Data Governance Lead: Catalog, MDM & Stewardship

Independence Pet Group; Williamstown (NJ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Parental leave

Career advancement

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Pet-friendly office

Commuter benefits

Group Pet Insurance

EAP

Job summary

Independence Pet Holdings is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support and manage technology platforms that enable our Data Governance program. This role partners with Data Governance, Security, Engineering, Legal, and business stakeholders to enable data cataloging, metadata management, MDM, privacy compliance, and data quality initiatives.

You will administer the enterprise Data Catalog, Databricks Unity Catalog, Osano, and data governance workflows, while driving governance adoption, data

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support the enterprise Data Catalog in partnership with the Data Governance team.
• Lead the data catalog roadmap, including metadata collection, asset onboarding, data classification, business glossary development, and data lineage documentation.
• Support and administer Databricks Unity Catalog, including data asset registration, metadata management, access governance coordination, and catalog organization across data domains.
• Partner with data owners, stewards, and engineering teams to improve data discoverability, governance adoption, and data management practices.
• Design, implement, and lead the Data Stewardship Program in alignment with data catalog deployment and governance objectives.
• Serve as the primary administrator and business liaison for Osano, managing platform enhancements, issue resolution, compliance requests, and vendor coordination.
• Support Master Data Management (MDM) platforms and governance processes, including stewardship workflows, data quality initiatives, and master data controls.
• Monitor platform adoption, governance metrics, and usage trends, providing recommendations for process optimization and technology improvements.
• Support data governance projects and strategic initiatives as needed.
• Develop governance documentation, standards, and operational procedures that support scalable data management practices.

Skills

Data governance

Data catalog

Databricks Unity Catalog

MDM (Master Data Management)

Data quality

Privacy/compliance (Osano)

Stakeholder management

Governance frameworks

Tools

Databricks Unity Catalog

Osano

Job description

Independence Pet Holdings is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support and manage technology platforms that enable our Data Governance program. This role partners with Data Governance, Security, Engineering, Legal, and business stakeholders to enable data cataloging, metadata management, MDM, privacy compliance, and data quality initiatives.

You will administer the enterprise Data Catalog, Databricks Unity Catalog, Osano, and data governance workflows, while driving governance adoption, data