Data Governance Analyst

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Remotedxb in Dubai is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to advance our data governance and stewardship capabilities. You will document and translate complex business requirements into actionable data standards, glossaries, and policies while collaborating with data stewards and IT teams.

The role emphasizes building dashboards and KPIs to measure the program's success, mentoring teams on governance best practices, and ensuring high data quality across enterprise initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• 5+ years of experience in large enterprises.
• Experience with business glossaries, data standards, and data quality.
• Consulting experience.
• Ability to elicit requirements and analyze client practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead and manage meetings.
• SQL knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Document, assess, and synthesize business requirements to advance data governance and stewardship capabilities.
• Serve as a liaison to Business Data Stewards, providing mentorship on governance processes and best practices.
• Establish standards and provide training on data governance technologies, specifically data glossary and catalog tools.
• Utilize data quality technology to design rules, mappings, and transformations to improve data quality.
• Create and execute workflows to automate data quality procedures and escape exceptions.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to measure the success and ROI of the data governance program.
• Maintain data governance deliverables including policies, standards, and decision frameworks.

Skills

Business Analysis

Communication skills

Meeting facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Job description

Responsibilities

• Document, assess, and synthesize business requirements to advance data governance and stewardship capabilities
• Serve as a liaison to Business Data Stewards, providing mentorship on governance processes and best practices
• Establish standards and provide training on data governance technologies, specifically data glossary and catalog tools
• Utilize data quality technology to design rules, mappings, and transformations to improve data quality
• Create and execute workflows to automate data quality procedures and escape exceptions
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to measure the success and ROI of the data governance program
• Maintain data governance deliverables including policies, standards, and decision frameworks

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst
• 5+ years of experience working with large enterprises
• Experience with business glossaries, data standards, and data quality
• Consulting experience
• Ability to elicit requirements and analyze existing client practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead and manage meetings
• SQL knowledge is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience with data flow diagrams and business process modeling