Data Governance Analyst: Metadata & Quality Champion

Dow Inc.; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Job summary

Dow is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support enterprise data governance practices. The role focuses on maintaining governance artifacts, improving data quality, documenting metadata, and ensuring governance standards across business domains.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with attention to detail and enjoys collaborating with business and technical teams to improve enterprise data assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience required.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of governance concepts, metadata, and data quality management.
• Experience working with business and technical stakeholders to support data-related efforts.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Execute established data governance processes, policies, standards, and controls.
• Support enterprise governance initiatives through governance activities and deliverables.
• Follow and apply governance methodologies, templates, and best practices.
• Create, maintain, and update business metadata, technical metadata, business glossary entries, and data catalog content.
• Document business definitions, data ownership information, stewardship assignments, and data lineage.
• Maintain governance repositories, standards documentation, and supporting materials.
• Perform data quality assessments and validation activities.
• Monitor data quality metrics, analyze results, and identify data issues.
• Support root-cause analysis and remediation efforts for data quality challenges.
• Execute testing and validation activities related to governed data assets.
• Partner with Data Governance Managers and SMEs to capture business knowledge and requirements.
• Prepare governance documentation and recommendations for review and approval.
• Populate and maintain enterprise data catalogs and governance platforms.
• Support data classification, critical data element identification, and ownership alignment activities.
• Maintain documentation and metadata associated with governed data assets.
• Support governance communications, training materials, and awareness activities.
• Contribute to the standardization and continuous improvement of governance practices and deliverables.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata

Stakeholder collaboration

SQL basics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience

Tools

Data catalogs

Data quality platforms

Reporting tools

Job description

Dow is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support enterprise data governance practices. The role focuses on maintaining governance artifacts, improving data quality, documenting metadata, and ensuring governance standards across business domains.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with attention to detail and enjoys collaborating with business and technical teams to improve enterprise data assets.