Data Governance Analyst

Our client is expanding their Data Governance function and is looking for an experienced Data Governance Analyst to support a growing portfolio of data initiatives. Working within a small but growing team, you will play a key role in improving data quality, supporting the development of data products, and driving the adoption of data governance best practices across the business. This is a highly stakeholder-facing role requiring strong communication skills and the ability to influence and educate stakeholders on the value of robust data governance and quality.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, and business stakeholders to improve data quality and governance practices.
• Identify, assess, and manage data quality risks across critical business data assets.
• Support the development, governance, and certification of data products within cloud-based data platforms.
• Define and maintain metadata, data lineage, business glossaries, and data quality standards.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and promote the benefits of strong data governance and data quality practices.
• Support data classification and metadata tagging activities, including governance of sensitive and PII data.
• Collaborate with technical teams to embed governance controls throughout the data product lifecycle.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and maturity of the organisation's data governance framework.

• 4–7 years' experience in Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Management, or a related discipline.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage and influence stakeholders across the business.
• Experience working closely with Data Owners and Data Stewards to deliver governance outcomes.
• Strong understanding of data quality frameworks, data governance principles, metadata management, and data stewardship.
• Experience supporting the creation, management, or governance of data products.
• Knowledge of data classification, data lineage, metadata management, and PII governance.
• Experience working within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
• Experience with Google Dataplex would be highly advantageous.
• Exposure to Databricks and Snowflake is desirable.
• Ability to translate technical data concepts into business-friendly language and build stakeholder buy-in for governance initiatives.
• Experience within Financial Services or another regulated industry would be beneficial.