Remote Data Governance Analyst: Turn Data into Trust

Data Ideology, LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Ideology is seeking a hands-on Data Governance Analyst to work at the intersection of data governance, analytics, technology, and the business. You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand data, define governance, and translate objectives into practical solutions.

You will handle data definitions, data quality, metadata, and governance processes, while building dashboards and reports to monitor governance activities and data health. Remote work from home is supported.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Approximately 2–5 years of experience in data governance, data analytics, business/data analysis, or related discipline.
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders, data owners, technical teams, or senior leadership.
• Hands-on SQL experience and the ability to investigate and analyze data independently.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, data, technology, and governance stakeholders to identify and address data governance needs.
• Facilitate conversations with data owners and subject‑matter experts to establish definitions, ownership, standards, and appropriate usage of data.
• Support development and maintenance of business glossaries, data dictionaries, metadata, data standards, and governance documentation.
• Assist with data quality initiatives by identifying, analyzing, documenting, and helping remediate data issues.
• Perform hands‑on data analysis using SQL or similar tools to investigate governance and data‑quality questions.
• Analyze datasets to validate business rules, definitions, completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
• Help translate business requirements into measurable data rules and governance requirements.
• Support data access, sharing, and usage‑governance processes.
• Build or maintain reporting, dashboards, or metrics that provide visibility into data quality and governance activities.
• Work across teams to improve governance workflows and reduce manual or inefficient processes.
• Communicate findings clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Help move governance initiatives from discussion and documentation into repeatable operational processes.

Skills

SQL

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Informatica

Looker

Job description

Data Ideology is seeking a hands-on Data Governance Analyst to work at the intersection of data governance, analytics, technology, and the business. You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand data, define governance, and translate objectives into practical solutions.

You will handle data definitions, data quality, metadata, and governance processes, while building dashboards and reports to monitor governance activities and data health. Remote work from home is supported.