Data Governance Specialist – Metadata & Quality

Dow Inc.; Magnolia (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase programs

Student Debt Retirement Savings Match

On-site fitness facilities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Dow is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support enterprise governance practices, maintain governance artifacts, and improve data quality across business domains. The role emphasizes collaboration with business and technical teams to enhance data usability and integrity.

Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and experience documenting metadata, data lineage, and governance processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience or 5 years experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or 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.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

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, maintain, and update business metadata, technical metadata, glossary entries, and data catalog content.
• Document business definitions, data ownership, stewardship, and data lineage.
• Maintain governance repositories and standards documentation.

Skills

Business Requirements

Critical Thinking

Data Compilation

Collaborative Spirit

Written Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or military equivalent

Tools

Data catalogs

Data quality platforms

Reporting tools

SQL

Job description

Dow is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support enterprise governance practices, maintain governance artifacts, and improve data quality across business domains. The role emphasizes collaboration with business and technical teams to enhance data usability and integrity.

Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and experience documenting metadata, data lineage, and governance processes.