Data Governance Specialist

Insight Global; Millcreek (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to help build and mature an enterprise data governance program from the ground up in the Utah area. You will define governance policies, data product frameworks, metadata management practices, and data ownership models within a federated data environment.

The role emphasizes governance over coding or development, working with Collibra to maintain assets, glossaries, and metadata, and collaborating with architecture, business, and data teams to

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data governance, metadata management, or data management.
• Experience building governance programs, policies, and standards.
• Experience with data products, data stewardship, metadata, classifications, and ownership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and documentation skills.
• Experience in a federated data organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise data governance policies, standards, and best practices.
• Define data products, including ownership, SLAs, metadata requirements, and governance controls.
• Establish data contracts, schema standards, and data classification frameworks.
• Maintain governance assets, business glossaries, and metadata within Collibra.
• Partner with architecture, business, and data teams to drive governance adoption and consistency.
• Create governance documentation, processes, and operating procedures.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data ownership

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Federated data

Tools

Collibra

Job description

Job Description

Seeking a Data Governance Analyst to help build and mature an enterprise data governance program from the ground up. This role will focus on defining governance policies, standards, data product frameworks, metadata management practices, and data ownership models within a federated data environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop enterprise data governance policies, standards, and best practices.
• Define data products, including ownership, SLAs, metadata requirements, and governance controls.
• Establish data contracts, schema standards, and data classification frameworks.
• Maintain governance assets, business glossaries, and metadata within Collibra.
• Partner with architecture, business, and data teams to drive governance adoption and consistency.
• Create governance documentation, processes, and operating procedures.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Data Governance, Metadata Management, or Data Management experience.
• Strong background creating governance programs, policies, and standards.
• Experience with data products, data stewardship, metadata, classifications, and data ownership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and documentation skills.
• Experience in a federated data organization.

Preferred:

• Hands-on Collibra experience (Catalog, Glossary, Metadata, Governance Workflows).
• Experience defining data products and governance operating models.
• Knowledge of data lineage, data quality, and governance frameworks.

Note: This is a governance-focused role with no coding or development responsibilities. Collibra experience is highly preferred.