Data Governance & Metadata Specialist

Dow Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Analyst-style role titled Business Process Specialist, based in Midland, MI or Houston, TX. The role focuses on executing governance processes, improving data quality, and documenting metadata across enterprise data assets.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with collaboration between business and technical teams to ensure governance standards are applied consistently.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience.
• At least 2 years in data governance, data management, analytics, or related field.
• Foundational governance, metadata, and data quality knowledge.
• Experience collaborating with business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, detail-oriented, problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Execute data governance processes and controls.
• Support governance initiatives with deliverables.
• Document metadata, glossary, and data lineage.
• Maintain governance repositories and standards.
• Perform data quality assessments and monitor metrics.
• Partner with governance managers and subject matter experts.

Skills

Data governance

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

Written communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or military exp

Tools

Data catalogs

Data quality tools

Reporting tools

SQL basics

Job description

Dow Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Analyst-style role titled Business Process Specialist, based in Midland, MI or Houston, TX. The role focuses on executing governance processes, improving data quality, and documenting metadata across enterprise data assets.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with collaboration between business and technical teams to ensure governance standards are applied consistently.