Enterprise Data Quality & Governance Lead

FlightSafety International; Illinois; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International is seeking a Lead Data Quality Analyst to drive enterprise‑wide data quality initiatives, establish standards, and govern data assets. You will partner with data engineers, stewards, governance teams, and business stakeholders to ensure accuracy and reliability across the lakehouse architecture.

Responsibility includes designing quality frameworks, monitoring KPIs, and mentoring junior analysts while collaborating on MDM and metadata programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 8+ years in data quality, governance, or data management.
• 5+ years with SQL and data validation techniques.
• Experience leading data quality/governance in large-scale environments.
• Experience with data warehousing, lakehouse platforms, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Familiarity with MDM platforms and practices.
• Proficient in BI tools such as Power BI for reporting and validation.
• Experience in Agile environments (Scrum, SAFe).

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of enterprise data quality frameworks and rules.
• Validate ETL/ELT pipelines, Delta Lake tables, and data transformations.
• Define and monitor data quality KPIs across sources.
• Develop automated data quality monitoring systems with alerts and dashboards.
• Conduct data profiling and root cause analysis to resolve issues.
• Establish data quality standards and governance workflows.
• Align data quality with governance policies and data stewardship models.
• Support MDM initiatives ensuring data domain consistency and accuracy.
• Define data ownership and stewardship roles with business units.
• Lead cross-functional data quality improvement initiatives and mentor juniors.
• Ensure data integrity across the lakehouse architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold).
• Contribute to metadata management and data cataloging practices.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Data governance

Data quality

Databricks notebooks

Power BI

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Informatica DQ

Great Expectations

Talend

Informatica MDM

SAP MDG

Reltio

Informatica EDC

Job description

FlightSafety International is seeking a Lead Data Quality Analyst to drive enterprise‑wide data quality initiatives, establish standards, and govern data assets. You will partner with data engineers, stewards, governance teams, and business stakeholders to ensure accuracy and reliability across the lakehouse architecture.

Responsibility includes designing quality frameworks, monitoring KPIs, and mentoring junior analysts while collaborating on MDM and metadata programs.