Our client is currently seeking a Data Governance Analyst
Hybrid 3 days a week onsite to Downtown Chicago
Overview: The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of data governance, including data discovery, with strong capabilities in requirements gathering, requirements analysis, and a solid grasp of Agile methodologies.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within financial services.
- Comfortable asking questions and breaking down work into constituent parts with other teams.
- Excellent SQL skills for data discovery to avoid dependence on IT.
- Proficient in Azure DevOps and Confluence, with strong reporting skills.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and their application in project management.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and analytical thinking.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated experience in requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to high quality and accuracy.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Prioritize finance and regulatory data requirements.
- Work with the Finance Data Quality Forum to prioritize issues for investigation.
- Define ownership from a business process/business capability perspective, using the latest business capability mapping.
- Collaborate with owners to assign data stewards by process.
- Investigate data-related issues with operational staff, uncovering process/control issues.
- Make recommendations on process changes/controls.
- Ensure fixes are owned and implemented on an ongoing basis.
- Document Critical Data Elements (CDEs) as part of the process.
- Ensure work is prioritized by the issue log in Finance from processes. Investigate issues to determine if they are technical (including transformations not owned by the business) and/or process-related.
- Collaborate closely with the Data Product Team based in London and India.
Rate: $45-$55/HR