Data Governance Analyst

Pepperstone; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary structure including company bonus scheme

15 weeks paid primary carers parental leave

Flexible and hybrid working

Job summary

Pepperstone is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to enhance its data governance framework. As part of a collaborative team, you will drive data governance practices, ensuring compliance and data quality across various business units. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in data management and governance, coupled with strong communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary package and opportunities for professional development in a vibrant and evolving fintech environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years' experience in data management roles preferably in Financial Services or FinTech.
• 2+ years' experience in a specialist Data Governance role.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory, compliance and business requirements into clear, actionable data policies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to operationalizing the Data Governance Framework via strong and actionable policies.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather and analyze data requirements.
• Present data artifacts and insights to stakeholders, explaining complex technical concepts.

Skills

Data Management

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Education

Relevant degree or certification

Tools

SQL

Job description

The Pepperstone story started in 2010. We know what it's like to trade the world's markets. Our team describes us as a place for the curious and the driven, and we like to do things a little differently; as a transformative global fintech we're digital, nimble, connected, and united in our vision to create a better way to trade.

We thrive on progress - for our clients and for ourselves. Our organisational culture is ever-evolving, vibrant, diverse, global and results focused.You'll find our 550+ team currently across 11 locations and 9 time zones.

The Role

Our technology team thrives on inclusivity and collaboration, believing that diverse perspectives lead to great solutions. We foster a culture that champions individual growth, professional development, and work-life harmony. We're invested in your success and dedicated to supporting you every step of the way. We encourage our team to bring challenge thinking and fresh ideas to the table and our Agile approach empowers us to focus on outcomes. When we hire someone it's because they bring the skills, attitude and experience we're looking for....so we let you do what you're best at! Join us and be part of a community that's passionate about harnessing technology's potential to drive market leading solutions for our clients. Elevate your career in an environment where your ideas matter, your growth is nurtured, and your potential is limitless.

The Data Governance Analyst's purpose is to play a crucial role in helping to shape and implement our organisation's data governance framework and practices. This role will help establish and maintain robust data governance practices across all business units and jurisdictions. The role's analytical skills and attention to detail will be instrumental in developing policies, standards that ensure data is fit-for-purpose, compliance and effective stewardship throughout the organisation.

The Value Proposition of the Data Governance Analyst contributes to uplifting data maturity level and fostering a culture of data collaboration across the board. Stakeholder's trust in data helps keep our organisation agile as we support data-driven decision making.

As our Data Governance Analyst your key responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

• Contribute to operationalising the Data Governance Framework via strong and actionable policies, processes, procedures and standards through the relevant jurisdictions.
• Evaluate opportunities and make recommendations for embedding Data Governance practices within IT teams and across the organisation.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration among Data Stewards and other teams while supporting adoption of data practices and tools including Data Catalogue, Enterprise Business Glossary along with associated processes and artefacts.
• Assist the Enterprise Data team implementing and maintaining the tools and processes to ensure compliance with data obligations across jurisdictions.
• Contribute to internal and external audits as necessary.
• Work closely with the business to streamline processes, increase compliance, reduce effort, raise data maturity and deliver tangible business value.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather and analyse data requirements, ensuring the solutions align with business and data governance objectives
• Develop and maintain comprehensive, consistent documentation for data models, data flows, data dictionaries, enterprise business glossary and other data artifacts. Ensure they are consistent with industry standards and scalable to business needs.
• Present data artefacts and insights to stakeholders, explaining complex technical concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• Perform other responsibilities and duties periodically assigned by manager to meet reasonable operational and/or other requirements.

About You

• 6+ years' experience in data management roles preferably in Financial Services or FinTech.
• 2+ years' experience in a specialist Data Governance role
• Solid understanding of DAMA DMBoK principles or any other relevant data frameworks (i.e. DCAM), and industry best practices.
• Experience in at least two Data Management Areas (e.g. Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Modelling, Data Security, Data Integration, Data Risk, Reporting).
• Good experience in developing robust data policies, standards, processes and procedures.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory, compliance and business requirements into clear, actionable data policies.
• Familiarity with data governance, data retention, data quality, data privacy and data classification implementations.
• Knowledge of global regulatory and compliance frameworks commonly used the in financial services sector (i.e. GDPR, NIST, Australian Privacy Act).
• Hands-on experience in creating and/or maintaining an Enterprise Business Glossary.
• Experience of contemporary cloud data-management technology (preferably AWS).
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Strong understanding of metadata management for data modelling.
• Experience in a fast-paced transformation environment, proactive and comfortable working with a degree of ambiguity.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and facilitating workshops with diverse audiences.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Why you will enjoy working with us

• Competitive salary structure including company bonus scheme
• Genuinely collaborative and friendly culture
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Remote working option - work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year, in addition to hybrid working as standard
• Ongoing personal development & learning opportunities
• 15 weeks paid primary carers parental leave & 4 weeks paid secondary carers leave
• 3 paid volunteering days per year & Workplace Giving Program
• Frequent events and celebrations including a standard weekly social
• Beautifully renovated large office at Collins Square - 727 Collins Street, Melbourne
• Best in class end of trip facilities including bicycle parking, change rooms & showers
• A full stocked kitchen, onsite coffee machines with locally sourced coffee beans (this is Melbourne after all) and curated specialty teas
  

About Pepperstone

We're a regulated online Forex and CFD trading platform. With the scale of a global fintech and the agility of a start-up, we arm our clients with everything they need to take on the global markets with confidence. You will be part of a wider passionate and friendly team, and whilst things may not always go to plan, we learn quickly and move forward with impact. To learn even more visit Pepperstonecareers and www.linkedin.com/company/pepperstone/

We understand it's important to do due diligence on a prospective employer, see what our team are saying on Glassdoor. We respect our team members' experiences and will never pay to remove a negative review.

Pepperstone is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about building a diverse workplace and strongly encourage applications from any background.

"We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we respond to every applicant".

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Note to external agencies: While we appreciate the efforts of external recruitment agencies, we prefer to engage directly with applicants for this opportunity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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