Data Governance Analyst

Pepco Iberia; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Employee discount in Pepco stores in 1

Learning and development opportunities

International exposure

A simple, down-to-earth culture

Job summary

Pepco is expanding its Tech Hub in Porto and seeking a Data Governance Analyst to join the team. You will support the implementation and operation of data governance policies, standards and controls to ensure trusted, compliant data usage across the organisation.

In this role you will maintain data governance processes, support glossaries and metadata repositories, monitor data quality, and collaborate with IT and business teams to embed governance into systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science or related field.
• 2+ years in a data governance, data quality, or data stewardship role.
• Experience in structured governance environments or large organisations.
• Understanding of data governance principles, roles, and tools.
• Familiarity with metadata management, data lineage, and stewardship tools.
• Basic understanding of data quality measurement and remediation processes.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Good stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional and decentralised environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enforce data governance policies, processes, and standards across data domains and business functions.
• Support development and management of business glossaries, data dictionaries, and metadata repositories.
• Ensure data ownership, stewardship, and quality accountability are defined and operational.
• Monitor compliance with data quality rules and escalate issues where required.
• Coordinate data classification, access controls, and handling guidelines aligned to legal, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to data issue management, remediation tracking, and root cause analysis.
• Support data governance awareness campaigns, training, and adoption initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT, business users, and product teams to ensure governance requirements are integrated into new and existing systems.
• Assist in the preparation of audits, regulatory reporting, and internal assessments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science

Tools

Metadata management tools

Data lineage tools

Stewardship tools

Job description

Build. Test. Deliver. Enjoy at Pepco!

About The Role

At Pepco, we’re growing fast and building our Tech Hub in Porto to support our business across Europe.

We are looking for a Data Governance Analyst to join the team. In this role, you will support the implementation and operation of data governance policies, standards, and controls across the organisation, as well as enable trusted, consistent, and compliant data usage by ensuring data is properly defined, managed, and monitored throughout its lifecycle.

If you like things simple, practical and with real ownership, you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Maintain and enforce data governance policies, processes, and standards across data domains and business functions.
• Support the development and management of business glossaries, data dictionaries, and metadata repositories.
• Ensure data ownership, stewardship, and quality accountability are defined and operational.
• Monitor compliance with data quality rules and **escalate** issues where required.
• Coordinate data classification, access controls, and handling guidelines aligned to legal, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to data issue management, remediation tracking, and root cause analysis.
• Support data governance awareness campaigns, training, and adoption initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT, business users, and product teams to ensure governance requirements are integrated into new and existing systems.
• Assist in the preparation of audits, regulatory reporting, and internal assessments.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, or a related field. Data governance, privacy, or risk certifications is a plus.
• 2+ years in a data governance, data quality, or data stewardship role.
• Experience in structured governance environments or large organisations.
• Understanding of data governance principles, roles, and tools.
• Familiarity with metadata management, data lineage, and stewardship tools.
• Basic understanding of data quality measurement and remediation processes.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Good stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional and decentralised environments.

What We Offer

• Hybrid model:2 days remote / 3 days onsite
• Office based in Porto: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nn7hc6uYrmPiT8Fc9
• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• Health insurance from the month after joining
• Meal allowance
• Employee discount in Pepco stores in Portugal
• Learning and development opportunities
• International exposure and collaboration across markets
• A simple, down-to-earth culture where people support each other

About Pepco

Pepco is one of Europe’s fastest-growing retail companies, with thousands of stores and millions of customers visiting us every month. Behind that growth, there’s a team of people who make things happen. We keep things simple, we focus on results, and we support each other to get there. At Pepco, no two days are the same. And that’s exactly how we like it.