Senior Data Governance & Catalog Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Parental leave

Paid time off

Wellness Day off

Pet friendly office

Commuter benefits

Group Pet Insurance

EAP

Job summary

Independence Pet Holdings is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to manage governance platforms, cataloging, and data quality across our North American brands. You will partner with governance, security, engineering, legal, and business teams to drive metadata management, MDM initiatives, and privacy compliance using Osano.

The role focuses on governing data assets, building stewardship programs, and delivering scalable governance processes while collaborating across departments to improve data

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or a 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.
• Experience working with privacy, consent, and compliance technologies such as Osano.
• Strong technical, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively 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 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

Data management

Data cataloging

Metadata management

MDM

Osano

Unity Catalog

Data quality

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Independence Pet Holdings is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to manage governance platforms, cataloging, and data quality across our North American brands. You will partner with governance, security, engineering, legal, and business teams to drive metadata management, MDM initiatives, and privacy compliance using Osano.

The role focuses on governing data assets, building stewardship programs, and delivering scalable governance processes while collaborating across departments to improve data