Metadata Analyst

Reply Ltd; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data services firm in the United Kingdom is looking for a professional to manage data governance and documentation in their Data Enablement Services Department. The role involves developing and maintaining data catalogues and creating strategic documents while working closely with stakeholders and data governance teams. The successful candidate should possess strong skills in data management and the ability to make informed decisions. This position is predominantly remote, with occasional office attendance required.

Qualifications

• Ability to make effective and informed decisions.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and regulations.
• Demonstrate proactivity in seizing opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Capture and maintain governance views of the Data Landscape.
• Develop and operationalise data documentation.
• Create and manage Data Models, Data Catalogues, and Data Dictionaries.

Skills

Data governance

Data documentation

Data cataloguing

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Understanding business challenges

Job description

Location: Remote but with an expectation to attend our Cardiff office every 4-6 weeks.

The Data Enablement Services Department comprises key teams, including Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Quality Management, Customer Master (MDM), and Records Management. The Metadata team is responsible for the creation, maintenance, and governance of critical metadata across the enterprise. The team supports many teams and capabilities across the business, helping us make healthier choices for Data by better understanding and proactively managing the integrity of our Enterprise Data Landscape.

Main Duties

• Take responsibility for capturing and maintaining a governance and architectural view of our continually evolving Data Landscape.
• Plan, develop, deliver, and operationalise data documentation and data cataloguing.
• Work with the Data Governance Business Partners and Data Governance Specialists to develop training content for the embedding of the Data Catalog.
• Work with Data Governance Specialists to ensure collection, collation, enhancement, and augmentation of metadata within their data domain.
• Write explanatory and procedural guides for multiple audiences.
• Consult with Stakeholders to assist in implementing updates to data documentation and data cataloguing – build and enrich data lineage.
• Work to develop procedures, policies, standards and other strategic documents that support our metadata management objectives.
• Create, manage and maintain the Conceptual and logical Data Models, Data Catalogues, Data Dictionaries, Business Glossaries, and other repositories of data system documentation.
• Work with the Data Quality team to identify critical data flows and control points.
• Develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships across EUI.

Behavioural Competencies & Experience

• Possess the ability to make effective and informed decisions.
• Keep up to date with the latest legislation and regulations that apply to the department.
• Demonstrate an ability to seize opportunities without waiting for an event or having to be told.
• Quickly understand the business issues and challenges of the business.
• Apply the ability to develop clear, efficient, and logical approaches to work.