We Are:
At Data Society Group, we provide the highest quality, leading-edge, industry-tailored data and AI training and solutions for Fortune 1,000 companies and federal, state, and local governmental organizations. We partner with our clients to educate, equip, and empower their workforces with the skills they need to achieve their goals and expand their impact. Data Society Group publishes CDO Magazine, the preeminent global publication for Data Officers. Our executive boards include industry leaders, engineers, and data scientists from across the world.
We are empowering the workforces of the future, from data literacy for all employees to support for data engineers and data scientists to train up on the most complex AI solutions and Machine Learning skills.
The Role:
The Data Governance Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring the quality, integrity, and security of an organization's data. They are responsible for defining and implementing data policies, standards, and procedures, and ensuring that data is managed in compliance with internal and external regulations.
Responsibilities:
Data Governance Framework
- Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive data governance framework, including policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure buy-in and adoption of the framework.
Data Quality Management
- Define and implement data quality metrics, standards, and processes.
- Identify and address data quality issues, working with data owners to remediate problems.
- Conduct regular data quality assessments and audits.
Metadata Management
- Develop and maintain a metadata repository, documenting data definitions, lineage, and relationships.
- Ensure that metadata is accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
- Use metadata to improve data discovery, understanding, and use.
Data Issue Resolution
- Investigate and resolve data-related issues and incidents.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between data stakeholders to resolve conflicts and issues.
- Track and report on data issues and resolutions.
Training and Communication
- Develop and deliver training on data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
- Communicate data governance initiatives and progress to stakeholders.
- Promote a data-driven culture within the organization.
Skills You Bring:
- Experience working with business stakeholders, data modeling, and data architecture concepts.
- Understand various database paradigms and technologies.
- Knowledge of the DAMA framework.
- Ability to analyze, develop, and document processes, procedures, policies, charters, and document requirements to support data governance activities.
- Professional and technical presentation, written communication, customer service skills, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
- Proficiency in SQL, AWS or other cloud-based tools.
- Familiarity with data modeling, data warehousing, and business intelligence.
- Expertise in implementing governance for mission specific data standards.
- Strong understanding of data governance principles, best practices, and tools.
- Knowledge of data quality management, metadata management, and data security.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Certifications in data governance or related fields (e.g., CDMP, CIPM).
- Experience in a regulated industry (e.g., finance, healthcare).
Additional Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience: 3-5 years of experience in data governance, data management, or a related field.
- This role requires US citizenship or permanent residency (green card holders).
- Key personnel requirement (i.e., hours from 8am-4pm ET).
- Accepting remote candidates; preference for local candidates in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.The ideal candidate is local to the Washington, DC metro area and able to meet criminal history and citizenship requirements for federal contracts. In addition to that, the ideal candidate is to demonstrate education or experience in Python, data analysis, and forecast modeling.
Current base salary range is $100,000-$130,000. This position is eligible for full benefits including health, medical, dental, short and long-term disability, and life insurance, and our 401k, transit subsidy, unlimited PTO, and 15 paid holidays during 2024.
Affirmative Action/EEO statement:
At Data Society Group, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Data Society Group is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Data Society Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters.
