data lineage documentation.

• Practical experience with metadata management and data catalog tools like Alation or similar platforms.

• Strong expertise in Tableau and advanced Microsoft Excel.

• Familiarity with SQL and data analysis tools.

• Experience in developing reporting and analytics solutions utilizing tools such as Tableau, Cognos, Python, Excel, or comparable technologies.

• Knowledge of data quality tools, including Informatica Data Quality or similar platforms, is considered advantageous.

• Demonstrated ability to work with large datasets, execute data cleansing activities, and identify data quality trends.

• Excellent communication skills with a background in facilitating meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagements.

• No travel is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending and Wellness Accounts.

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.

• Life Insurance.

• Voluntary Optional Insurance.

• Parental Leave Plan.

• Company Pension Plan.

• Group RRSP & TFSA.

• Employee and Family Assistance.

• Stock Purchase Plan.

• Maple Virtual Care.

• Unlimited online learning.

• Sysco product discounts.

• Preferred vendor discounts.

• Associate Resource Groups.

• Accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request for candidates with disabilities.