Data Governance Analyst

About the role

We are looking for a Data Governance Analyst who will help strengthen and mature our client's data governance practices. This highly collaborative role will work closely with stakeholders across the firm to improve data quality, consistency, ownership, accessibility, and governance of critical business data.

The role will also be expected to develop strong working knowledge of Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric, using these platforms to coordinate data discovery, cataloguing, governance, lineage, data quality, and related data management initiatives.

Key responsibilities

Governance Operations

• Coordinate the firm's data governance activities and governance operating model.
• Organize and facilitate governance forums, working groups and stakeholder meetings.
• Maintain governance action logs, risks, issues and decisions.
• Drive agreed governance actions to completion across business and technology teams.
• Produce governance maturity, quality and adoption reporting.
• Support the implementation and adoption of Microsoft Purview.
• Coordinate the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of data governance policies, standards, processes, and controls.
• Drive and facilitate data ownership, stewardship, definitions, classifications, and governance requirements across the firm.
• Identify, investigate, document, and help resolve data quality issues and inconsistencies.
• Perform data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and data quality assessments.

About you

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, or closely related role.
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, including data ownership, stewardship, data quality, metadata, business definitions, and data lifecycle management.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across different business functions.
• Good project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, priorities, and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and a structured approach to investigating and resolving data issues.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies, particularly Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric.
• Stakeholder management – able to build relationships and coordinate effectively with people across different teams and levels.
• Analytical thinking – able to identify patterns, investigate root causes, and distinguish symptoms from underlying data issues.
• Ownership & accountability – takes responsibility for driving issues and actions forward rather than simply identifying problems.