Data Governance Resource

Title: Data Governance Resource
Location: 100% REMOTE
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 1 year contract
Hours: 40 hours/week (any US time zone)
Compensation Range: $55 - $60/hour W2

Job Description – Data Governance Analyst

We're looking for a hands-on Data Governance Analyst to own and execute critical data governance initiatives. This role is not strategy-only—we already have a framework and direction in place. We need someone who thrives on execution, can define and document data relationships, and act as the bridge between business, analytics, and technical teams.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Define and document data relationships (e.g., customer, product, mastered customer fields), including data sources and dependencies.

• Prioritize and formalize relationships between systems; establish logic and definitions for key data fields in partnership with technical teams.

• Gather and document business and functional requirements; translate business needs into data requirements for stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain a customer/product master , including formatting standards, data definitions, and stakeholder alignment.

• Partner with analytics teams as they build data marts and dashboards; help establish a centralized hub for business users to access analytics.

• Own and maintain the data dictionary and data catalog ; ensure accuracy, usability, and adoption across teams.

• Document and manage data lineage using tools such as Purview or Alation.

• Support the buildout of the data governance pillar , ensuring consistency, traceability, and strong communication across the organization.

• Act as the connector between the analysis pillar and business process pillar.

• Free up developers by owning governance and documentation work so engineering can focus on coding.

• Operate with a self-starter mentality , confidently defining data relationships and independently driving tasks to completion.

Must-Haves

• 3–5 years of hands-on data governance experience ; this is an execution-focused role.

• Experience with data dictionary and cataloging initiatives.

• Experience creating and driving adoption of Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) .

• SQL skills : able to read queries, understand joins, and write basic queries.

• Master Data Management (MDM) experience: ability to trace data across systems, understand system of record design, and align gold records across sources (e.g., Oracle, Salesforce).

• Tools: Visio or Lucidchart , Purview or Alation .

• Industry experience: Enterprise environments .

• Strong communication and stakeholder management, comfortable bridging analytics and business processes.