Consultant - Data Governance Analyst

The Coca-Cola Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to drive governance across master data domains including Customer, Vendor, Finance, Marketing, HR, and Supply Chain. You will monitor governance execution, track issues, and provide stakeholders with reliable governance information.

This is an individual contributor role with strong collaboration across functions. You will partner with data owners and stewards to embed accountability, maintain metadata, and deliver insights via

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• DAMA certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, technology and data teams to drive high-quality, trusted data by identifying issues and coordinating remediation.
• Embed governance practices with Data Owners and Data Stewards for clear accountability.
• Maintain metadata, glossaries and data catalogue content to improve visibility.
• Deliver governance reporting and dashboards to help teams understand performance and risk.
• Coordinate governance activities, track issues and ensure timely resolution.
• Build relationships across functions to share governance guidance and best practices.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Master data

Data catalog

SQL

BI reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

SQL

BI/Reporting tools

Data catalog tools

Job description

About the role

At The Coca-Cola Company, we leverage data as a strategic asset to drive enterprise-wide decision-making. This role is responsible for delivering analytical insights and governance support across multiple master data domains, including Customer, Vendor, Finance, Marketing, HR, and Supply Chain.

The Data Governance Analyst supports the operational execution of the enterprise data governance agenda. The role is responsible for hands-on monitoring, coordination and reporting activities that improve data quality, strengthen stewardship and ensure governance processes are consistently applied across key data domains.

The Data Governance Analyst will help translate governance standards into day-to-day execution, track issues through to resolution and provide stakeholders with clear, reliable governance information. This is an individual contributor role.

What You Will Do for Us

• Partner with business, technology and data teams to drive high-quality, trusted data by identifying issues, coordinating remediation and delivering sustainable solutions.
• Work closely with Data Owners and Data Stewards to embed strong governance practices, clear accountability and consistent ways of working.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain and enhance metadata, business glossaries and data catalogue content, improving visibility and understanding of critical data.
• Deliver insightful governance reporting and dashboards that help teams understand performance, manage risk and prioritize actions.
• Coordinate and track governance activities, ensuring issues, actions and controls are managed effectively and resolved in a timely manner.
• Build strong relationships across functions and markets, providing practical guidance on data governance requirements and best practices.
• Foster a culture of data ownership, accountability and continuous improvement that enables confident, data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Role Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• DAMA certification is a plus

Work Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in data governance, data management, data quality, master data, analytics or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with data quality monitoring, issue tracking and remediation processes.
• Exposure to multiple enterprise data domains such as Customer, Vendor, Finance, HR, Marketing or Supply Chain.

Technical Skills

• Experience with data governance or enterprise data catalogue tools is preferred.
• Working knowledge of SQL and BI/reporting tools is advantageous.
• Familiarity with master and reference data concepts, data access controls and governance reporting is beneficial.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.