Remote Senior Data Governance & Stewardship Analyst

Independence Pet Group; Georgia; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

HSA

FSA

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Wellness Day

Pet-friendly Office

Training & Development

EAP

Job summary

Independence Pet Holdings seeks a Data Governance Analyst to support and manage technology platforms enabling our governance program. You will drive metadata management, data cataloging, and data quality initiatives while partnering with Security, Engineering, Legal, and business teams.

You will lead the Data Stewardship Program, administer tools like Databricks Unity Catalog and Osano, and shape governance standards across data domains.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or related discipline.
• Hands-on experience implementing and administering data catalog platforms, including metadata management and catalog engineering.
• Experience building and operationalizing a Data Stewardship Program from the ground up.
• Strong knowledge of data governance principles, metadata management, data cataloging, data lineage, and stewardship best practices.
• Experience supporting or administering Databricks Unity Catalog or similar governance platforms.
• Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) solutions and data quality management processes.
• Ability to collaborate across Data Governance, Security, Engineering, Product, and business teams.
• Familiarity with industry-standard data governance frameworks and governance operating models.
• Experience measuring and reporting governance adoption, data quality, and operational metrics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support the enterprise Data Catalog with Data Governance team.
• Lead data catalog roadmap: metadata collection, onboarding, classification, glossary, and lineage docs.
• Support and administer Databricks Unity Catalog and manage catalog across data domains.
• Partner with data owners, stewards, and engineering to improve data discoverability and governance adoption.
• Design, implement, and lead the Data Stewardship Program aligned with catalog deployment.
• Serve as administrator and liaison for Osano, handling enhancements and compliance requests.
• Support MDM platforms and governance processes, including stewardship workflows and data quality.
• Monitor governance adoption, metrics, and usage trends; provide optimization recommendations.
• Support data governance projects and strategic initiatives as needed.
• Develop governance documentation, standards, and procedures for scalable data management.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data cataloging

Data lineage

MDM

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Governance frameworks

Tools

Databricks Unity Catalog

Osano

MDM tools

Job description

Independence Pet Holdings seeks a Data Governance Analyst to support and manage technology platforms enabling our governance program. You will drive metadata management, data cataloging, and data quality initiatives while partnering with Security, Engineering, Legal, and business teams.

You will lead the Data Stewardship Program, administer tools like Databricks Unity Catalog and Osano, and shape governance standards across data domains.