Sr Data Governance Analyst - Richmond, VA 23219 (Hybrid-Two days onsite)

Yakshna Solutions, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybride; USD 95 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

401(k) plan

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Yakshna Solutions, Inc. in Richmond, VA is seeking a Senior Data Governance Analyst to drive the ongoing improvement of enterprise governance. The role partners with data owners, stewards, and business teams to translate governance policies into sustainable business processes.

You will lead or support ARID governance initiatives, access governance, data onboarding, and data quality efforts. The ideal candidate has five or more years of experience in business analysis, process improvement, and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in senior-level business analysis, requirements elicitation, and process improvement.
• Advanced facilitation skills, including leading cross-functional sessions and driving decisions.
• Ability to translate policies and requirements into operational processes and controls.
• Knowledge of enterprise data governance concepts including data quality and compliance.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsabilités

• Analyze business processes and data management practices to identify governance gaps and risks.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, root cause analysis, and current/future state design.
• Translate governance policies into actionable requirements, workflows, and controls.
• Develop process maps, business requirements, SOPs, and performance metrics.
• Support governance implementation, automation, and stakeholder adoption.
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions to align priorities and governance decisions.
• Clarify governance roles, responsibilities, and decision rights.
• Document governance decisions and coordinate follow-through.
• Support data owners and stewards embedding governance into daily operations.
• Define and monitor measures of governance effectiveness and data quality.

Connaissances

Senior-level business analysis

Facilitation skills

Requirements elicitation

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in information systems / business administration

Description du poste

We strive to attract and retain the brightest people and offer different job experiences with a full range of challenges and rewards.

We help companies realize and implement IT solutions strategically. Yakshna Solutions supports our client’s mission and goals by sharing our know-how, skills and knowledge. We strive to attract and retain the brightest people and offer different job experiences with a full range of challenges and rewards. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer.

Working with Yakshna gives you the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Additionally, you can build a network of peers, mentors and advance your career! We offer exciting opportunities to work with leading industry experts, business consultants and IT specialists across large government and private sector companies. The people who work in Yakshna are as diverse as our services. We recognize the crucial importance of each individual to our success and offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and innovative training.

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815251 Sr Data Governance Analyst; Yakshna Solutions, Inc ., (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprises, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serve its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.

YSI is seeking a Senior Data Governance Analyst to support the implementation and ongoing improvement of enterprise data governance. This role partners with data owners, stewards, and business teams to translate governance policies and standards into sustainable business processes. The ideal candidate brings strong business analysis, facilitation, and data governance skills to drive process improvement, stakeholder collaboration, accountability, and governance adoption across the organization.

The analyst may lead or support prioritized initiatives involving governance decision processes (Awareness, Risks, Issues, and Decisions - ARID), access governance, data sharing, automated data onboarding, Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI) and reference data management, data quality improvement, compliance reviews, and data product requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes and data management practices to identify governance gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, root cause analysis, and current- and future-state process design.
• Translate governance policies, standards, and business needs into actionable requirements, workflows, procedures, and controls.
• Develop process maps, business requirements, SOPs, RACI matrices, and performance metrics.
• Support governance implementation, process automation, stakeholder adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate cross-functional discussions with data owners, stewards, business units, and technical teams to align priorities and support governance decisions.
• Clarify governance roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and implementation requirements.
• Document governance decisions, communicate outcomes, and coordinate follow-through.
• Support data owners and stewards in embedding governance policies, standards, and responsibilities into daily operations.
• Define and monitor measures of governance effectiveness, compliance, stakeholder engagement, and data quality.
• Facilitate data quality issue analysis, remediation planning, and continuous improvement.
• Support data access, sharing, onboarding, integration, and management processes to ensure governance requirements are consistently applied.
• Gather and document business and analytical requirements to ensure governed data products meet business and consumer needs.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in senior-level business analysis, requirements elicitation, business process improvement, and complex problem-solving.
• Advanced facilitation skills, including leading cross-functional working sessions, navigating competing priorities, building consensus, and driving decisions to resolution.
• Proven ability to analyze, design, document, and support implementation of sustainable business processes.
• Ability to interpret policies, standards, and business requirements and translate them into practical operational processes, business rules, and controls.
• Working knowledge of enterprise data governance concepts, including data ownership, stewardship, access governance, data quality, compliance, and data lifecycle management.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Five or more years of experience in business analysis, requirements elicitation, process improvement, or related enterprise business functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise data governance initiatives, including governance process implementation, data stewardship, data quality, metadata, or access governance.
• Experience in government, healthcare, or another regulated environment.
• Familiarity with enterprise data integration, interoperability, master and reference data management, and governed data products.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK, DMMI) and process improvement methodologies (BPMN, Lean, Six Sigma).
• Familiarity with AWS, Snowflake, Commonwealth of Virginia/VITA standards, or relevant professional certifications such as CDMP.
• Education: A bachelor's degree in information systems, business administration, information management, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent professional experience and relevant certifications may be considered.

Location: 1220 Bank St Richmond, VA 23219 (Hybrid-Two days onsite)

Salary $95,000-100,000 annually with benefits

U.S Citizen or Green card holder only

YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.