Remote Data Governance Specialist

Advance Local; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible holidays

Job summary

Advance Local is seeking a Data Governance Specialist - Technology in Jersey City, NJ. This primarily remote role requires some in-office attendance and reports to the Director of Risk, Compliance & Support.

You will establish governance standards, classify data, manage DPIAs, and partner with engineering to safeguard sensitive information across data platforms. You will lead data quality initiatives, produce governance dashboards, and train stakeholders on best practices while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in GRC, data governance, data management, or a related role.
• Experience leading and coordinating cross-discipline project teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with data analysis and reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of online privacy issues and challenges.
• Knowledge of media industry and digital audience analytics is a plus.
• Experience with metadata management and content classification tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to define, document, and maintain data governance and quality procedures.
• Drive and coordinate data classification, dictionaries, metadata, and lineage documentation across all data assets.
• Define and enforce standards for PII handling and data retention across environments.
• Provide training and guidance to stakeholders on data governance practices.
• Conduct and maintain Risk Assessments and DP IAs as required by privacy regulations.
• Generate reports and dashboards to track governance performance and compliance metrics.
• Collaborate with cyber, infra security, data engineering and enterprise services on access and data usage guidelines.
• Support data quality initiatives across revenue and audience data.
• Analyze data assets to identify integrity issues and drive remediation.
• Serve as policy-layer owner for data platforms and ensure governance is built into pipelines.
• Ensure adherence to data privacy regulations like CCPA.
• Liaise with legal and business teams to resolve governance issues.
• Support data risk assessments and compliance audits.
• Operate escalation procedures in incidents.
• Monitor and resolve infrastructure security issues to safeguard systems.
• Track governance performance and surface findings to data leadership.
• Develop scripts for automation to improve efficiency.

Skills

SQL

Communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

GRC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Metadata management tools

Content classification tools

Job description

Advance Local is seeking a Data Governance Specialist - Technology in Jersey City, NJ. This primarily remote role requires some in-office attendance and reports to the Director of Risk, Compliance & Support.

You will establish governance standards, classify data, manage DPIAs, and partner with engineering to safeguard sensitive information across data platforms. You will lead data quality initiatives, produce governance dashboards, and train stakeholders on best practices while ensuring