Data Governance & Quality Analyst

Dow Inc.; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable base pay and bonus potential

Robust medical and life insurance

Employee stock purchase programs

Job summary

Dow is hiring a Data Governance Analyst (Business Process Specialist) to drive enterprise data governance practices across business domains. You will maintain governance artifacts, improve data quality, document metadata, and support stewardship activities, ensuring governance standards are applied consistently.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, detail orientation, and collaborates with business and technical teams to improve data usability and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant or 5 years of experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• U.S. work eligibility; no visa sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Execute established data governance processes, policies, standards, and controls.
• Support enterprise governance initiatives through governance activities and deliverables.
• Follow governance methodologies, templates, and best practices.
• Create and maintain business/technical metadata, glossary entries, and data catalog content.
• Document data ownership, 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/validation related to governed data assets.
• Partner with Data Governance Managers and SMEs to capture knowledge and requirements.
• Prepare governance documentation and recommendations for review.
• Populate enterprise data catalogs and governance platforms.
• Support data classification and ownership alignment activities.
• Maintain metadata associated with governed data assets.
• Support governance communications, training materials, and awareness.
• Contribute to standardization and continuous improvement of governance practices.

Skills

Data governance concepts

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or military experience

Tools

SQL basics

Data catalogs

Data quality platforms

Reporting tools

Job description

Dow is hiring a Data Governance Analyst (Business Process Specialist) to drive enterprise data governance practices across business domains. You will maintain governance artifacts, improve data quality, document metadata, and support stewardship activities, ensuring governance standards are applied consistently.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, detail orientation, and collaborates with business and technical teams to improve data usability and quality.