Senior Business Data Governance Analyst

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) matching program

Tuition assistance

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Ownership stake in the company

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking a Senior Business Data Governance Analyst to drive enterprise data solutions and align business and technology data needs. You’ll collaborate across teams to map data flows, implement data quality rules, and create dashboards, enabling informed decisions.

You will work with tools like SQL Server, Excel, Tableau, Power BI and participate in data governance initiatives across enterprise data platforms.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Data Analytics & Data Management or a similar field.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field is required.
• Experience with data analysis tools (SQL Server, Excel) and visualization (Tableau, Power BI).
• Experience with RDBMS and query languages (T-SQL, PL/SQL, Spark SQL).
• Experience with data profiling/wrangling tools (Informatica preferred, Collibra, Alteryx).
• 5+ years in data analysis, enterprise data warehouse, and source-to-target mapping; strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to map requirements, source systems, and data flows.
• Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders and IT for data solution implementation.
• Define and develop data quality rules; design dashboards; integrate with business glossary; automate end-to-end processes.
• Create data visualizations using Power BI to explain recommendations.

Skills

Data analytics

Data management

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

T-SQL/PL-SQL

Data governance

Data quality

Agile / SAFe / Scrum

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SQL Server

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Informatica

Collibra

Alteryx

Job description

Senior Business Data Governance Analyst

Location: CityScape

What you’ll do

As a Senior Business Data Governance Analyst you’ll be a catalyst for driving Enterprise data & analytics solutions. You’ll ensure the alignment of data requirements between business and technology teams by working alongside the teams to understand business processes and data flows. You’ll also provide expertise in analytics and visualization as it relates to Western Alliance Bank’s Enterprise Data Platform and Business Lines Analytical Data Stores.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to capture and document requirements, including process mapping, source system analysis, and source-to-target data mapping.
• Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders and IT for data solution implementation.
• Implement data quality management initiatives by defining and developing data quality rules, designing dashboards, integrating with the business glossary, and automating the end‑to‑end process.
• Create data visualizations using Power BI to explain data analysis recommendations.

What you’ll need

• 3+ years of related experience in Data Analytics & Data Management or a similar field.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
• Intermediate experience with data analysis tools (e.g., SQL Server, Excel) and data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Intermediate experience with RDBMS and query language such as T‑SQL, PL/SQL, Spark SQL; experience using data profiling/wrangling tools like Informatica (preferred), Collibra, Alteryx.
• Experience with project management and managing multiple priorities and deliverables along with 5+ years’ experience with data analysis, enterprise data warehouse, and source‑to‑target mapping.
• Intermediate experience presenting findings from large datasets in a clear, actionable way.
• Experience with predictive modeling, statistical analysis, or machine learning preferred.
• Experience in Agile, SAFe, and/or Scrum, and experience working with data governance and integrating data quality, catalog, and lineage preferred.
• Certifications within Microsoft such as Azure Fundamentals or Fabric is preferred.

Benefits you’ll love

We offer competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401(k) matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge and learn the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands‑on experience to help grow your career!

About the company

Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands – Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank – that remain part of the company's heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, a Western Alliance Bank Company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email [e-mail] or call 602‑386‑2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.