Lead Analyst, Data Governance ESMP

National Grid plc; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Generous retirement plan

Private medical insurance

Job summary

National Grid plc in Waltham, MA is seeking a Lead Data Trust & Governance Analyst ESMP to establish and scale a practical data governance program within the Network Management team. The role emphasizes turning standards into business value by improving data quality, ownership clarity, and actionable governance across business, data, and technology groups.

The ideal candidate is a relationship-driven problem solver who can operate in ambiguity, balance enterprise consistency with day-to-day

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data, business, technology, or engineering fields required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant business experience, working with, or within, a data-minded role or a utility company required.
• Experience with Data Management concepts (governance, enablement, quality) and tools (Snowflake, Informatica, Power BI, SQL) required.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to deliver complex content concisely and effectively

Responsibilities

• Assess and “pitch” the NE Electric Data Trust Program
• Build the NE Electric Data Trust Program
• Establish practical governance standards, operating routines, and engagement models aligned to enterprise direction.
• Partner with business leaders to define ownership, stewardship, and accountability for priority data domains.
• Build strong relationships across business, data, technology, Chief Data Office, and New York Electric teams to drive adoption and consistency.
• Create a governance approach that is easy for stakeholders to use and focused on business outcomes, not bureaucracy.
• Improve data quality, timeliness, and usefulness for operations, analytics, and decision-making.
• Promote consistent data definitions, metadata, lineage, and documentation.
• Reduce ambiguity and improve transparency around data sources and quality.
• Advocate for business user needs and ensure governance enables data consumption.
• Drive IT changes to fix data at the source and implement data quality controls.
• Ensure data, analytics, digital, and AI initiatives are built on trusted data from the start.
• Assess data risks, dependencies, and readiness for new capabilities.
• Help teams move faster by creating repeatable, scalable practices for managing critical data.
• Communicate the business value delivered through improved data quality, trust, and stewardship.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Data quality

Data ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in data, business, technology, or engineering fields

Tools

Snowflake

Informatica

Power BI

SQL

Job description

National Grid is hiring a Lead Data Trust & Governance Analyst ESMP for our Network Management department in Waltham, MA. This is hybrid role.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

Job Purpose

National Grid is seeking a Lead Data Trust & Governance Specialist to establish and grow a practical, business-focused Data Governance program for New England Electric.

Building on enterprise standards, existing Chief Data Office direction, and lessons learned from New York Electric partners, this role will translate governance into business value by improving data quality, clarifying ownership, reducing friction for business users, and ensuring critical data is trusted, understood, and fit for purpose. The role will partner across business, data, and technology teams to strengthen decision-making, improve operational and regulatory confidence, and enable future data, analytics, and AI capabilities.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can turn standards in action – building relationships, solving data problems, and driving measurable outcomes, not simply creating policies and processes.

The ideal candidate is a relationship-oriented problem solver who can work across business and technology teams, translate standards into practical action, and make data governance feel useful rather than burdensome. They are comfortable operating in ambiguity, influencing without direct authority, and balancing enterprise consistency with the day-to-day needs of business stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

Assess and “pitch” the NE Electric Data Trust Program

• Identify, assess and prioritize existing problems with data completeness, accuracy, timeliness and quality
• Create a compelling pitch for right sized data governance that clearly articulates gaps or problems that can be solved by data governance

Build the NE Electric Data Trust Program

• Establish practical governance standards, operating routines, and engagement models aligned to enterprise direction.
• Partner with business leaders to define ownership, stewardship, and accountability for priority data domains.
• Build strong relationships across business, data, technology, Chief Data Office, and New York Electric teams to drive adoption and consistency.
• Create a governance approach that is easy for stakeholders to use and focused on business outcomes, not bureaucracy.

Improve Data Trust and Quality

• Identify and prioritize critical data quality issues impacting operations, analytics, reporting, and decision-making.
• Partner with data owners and SMEs to resolve root causes and prevent recurring issues. This can include ensuring others act on “bad data” or driving the improvement actions directly.
• Define practical quality measures, controls, and improvement plans for high-value data.
• Drive measurable improvements in the trustworthiness, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of critical data.

Make Data Easier to Use

• Improve how users discover, understand, and access trusted data.
• Promote common business definitions, metadata, lineage, and documentation for priority data sets.
• Reduce ambiguity and improve transparency around data sources and quality.
• Advocate for the needs of business users and ensure governance enables, rather than slows down, data consumption.
• Drive IT changes where needed to fix data at the source and to implement data quality controls

Enable Strategic Business Outcomes

• Ensure data, analytics, digital, and Artificial Intelligence initiatives are built on trusted, governed data from the start.
• Assess data risks, dependencies, and readiness for new capabilities.
• Help teams move faster by creating repeatable, scalable practices for managing critical data.
• Communicate the business value delivered through improved data quality, trust, and stewardship.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in data, business, technology, or engineering fields required.

Minimum 5 years of relevant business experience, working with, or within, a data-minded role or a utility company required.

Experience with Data Management concepts (governance, enablement, quality) and tools (Snowflake, Informatica, Power BI, SQL) required.

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to deliver complex content concisely and effectively

More Information

$141,000 - $165,000 a year

National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. National Grid maintains affirmative action programs for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Our employment practices are designed to ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with respect throughout the hiring process and during employment. National Grid complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, and we encourage a culture of respect for all.

National Grid operates in both the UK and US, with a broad portfolio of energy businesses dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and sustainable power.

From electricity and gas transmission to advancing clean energy and modernising grids, our work covers every aspect of the energy system.

Our energy flows through absolutely everything we do

Life here at National Grid is more than just our purpose or our values, it’s everything we put into everything we do. It’s our commitment to diversity and inclusion; how we help our employees learn and grow; and how we partner with and support the communities where we live and work. It’s all this, and so much more.

We leverage our collective strengths to do meaningful BIG work so that we can be at the heart of a fair and affordable energy future.

Your salary is reviewed each year against the market for your role, skills, knowledge and experience.

Incentive

Annual performance plan or bonus (depending on your role) rewards your contribution to our success each year.

Retirement

Generous pension plan with company contributions up to 12%.

Private medical insurance for self and family.