Data Governance & Quality Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable base pay and bonus potential

Well-being programs and healthcare

Employee stock purchase programs

Job summary

Dow Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Analyst–Business Process Specialist to join our governance team in the United States (Midland, MI or Houston, TX). The role focuses on maintaining governance artifacts, improving data quality, documenting metadata, and ensuring governance standards across business domains.

The ideal candidate blends strong analytical skills with attention to detail and excels at partnering with business and technical teams to improve enterprise data usability and lineage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant 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 required; no visa sponsorship available for this position

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Data governance

Analytical skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or military experience equivalent

Tools

Data catalogs

Data quality platforms

Reporting tools

Job description

Dow Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Analyst–Business Process Specialist to join our governance team in the United States (Midland, MI or Houston, TX). The role focuses on maintaining governance artifacts, improving data quality, documenting metadata, and ensuring governance standards across business domains.

The ideal candidate blends strong analytical skills with attention to detail and excels at partnering with business and technical teams to improve enterprise data usability and lineage.