Data Governance & Quality Lead

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc.; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. in Vernon Hills, IL seeks a Data Governance Analyst to ensure the quality, integrity, governance, and usability of enterprise data assets across key systems, including Salesforce, SAP, and analytics platforms.

You will partner with Sales, Finance, IT and other functions to support data standards, governance execution, KPI reporting, and data-driven decision-making, while driving remediation and documentation efforts in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in data governance, data management, data quality, business systems, or related commercial operations role (e.g., CRM, ERP).
• Experience working with enterprise systems such as Salesforce, SAP, or similar platforms.
• Experience performing data profiling, root cause analysis, issue prioritization, and remediation coordination.
• Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into data standards, controls, reporting needs, and process improvements.
• Knowledge of reporting and analytics concepts, including KPI definitions, scorecards, and dashboard usage.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to translate technical concepts to business users.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, documentation, and maintenance of data standards, definitions, and business rules across assigned data domains (e.g., customers, opportunities, pricing, incentives).
• Partner with business stakeholders to ensure consistent interpretation and usage of key data elements.
• Facilitate alignment between business owners, data users, and technical teams regarding data definitions, ownership, and governance expectations.
• Monitor data quality using defined metrics (completeness, accuracy, timeliness, consistency).
• Perform data profiling and trend analysis to identify quality risks, anomalies, and process improvement opportunities.
• Identify data issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive remediation actions. Maintain and prioritize a data quality issue backlog.
• Coordinate remediation activities across business and technical teams and track corrective actions through closure.
• Establish and maintain data quality dashboards and reporting. Define, monitor, and report data quality KPIs, thresholds, and scorecards.
• Coordinate review and approval processes for critical data changes in core systems (e.g., account hierarchy updates, pricing records, master data updates).
• Support workflows for data creation, updates, and governance approvals.
• Document recurring issues, root causes, and recommended corrective or preventive actions.
• Gather, document, and validate business requirements related to data management, reporting, and governance initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into data standards, controls, process improvements, and system enhancement recommendations.
• Partner with business and IT teams to support implementation of approved solutions.
• Evaluate downstream impacts of business process, organizational, and system changes on data quality, reporting, and governance controls.
• Support projects and system enhancements by ensuring data governance requirements are incorporated early in design.
• Act as a liaison between business users, IT, and system administrators to resolve data-related issues.
• Support initiatives involving CRM, ERP, and analytics platforms by ensuring data readiness and alignment.
• Present data quality trends, findings, and recommendations to business stakeholders as needed.
• Participate in governance councils, working groups, and data governance initiatives.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment and decision-making regarding data quality and governance priorities.
• Support communication and adoption of governance standards across impacted business teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, streamline processes, and enhance governance frameworks.
• Support implementation of data governance tools, automation, and workflows.
• Develop data-driven recommendations to improve consistency, accuracy, and process reliability.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Requirements gathering

Cross-functional collaboration

SQL (preferred)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

CRM Analytics

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. in Vernon Hills, IL seeks a Data Governance Analyst to ensure the quality, integrity, governance, and usability of enterprise data assets across key systems, including Salesforce, SAP, and analytics platforms.

You will partner with Sales, Finance, IT and other functions to support data standards, governance execution, KPI reporting, and data-driven decision-making, while driving remediation and documentation efforts in a fast-paced enterprise environment.