Senior Data Governance & Catalog Lead

Independence Pet Group; Minneota (MN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Independence Pet Holdings seeks a Data Governance Analyst to manage governance platforms, metadata, and data cataloging in partnership with security, engineering, and legal teams. You will lead data lineage, glossary development, and stewardship initiatives to ensure compliant data practices across North America.

The role focuses on implementing and administering Databricks Unity Catalog, Osano privacy tools, and MDМ processes, with emphasis on data quality, governance adoption, and scalable

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.
• 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.
• Experience working with privacy, consent, and compliance technologies such as Osano.
• Strong technical, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across Data Governance, Security, Engineering, Product, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support the enterprise Data Catalog in partnership with the Data Governance team.
• Lead the data catalog roadmap, including metadata collection, asset onboarding, data classification, business glossary development, and data lineage documentation.
• Support and administer Databricks Unity Catalog, including data asset registration, metadata management, access governance coordination, and catalog organization across data domains.
• Partner with data owners, stewards, and engineering teams to improve data discoverability, governance adoption, and data management practices.
• Design, implement, and lead the Data Stewardship Program in alignment with data catalog deployment and governance objectives.
• Serve as the primary administrator and business liaison for Osano, managing platform enhancements, issue resolution, compliance requests, and vendor coordination.
• Support Master Data Management (MDM) platforms and governance processes, including stewardship workflows, data quality initiatives, and master data controls.
• Monitor platform adoption, governance metrics, and usage trends, providing recommendations for process optimization and technology improvements.
• Support data governance projects and strategic initiatives as needed.
• Develop governance documentation, standards, and operational procedures that support scalable data management practices.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Stakeholder management

Data cataloging

Data quality

Tools

Databricks Unity Catalog

Osano

Job description

Independence Pet Holdings seeks a Data Governance Analyst to manage governance platforms, metadata, and data cataloging in partnership with security, engineering, and legal teams. You will lead data lineage, glossary development, and stewardship initiatives to ensure compliant data practices across North America.

The role focuses on implementing and administering Databricks Unity Catalog, Osano privacy tools, and MDМ processes, with emphasis on data quality, governance adoption, and scalable