Data Governance Analyst: Elevate Data Quality & Compliance

meus-mea; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

meus-mea is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to ensure data quality, governance, and usability of enterprise data assets across core business systems. You will partner with Sales, Finance, IT, and other teams to support data standards, governance processes, and high-quality analytics.

The role emphasizes data quality monitoring, root cause analysis, remediation coordination, KPI reporting, and documentation to improve confidence in commercial reporting and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 5+ years in data governance, data management, data quality, or related commercial operations.
• Experience with enterprise systems like Salesforce or SAP.
• Translate requirements into data standards, controls, and governance.
• Knowledge of KPI definitions, scorecards, and dashboard usage.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Data Governance & Standards: develop and maintain data standards, definitions and business rules.
• Data Quality Management: monitor quality metrics, profile data, identify risks, drive remediation.
• Data Stewardship Execution: coordinate data changes, approvals, and governance workflows.
• Requirements & Business Analysis: gather/validate needs and translate to data controls.
• Change Impact Assessment: evaluate downstream effects on data quality, reporting, governance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: liaise between business users, IT, and admins for issues.
• Process Documentation & Controls: document processes, policies, and SOPs.
• Reporting & Analytics Support: ensure data models/reports use reliable data sources.
• Governance Program Support: participate in governance groups and drive alignment.
• Continuous Improvement: identify quality improvements and automation opportunities.
• Travel: minimal (<10% domestically).

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Office tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

CRM Analytics

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

meus-mea is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to ensure data quality, governance, and usability of enterprise data assets across core business systems. You will partner with Sales, Finance, IT, and other teams to support data standards, governance processes, and high-quality analytics.

The role emphasizes data quality monitoring, root cause analysis, remediation coordination, KPI reporting, and documentation to improve confidence in commercial reporting and operations.