(US) Sr. Data Governance Analyst, 6 month contract

Role Overview

Senior Data Governance Analyst (6-month contract) will lead execution and advancement of PointClickCare’s Data Governance program. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Governance and Quality, the role drives complex governance workstreams, improves data quality, and partners with data owners/stewards across business domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Own data cataloging & enrichment for priority data domains in the enterprise data catalog platform, including:
  • completeness of business descriptions
  • CDE designations
  • sensitivity labels
  • lineage documentation
  • data ownership assignments
• Design and maintain data quality monitoring frameworks and observability patterns for critical datasets
  • lead root cause analysis (RCA)
  • drive remediation with data stewards, data owners, and engineering teams
• Manage business glossary and data dictionary and maintain Critical Data Elements (CDEs)
  • align business definitions and metric standards between domain leads and technical teams
• Operationalize Data Trust processes across cross-functional workstreams, including stewardship onboarding (remainder truncated in posting)
• Act as a trusted advisor to Data Owners and Stewards and mentor junior analysts
• Communicate governance requirements and quality findings to both business and technical audiences

Requirements

• Strong experience in data governance and data management execution
• Ability to lead complex governance and data quality workstreams with significant autonomy
• Strong analytical skills and stakeholder communication skills (business + technical)

Nice to Haves

• Experience with enterprise data catalog/metadata programs (metadata, catalog enrichment, lineage)
• Experience designing/operating data quality monitoring and observability patterns
• Experience mentoring analysts and influencing cross-functional stakeholders