Remote Data Governance Lead & Catalog Steward

Independence Pet Group; Athens (GA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Wellness Day off

Pet friendly office

On the job training and skills dev

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Independence Pet Holdings seeks a Data Governance Analyst to drive governance programs across data platforms, including cataloging, metadata, MDM, and privacy compliance. You will partner with Security, Engineering, Legal, and business stakeholders to enable data quality, discoverability, and governance maturity.

The role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and governance program execution to support scalable data management across North America.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Data Governance or related fields.
• Hands-on experience implementing data catalogs and metadata management.
• Proven ability to build a Data Stewardship Program.
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks and data lineage.
• Experience with Databricks Unity Catalog or similar platforms.
• Ability to collaborate across Data Governance, Security, Engineering, Product, and business teams.
• Experience measuring governance adoption and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Administer the enterprise Data Catalog with governance partners.
• Lead metadata collection, asset onboarding, and data lineage docs.
• Manage Unity Catalog data assets and access governance.
• Collaborate with data owners, stewards, and engineering.
• Design and lead the Data Stewardship Program.
• Coordinate Osano platform enhancements and compliance requests.
• Support MDM platforms and data quality initiatives.
• Monitor adoption, governance metrics, and usage trends.
• Develop governance standards and operational procedures.
• Support governance projects and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data cataloging

MDM

Data quality

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Databricks Unity Catalog

Osano

MDM platforms

Job description

Independence Pet Holdings seeks a Data Governance Analyst to drive governance programs across data platforms, including cataloging, metadata, MDM, and privacy compliance. You will partner with Security, Engineering, Legal, and business stakeholders to enable data quality, discoverability, and governance maturity.

The role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and governance program execution to support scalable data management across North America.