Senior Data Governance Analyst

W. W. Grainger; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO and holidays

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

W. W. Grainger, Inc. seeks a Senior Analyst, Customer Information to drive data governance, quality, and stewardship across the organization. You will set data standards, ensure lifecycle stewardship, and partner with business and IT to improve data maturity.

The role emphasizes metadata, data quality, and enterprise data governance in a B2B environment, with hybrid work on-site in Lake Forest, IL or Chicago, IL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of related professional experience.
• Experience with metadata, data quality, data cataloging, metrics, data standards, policies, and learning & development.
• Experience in SQL.
• Ability to translate complex technical analyses into actionable business insights for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with leadership, business users, and technical personnel.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate data inconsistencies across business areas and frame resolutions.
• Develop and govern data guidelines, metrics, policies, standards, processes, and data procedures.
• Define important data object classification and their meaning, metadata, rules for use, format, and lineage.
• Function as the lead custodian of data assets and oversee key processes for high-quality customer outcomes.
• Review information architecture for alignment with guidelines, data standards, and governance strategy.
• Design training and documentation to enable team members to follow data guidelines.
• Define and document data quality metrics and KPIs; establish workflows for issue resolution and continuous improvement in data quality.
• Work with technology teams to evolve proprietary software supporting team workflows.
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.

Skills

SQL

Data governance

Metadata

Data quality

Data cataloging

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

W. W. Grainger, Inc. seeks a Senior Analyst, Customer Information to drive data governance, quality, and stewardship across the organization. You will set data standards, ensure lifecycle stewardship, and partner with business and IT to improve data maturity.

The role emphasizes metadata, data quality, and enterprise data governance in a B2B environment, with hybrid work on-site in Lake Forest, IL or Chicago, IL.