Data Quality & Governance Analyst – Manufacturing

Kimberly-Clark

Data Quality & Governance Analyst responsible for managing data quality and governance at Kimberly-Clark. Collaborating with teams to enhance data management practices across various business areas.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSao Paulo • 🇧🇷 BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves a subject matter expert for their designated data domain(s), including data sources, what the data means, who uses it, how much it is used, and for which use cases
Collaborates with key data users to develop business logic for the IT team to implement in their systems for automated ongoing monitoring to proactively catch data quality issues before they impact downstream processes
Advises and develops materials to inform stakeholders of self-service data availability
Understands and can advise how to pull data from the relevant databases and data platforms
Provides written and verbal guidance to the Analytics Product Manager and Data Scientists to support their use of data
Owns and maintains field-level explanations for data sources, including how each data field can be used to address business questions
Partner with the Product Managers, Centers of Excellence, and others to drive adoption of data sources across relevant business areas
Understands the scope of contracted data & services including authorized usage; supports renewal & RFP discussions
Communicates data updates & changes from data vendors out to organization
Manages data security access rules/controls, with ability to gauge security risks on shared data compared to Contractual, Legal, and/or Financial restrictions.
Documents data catalogues and drives aligned Business definitions in a matrix organization to fulfill the metadata needs of maturing analytics platforms. (e.g. Data element synonyms, plain English definitions, sample values, master data product/customer hierarchy alignments, lineage of transpositions)
Owns and maintains quality rules for their respective data domain and/or Analytics products. Experienced in driving rule/alert/messaging on quality requirements and working with governance and delivery teams to implement and monitor for the collective health of the analytics space.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Supply Chain, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
5+ Experience as a Data Steward or in data governance / data management roles
Strong technical capability to work with large datasets (Big Data) , identify data issues, and discuss data quality.
Hands-on experience with: Business glossary and metadata management, Data quality rules and monitoring, Data catalogs and field-level definitions
Solid understanding of database structures and data platforms .
Ability to work mostly in a backend role (~70%), with limited but effective business interaction.
Advanced English (mandatory – role requires global interaction).
Strong collaboration skills with technical teams (IT, Analytics, Data Science).
High attention to detail, structured mindset, and problem-solving orientation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark
health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedata managementdata qualitymetadata managementdata catalogsdatabase structuresBig Databusiness logic developmentdata monitoringdata security

Soft Skills

collaborationattention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationstakeholder engagementguidanceorganizational skillsstructured mindsetverbal communicationwritten communication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree