Analyst II - Data Stewardship

General Mills; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills India Centre is seeking an Analyst II – Data Stewardship to lead unstructured data governance initiatives and develop a robust governance framework across enterprise data assets.

The role collaborates with business and technical teams, ensuring data quality, security, and compliance while driving adoption of data governance policies and tools. Strong communication and mentoring abilities are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computers and related fields.
• 10+ years of experience with 2+ years in relevant data governance roles.
• Ability to influence and drive change with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience leading, coaching and mentoring others.
• Proactive and self-motivated requiring little supervision.
• Experience with software applications configurations and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of Data Governance strategies and processes.
• Experience with Collibra, Alation or similar data governance tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Governance initiatives within the Unstructured data space.
• Develop and maintain a governance framework for unstructured data including ownership, security, access, retention, lineage, and quality monitoring.
• Support configuration and roll out of new software solution for managing Unstructured data.
• Partner with data owners to classify and tag unstructured content using metadata and assisted tools.
• Establish audit methodology and remediation approach.
• Identify and inventory unstructured data sources across business units.
• Work across functions to classify, catalog, label and govern unstructured content.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security, Office 365 and Governance to drive adherence to Unstructured Data Policy.
• Partner with the data cataloging team to integrate unstructured data assets into the enterprise data catalog.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Coaching / mentoring

Unstructured data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computers and related fields

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Job description

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

Overview

The Digital and Technology team of General Mills India Centre is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to contribute to the Global Digital Transformation initiative at General Mills in capacity of a Analyst II – Data Stewardship. This role will report into Sr. Manager - Data Stewardship, GDGS team in India and functionally collaborate with stakeholders (business and technical teams) across the Enterprise teams. This individual will develop and support the data policies, processes, rules and standards for our Unstructured data (documents, emails, media files, PDFs, social media, chat logs, etc.) across the enterprise. The Unstructured Data Steward has ownership and accountability for executing data governance processes and standards for the Unstructured data.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead Data Governance initiatives within the Unstructured data space.
• Develop and maintain a governance framework for unstructured data including ownership, security, access, retention, lineage, and quality monitoring.
• Support configuration and roll out of new software solution for managing Unstructured data.
• Partner with data owners to classify and tag unstructured content using metadata and assisted tools.
• Establish audit methodology and remediation approach.
• Identify and inventory unstructured data sources across business units (SharePoint, network drives, email archives, Microsoft teams, etc.)
• Work across functions to classify, catalog, label and govern unstructured content, ensuring it is discoverable, secure, and used responsibly in compliance with enterprise data policies and regulatory frameworks.
• Collaborate with different functions and stakeholders (including Cyber Security, Office 365 and Governance) to drive adherence to Unstructured Data Policy and standards.
• Partner with the data cataloging team to integrate unstructured data assets into the enterprise data catalog.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computers and related fields.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience (2+ years of relevant experience preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive change with cross functional stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience and competence in leading, influencing, coaching and mentoring others
• Self-starter and self-motivated requiring little support from others
• Proactive and tech savvy.
• Experience with software applications configurations, managing configurations settings, issues troubleshooting.
• Attention to detail with the ability to identify patterns and inconsistencies
• Tenacity to find and resolve issues
• Demonstrated knowledge of Data Governance strategies and processes.
• Experience with Collibra, Alation, and/or other data governance solutions

Eligibility

Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.