Lead, Data Governance Analyst

LEAD DATA GOVERNANCE ANALYST

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lead Data Governance Analyst position is a part of the Data Analytics & AI team and supports the Royal Caribbean Group’s corporation project goals. This position collaborates with a team of governance, legal/privacy, technology, and business stakeholders to implement data governance solutions in direct support of enterprise objectives. The ideal candidate for this role has a Data Governance background with functional and technical expertise. 

This position’s main objectives are to deliver lead guidance on data stewardship, visibility, and quality solutions using a standardized and best practice approach for executing data governance improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform data analysis to identify and document data issues and collaborate with business data stewards to understand the related business processes.
• Execute the resolution of data integrity gaps by liaising with business and technical data stewards to address issues and improve processes.
• Identify and document data quality requirements and rules. 
• Create, enhance, and ensure adherence to data quality standards.
• Collaborate with business data stewards to gather, understand, and document functional requirements.
• Develop key performance indicators to monitor and track data integrity.
• Create, document, maintain, and oversee data governance standards, policies, and solutions specific to data quality.
• Monitor implemented data governance solutions for continued adherence to data governance standards and processes.
• Develop a partnership with business data stewards to promote data governance best practices.
• Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the organization to measure the quality of our datasets across multiple data domains and help monitor compliance.
• Analyze data and ensure it complies with the enterprise data quality framework.
• Identify, define, and contribute to data quality process improvement efforts. 
• Implement processes for data accuracy and reconciliation.
• Design and execute data remediation measures.
• Analyze data and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in data sets and represent results on dashboards and reports.
• Lead the Data Quality Subcommittee in support of data governance improvement efforts across the enterprise.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or Information Management.
• 5+ years working in a technology and/or data analytics environment.
• 3+ years in a role influencing the governance and delivery of data to end users.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL.
• Qualified with Azure Cloud and Databricks technologies.
• Experience in a modern programming language, such as, Python.

SKILLS

• Working knowledge of data management principles, data quality assessments, and data lifecycle management.
• Utilize working knowledge of data requirements to determine effective solutions to data governance and quality challenges.
• Perform data analysis and reporting tasks using SQL and data analysis techniques. 
• Prepare functional requirement documentation capturing of data quality rules, processes, and procedures. 
• Mid-level knowledge of data governance best practices, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Mid-level understanding of data technologies and their application.
• Expert-level data background and knowledge of software development methodologies.
• Adept at report creation, presentations, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively as part of a project team or individually.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy.