AI-Ready Data Governance Analyst

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match up to 6%

Stock Ownership Potential

Life insurance- 1x salary + commission

Health benefits (medical/dental/vision

Paid time off & sabbatical

Job summary

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC seeks a Data Governance Analyst to shape how critical credit data is organized, governed, and prepared for analytics, reporting, and AI-enabled products.

You will lead metadata management, data dictionary maintenance, and data lineage mapping within the Data Products Team, collaborating with Product Management, Technology, Regulatory Compliance, and AI Enablement to centralize datasets and ensure data quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Data Science, Management Studies, or a related field.
• 4-5 years of relevant financial data experience; fixed income data experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with data collection, analysis, and validation tools.
• Experience with SQL, preferably MS SQL Server, and data controls or catalog platforms such as DataHub, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or similar tools.
• Experience working with large data sets and exposure to database management.
• Strong communication, collaboration, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Curious, motivated team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Lead data governance and AI-readiness initiatives, including metadata management, data dictionary maintenance, and data lineage mapping.
• Investigate, resolve, and document data issues with stakeholders across the business.
• Support regulatory and reporting processes by aligning data requirements with regulatory standards.
• Partner with AI Enablement and Product teams to make trusted data assets available to downstream applications and AI agents.
• Serve as a key contact for data inconsistencies, data maintenance questions, and issue resolution.
• Review data requirements for new initiatives to promote integrity, consistency, and reuse.
• Coordinate data validation in current systems, working independently and with cross-functional resources as needed.
• Support external data feeds and help resolve client data issues.
• Contribute to projects that streamline and improve data processes.
• Monitor data accuracy dashboards and sample database queries to identify discrepancies and drive timely resolution.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Data dictionaries

Data lineage

Data validation

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Data Science, Management Studies or related)

Tools

DataHub

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC seeks a Data Governance Analyst to shape how critical credit data is organized, governed, and prepared for analytics, reporting, and AI-enabled products.

You will lead metadata management, data dictionary maintenance, and data lineage mapping within the Data Products Team, collaborating with Product Management, Technology, Regulatory Compliance, and AI Enablement to centralize datasets and ensure data quality.