Data Governance Analyst — Elevate Data Quality & Stewardship

Gnw; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive healthcare

401(k) options

Paid time off & holidays

Training & certification support

Wellness programs

Job summary

Genworth is seeking a Data Governance Analyst in Richmond for a hybrid role. You will operationalize governance standards, manage metadata, and collaborate with stewards to ensure data assets are well-defined and trusted.

The role sits at the nexus of data technology and business operations in a cloud-native environment. The ideal candidate will be experienced in governance across the data lifecycle, with strong communication skills and the ability to drive data literacy and accountability.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical/analytical field; non-technical degrees considered with strong technical experience.
• 2+ years in data governance, data management, data quality, or related analytics role.
• Experience with at least one enterprise data catalog platform.
• Proficiency in SQL for data querying and validation.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and training of domain data stewards and prepare steward-facing materials.
• Monitor and remediate data quality issues with data owners and governance channels.
• Facilitate governance workflows including metadata review cycles and CDE validation.
• Maintain governance artifacts like data dictionaries, domain taxonomies, and policy standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, data engineering, and analytics teams to drive governance adoption.

Skills

SQL querying

Data governance

Data quality

SDLC/Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical/analytical field

Tools

Acryl DataHub

Databricks Unity Catalog

Collibra/Alation

Job description

Genworth is seeking a Data Governance Analyst in Richmond for a hybrid role. You will operationalize governance standards, manage metadata, and collaborate with stewards to ensure data assets are well-defined and trusted.

The role sits at the nexus of data technology and business operations in a cloud-native environment. The ideal candidate will be experienced in governance across the data lifecycle, with strong communication skills and the ability to drive data literacy and accountability.