Data Governance Analyst

Job Title:

Data Governance Analyst

Location:

Mumbai (Remote)

Type:

Contract

Experience:

4-6 Years

We're hiring a Data Governance Analyst to operationalize enterprise data governance working closely with the Data Governance Lead and cross-functional business/technical teams to ensure organizational data remains trusted, well-defined, and consistently governed.

What you'll do:

Monitor data quality metrics, trust scores, and governance exceptions across critical datasets

Investigate and drive resolution of data quality issues with responsible teams

Support access reviews, data certification, and periodic recertification

Maintain the data catalogue, business glossary, and data ownership/stewardship records

Track governance KPIs, action items, and management reporting

Coordinate governance forums and stakeholder follow-ups

Escalate material governance risks to leadership

What you bring:

4-6 years in Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Management, Business Analysis, or Analytics

Strong grasp of metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, ownership/stewardship, and access controls

Strong stakeholder management and analytical problem-solving skills

Comfortable bridging business and technical teams

Nice to have:

SQL, BI/Analytics tools, Data Catalogue/DQ platform experience (Collibra, Alation, Informatica, etc.), MDM exposure, Data Product certification experience .