Data Governance Analyst

The AES Group; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Group is seeking an experienced Data Governance professional in India to oversee data quality, governance, and catalog maintenance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy, lineage, and access controls, while supporting certification and governance programs.

You will work bridging business and technical teams, coordinating governance forums, and reporting on KPIs to leadership.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Management, Business Analysis or Analytics.
• Strong grasp of metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, ownership/stewardship and access controls.
• Strong stakeholder management and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable bridging business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor data quality metrics, trust scores, and governance exceptions across critical datasets.
• Investigate and drive resolution of data quality issues with responsible teams.
• Support access reviews, data certification and recertification processes.
• Maintain the data catalogue, business glossary, and data ownership/stewardship records.
• Track governance KPIs, action items, and management reporting.
• Coordinate governance forums and stakeholder follow-ups.
• Escalate material governance risks to leadership.

Skills

Metadata management

Business glossary

Data lineage

Data ownership/stewardship

Access controls

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem solving

Bridge business and tech teams

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Job description

What you'll do:

• Monitor data quality metrics, trust scores, and governance exceptions across critical datasets
• Investigate and drive resolution of data quality issues with responsible teams
• Support access reviews, data certification, and periodic recertification
• Maintain the data catalogue, business glossary, and data ownership/stewardship records
• Track governance KPIs, action items, and management reporting
• Coordinate governance forums and stakeholder follow-ups
• Escalate material governance risks to leadership

What you bring:

• 4-6 years in Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Management, Business Analysis, or Analytics
• Strong grasp of metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, ownership/stewardship, and access controls
• Strong stakeholder management and analytical problem-solving skills
• Comfortable bridging business and technical teams

Nice to have:

SQL, BI/Analytics tools, Data Catalogue/DQ platform experience (Collibra, Alation, Informatica, etc.), MDM exposure, Data Product certification experience