Data Governance Analyst — Microsoft Purview & Stewardship

Careerwise

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 57,600 - 70,400

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Careerwise is seeking an experienced Business Analyst with a strong background in Data Governance and Microsoft Purview to join our AI and Data team in the UK. You will bridge business and tech, document governance processes, and drive adoption of Purview across the organisation.

Hybrid role with 2 days on-site in London/Woking/Fareham or Munich; salary £64,000 per annum. You will work with data owners, stewards and technical teams to define data ownership, metadata management and quality

Qualifications

Proven experience as a business analyst within data, analytics or data governance programmes.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview (formerly Azure Purview).
Strong understanding of data governance, Metadata Management, Data Catalogues, Business Glossaries, Data Lineage, Data Stewardship, data ownership, and Data Quality
Experience gathering and documenting business requirements.
Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
Experience creating process maps, user stories, acceptance criteria and functional documentation.
Good SQL skills for data analysis and investigation.
Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Visio or similar collaboration tools.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.

Responsibilities

Gather, analyse and document business requirements for data governance initiatives.
Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews and requirement-gathering sessions.
Document current and future-state business processes, data flows and governance controls.
Define and support data ownership, stewardship and metadata management processes.
Support the implementation and business adoption of Microsoft Purview capabilities, including Data Catalogue, Business Glossary, Data Lineage, Collections, Classifications, and Data Quality
Produce functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria and prioritised backlogs.
Create and maintain business documentation, including process maps, data dictionaries, governance documentation, RAID logs and decision records.
Analyse data using SQL and profiling techniques to identify quality issues and support evidence-based recommendations.
Work closely with data engineering, analytics, architecture, security and compliance teams to embed governance requirements into solutions.
Support data quality measurement, root cause analysis and remediation planning.
Help develop business glossaries, metadata standards, governance policies and operating procedures.
Define glossary terms, ownership models and metadata standards within Microsoft Purview.
Communicate project progress, risks, dependencies and key decisions to stakeholders.