Senior Data Governance Analyst – Hybrid

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan refinancing

Financial counseling

Job summary

Grainger is seeking a Senior Analyst, Customer Information to drive data governance and quality across the enterprise. You will partner with business and IT to ensure data assets adhere to standards and lifecycle management.

This hybrid role requires SQL proficiency, metadata management, and strong collaboration to deliver trusted customer data and analytics. Onsite presence at Lake Forest, IL or Chicago Merchandise Mart ~50% time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3 plus years of related professional experience.
• Related hands-on project experience with metadata, data quality, data cataloging, metrics, data standards, policies, and learning & development.
• Experience in Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Experience translating complex technical analyses into actionable business insights and reports for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with leadership, business users, and technical personnel.
• Strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate data inconsistencies across business areas and frame resolutions (data gaps, missing information, mis-categorizations).
• Develop and govern data guidelines, metrics, policies, standards, processes, and data procedures.
• Define important data object classification (taxonomy, attributes, attribute values) and their meaning, metadata, rules for use, format, and lineage.
• Function as the lead custodian of data assets, provide oversight of important team processes and how they produce 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 understand and follow established data guidelines.
• Define and document data quality metrics and KPIs; establish workflows for issue resolution and continuous improvement in data quality.
• Work closely with technology teams to evolve proprietary software which supports team workflows.

Skills

SQL

Metadata

Data quality

Data cataloging

Metrics

Data standards

Policies

Learning & development

Collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Grainger is seeking a Senior Analyst, Customer Information to drive data governance and quality across the enterprise. You will partner with business and IT to ensure data assets adhere to standards and lifecycle management.

This hybrid role requires SQL proficiency, metadata management, and strong collaboration to deliver trusted customer data and analytics. Onsite presence at Lake Forest, IL or Chicago Merchandise Mart ~50% time.