Data Governance & Data Quality Specialist

Dow Inc.; Dayton (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable and market-competitive base-

Bonus opportunity

Comprehensive medical and life保险

Job summary

Dow is seeking a Data Governance Analyst/Business Process Specialist to support data governance practices in Midland, MI or Houston, TX. The role focuses on governance artifacts, metadata, data quality, and ensuring standards across business domains.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with collaboration with business and technical teams to improve enterprise data usability and governance outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience at E5 rank or Canadian rank, or 5 years of experience in lieu.
• Minimum of 2 years of data governance or related experience
• Foundational understanding of governance concepts, metadata, and data quality management
• Experience working with business and technical stakeholders to support data-related efforts
• Strong analytical, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
• U.S. work authorization is required; no visa sponsorship is available

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree / military exp

Tools

Data catalogs

Data quality platforms

Reporting tools

SQL

Data modeling

Job description

Dow is seeking a Data Governance Analyst/Business Process Specialist to support data governance practices in Midland, MI or Houston, TX. The role focuses on governance artifacts, metadata, data quality, and ensuring standards across business domains.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with collaboration with business and technical teams to improve enterprise data usability and governance outcomes.