Data Governance Analyst

Insight Global is looking for a Data Governance Analyst to join a leading Courier and Logistics customer in Mississauga. This is a hybrid role and requires 2x/week in office.

The Data Governance Analyst plays a key role on the Data Management & Governance team, supporting the implementation of a scalable, enterprise-wide data governance framework. This orle focuses on developing and sustaining governance policies, standards, and processes to ensure data is accurate, consistent, well-defined, and compliant with business and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities
- Partner with business units and data stewards to establish data standards, definitions, and policies aligned with the enterprise governance framework
- Facilitate the creation, implementation, and oversight of data governance policies and processes based on industry best practices
- Develop and maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, and other metadata assets to support transparency and alignment across business and analytics teams
- Support the design and rollout of data quality strategies, including frameworks for monitoring, measuring and improving data quality across systems
- Help define and support data stewardship responsibilities across domains by coordinating the subject matter experts and process owners
- Identify data quality issues and work with data owners and system owners to resolve root causes through process or system enhancements
- Partner with Data Engineering, Analytics, and business teams to integrate governance principles into data pipeline development and reporting solutions
- Create and maintain data governance dashboards, metrics, and performance reporting
- Assist with the coordination of the Data Governance Council and related working groups to promote cross-functioned alignment on issue management, change control, and business-critical data elements
- Act as a liaison between business and IT teams to ensure data governance requirements are understood, prioritized, and implemented
- Support regulatory compliance efforts by maintaining documentation and controls related to data governance activities

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- 3-4 years of hands on experience in data governance, data quality, or data management roles where you were the key decision maker
- Strong understanding of data governance principles, frameworks, and industry standards
- Understanding of cloud data ecosystems (e.g. AWS, Azure, Snowflake) and how governance policies apply in those environments
- Experience developing and supporting data dictionaries, business glossaries, and metadata repositories
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across business and technical teams

- Experience using data management tools
- Exposure to data quality or BI tools (e.g. Power BI)

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.