Data Governance Analyst - Shape Data Quality & Policy

JCW Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JCW Group is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to join its growing data team within a leading financial institution. This role is ideal for someone early in their data career who wants to learn from experienced leaders and help shape how a large organization manages its data.

You will support the rollout of governance policies, maintain the data catalog and metadata, run data quality checks and collaborate with business and IT to promote strong data practices.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in data governance, data quality, data management, analytics or related area.
• Bachelor's degree in information systems, business, finance, data science or related field.
• Working knowledge of SQL and strong Excel; exposure to governance/catalog tools is a plus.
• Experience in financial services or regulated industry is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the rollout of data governance policies, standards and procedures across the business.
• Maintaining the data catalog, business glossary and metadata.
• Running data quality checks, tracking issues and working with data owners to fix them.
• Helping document data lineage and critical data elements.
• Partnering with business, IT, risk and compliance teams to promote good data practices.
• Preparing reports and metrics on data quality and governance progress.

Skills

SQL

Excel

data governance

data quality

data management

analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Job description

JCW Group is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to join its growing data team within a leading financial institution. This role is ideal for someone early in their data career who wants to learn from experienced leaders and help shape how a large organization manages its data.

You will support the rollout of governance policies, maintain the data catalog and metadata, run data quality checks and collaborate with business and IT to promote strong data practices.