Senior Data Governance Analyst – Hybrid & Impact

The University of Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (up to 26 weeks)

Hybrid working options

Staff study for Staff program

On-campus childcare

Affordable parking

Job summary

The University of Queensland is seeking an experienced Information/Data Governance Lead to partner with stakeholders, elicit requirements and define risks. You will develop enterprise data artefacts, lead workshops, and support the architecture framework while supervising a Data Governance Officer.

You will contribute to the information entity catalogue and business glossary, and drive delivery of complex data initiatives in a large university IT environment.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications in Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in business analysis, including requirements elicitation, risk management, analysis, and documentation.
• Proven experience in data governance, information management, enterprise architecture, or data services environments.
• Demonstrated ability to develop business process models, conceptual data models or other enterprise architecture.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex information and develop practical solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong written communication skills with experience producing high-quality reports and artefacts.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes within agreed timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across the University to elicit, analyse and define risks and business requirements, providing complex data governance advice, direction or recommendations.
• Prepare key documentation to support business analysis, such as business cases, risk reviews, conceptual data models and issue papers.
• Develop and maintain enterprise data artefacts such as the information entity catalogue and business glossary.
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders and work with the Solution Architect to develop conceptual data models, define key information entities and business terms, and help identify data-related issues.
• Support the Solution Architect to develop and implement UQ's data architecture framework.
• Drive the successful delivery of data initiatives by managing changes to conceptual data models, business glossary definitions and supporting the development of more detailed models where needed.
• Supervise the Data Governance Officer to meet their operational objectives, ensuring all aspects of human resource management are conducted effectively in accordance with University policies and procedures.

Skills

Business analysis

Data governance

Enterprise architecture

Data services

Process modelling

Conceptual data models

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Written communication

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in Information Technology

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

ArchiMate modelling language

ArchiMate modelling tools (Avolution, LeanIX)

Visio

Erwin

Job description

The University of Queensland is seeking an experienced Information/Data Governance Lead to partner with stakeholders, elicit requirements and define risks. You will develop enterprise data artefacts, lead workshops, and support the architecture framework while supervising a Data Governance Officer.

You will contribute to the information entity catalogue and business glossary, and drive delivery of complex data initiatives in a large university IT environment.