Analyst jobs in Germany

Job Summary:

Data fuels our business. To derive insights from data, it must be “good”.

The Data Governance team within Allegis Group Information Services (IS) is responsible for developing and maturing the policies, processes and procedures that ensure data shared across the organization is accurate, of high-quality, and easily and readily accessible to the appropriate parties.

The Lead Data Governance Analyst oversees our ongoing journey to “good” data – that is, efforts that seek to ensure Allegis has the right, high quality data that is critical for making management decisions, enabling corporate strategies, and meeting regulatory expectations.

Essential Functions:

• Play an integral role in the establishment and ongoing maturity of the Enterprise Data Governance Framework, leading multiple working groups across numerous data domains.
• Establish a data governance training and compliance program for all data management personas based on their roles and responsibilities.
• Establish best practices and controls for the Data Governance Analysts – including but not limited to:
• analyzing and documenting critical business data flows;
• collecting, analyzing, and understanding data from multiple internal and external sources;
• researching and documenting the business glossary, data catalog, and metadata as it pertains to business value streams;
• researching and documenting best practices around data controls and data quality, which will ensure data delivery is fit for purpose within the business line or for assigned system of record or business process(s); and,
• creating Enterprise Data Governance policies that enable compliance with regulatory expectations.
• Collaborate with legal, risk, compliance, and information security to identify and create necessary controls, standards, and procedures as they pertain to managing Allegis’ most critical data elements.
• Facilitate discovery and understanding of business line reporting processes for the Enterprise's most visible and important reports.
• Facilitate and collaborate with technical and business owners ensuring integrity, accuracy and quality of data used to produce business critical reports.
• Perform analysis, produce reporting, and collaborate with business lines to help deliver clear guidance on policy.

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of IT / business experience.
• 5+ years of experience performing data governance activities such as data cataloging, data profiling and writing governance policies, processes, and procedures.
• 5+ years of experience in data governance and/or data management tools such as Alation or Collibra.
• 5+ years of experience uncovering and understanding data governance challenges and developing best practices for metadata, data quality, and data stewardship.
• 5+ years of experience analyzing and wrangling data, particularly in a database environment using SQL.
• 5+ years of experience in tools used to analyze and visualize data such as Excel and Tableau.
• 3+ years of experience with regulatory reporting and risk management.

PREFERRED

• DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (any level)
• SAFe Agilist (or higher)

Skills/Abilities:

The Lead Data Governance Analyst should be a:

• Data Enthusiast – Should be willing and able to proactively dig deep and find opportunities and recommendations for data improvements. Should be able to influence key business stakeholders with data-driven insights.
• Strong Lead – Will inspire and mature the Data Governance Analysts within the team.
• Collaborative Team Player – Will champion agile best practices and foster collaboration opportunities across IS, product owners, and business and technical stakeholders to help inject data governance across the organization.
• Self-Starter – Should be able to work independently, gathering appropriate knowledge, resources and escalating when necessary. Should proactively seek training and learning opportunities to grow skill set.
• Strong Communicator – Will facilitate meetings and interact with IS and business partners at all levels. Strong business acumen and communication skills (verbal and written) is a must. Should be able to tell a “story” about our data.
• Critical Thinker - Should be detail-oriented and have strong business analysis skills.

Benefits Overview:

Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This role is eligible for the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Hospital plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Company paid Short and long-term disability
• Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)

Salary Range:

• $93,400-$140,000
• The position is bonus eligible

Office Requirements:

• Required onsite in Hanover, MD 2 days a week

Core Competencies:

• Build relationships
• Develop people
• Lead change
• Inspire Others
• Think critically
• Communicate clearly
• Create Accountability