Senior Data Governance Lead: Policy, Quality & Platform Ops

Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is seeking a Senior Data Governance Analyst to lead governance policies and analytics frameworks within the FRFS Data Office. You'll operationalize governance through platform configuration and cross-functional collaboration.

This senior role emphasizes data quality, cataloging, metadata management, and collaboration with data owners. Onsite work in Chicago with a focus on security, privacy, and long-term data governance strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field (or equivalent experience) and 3+ years in data governance.
• Hands-on experience with data governance platforms (Collibra, Informatica, Alation, or similar).
• Experience with metadata management, data cataloging, and data lineage tools.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, security, privacy, and quality requirements.
• Collibra certification or professional data management certification preferred.
• Scripting or programming experience (Python, JavaScript) for automation.
• Cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks) and modern data architecture preferred.

Responsibilities

• Data governance policy development aligned with business objectives.
• Enforce activities ensuring compliance with governance policies.
• Configure data governance platforms to operationalize workflows.
• Design governance workflows, approvals, and stewardship.
• Create and maintain glossaries, data dictionaries, and lineage documentation.
• Maintain information maps, retention schedules, and data catalogs.
• Perform data quality analysis to identify issues and dependencies.
• Collaborate with data owners to map data structures in catalog platforms.
• Lead cross-functional data management practices and FRFS workgroups.
• Serve as knowledge resource on data governance best practices.

Skills

Data governance platforms

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Metadata management

Data cataloging

Data lineage

Python

JavaScript

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Snowflake/​

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Job description

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is seeking a Senior Data Governance Analyst to lead governance policies and analytics frameworks within the FRFS Data Office. You'll operationalize governance through platform configuration and cross-functional collaboration.

This senior role emphasizes data quality, cataloging, metadata management, and collaboration with data owners. Onsite work in Chicago with a focus on security, privacy, and long-term data governance strategy.