Overview
The Data Governance Analyst will play a crucial role in building data governance foundations for a large UK enterprise. Working closely with the Data Governance Lead, this contract position involves identifying critical data elements and their definitions, mapping data from source to domain, and creating a comprehensive data glossary and dictionary. The Analyst will also support data quality initiatives and governance processes, ensuring accurate governance artifacts are developed based on workshop decisions, with a hybrid working arrangement.
Responsibilities
- Identify critical data elements (CDEs) and capture their definitions and metadata with data owners and stewards.
- Build a source system to domain matrix and map CDEs to data domains, products, and business terms.
- Create and maintain the business glossary and data dictionary, including data product catalogue entries.
- Support data profiling efforts to assess quality and identify gaps in data.
- Draft data quality rules and thresholds for CDEs, tracking any quality issues and remediation efforts.
- Assist in drafting RACI models, workflows, and policy content with the Governance Lead.
- Prepare workshop packs, document decisions, and maintain the governance tracker.
- Develop training and adoption materials for data owners and stewards.
Requirements
- Proven hands-on experience in data governance, including CDEs, glossary, dictionary, and metadata management.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview for mapping and governance tasks.
- Experience drafting data quality rules and conducting basic data profiling.
- Strong knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK principles.
- Proficient in Excel and documentation, with excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently from workshop outputs with minimal direction.
- Clear written communication skills to convey complex ideas effectively.
- Familiarity with Collibra, Alation, Informatica, SQL, or data quality tools is a plus.