
MDM Data Governance Analyst
Parts Town
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Addison • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $61,773 - $95,474 per year
About the role
- Design, implement, and operate data governance processes and master data solutions across the enterprise
- Drive domain-level MDM (e.g., Customer, Product, Vendor, Location) including survivorship rules, match/merge, golden record creation, and hierarchy management
- Define and execute data stewardship processes; triage master data issues and change requests
- Establish policies, standards, and controls for data quality, metadata, lineage, and access
- Define business glossaries, data definitions, and critical data elements (CDEs)
- Participate in governance councils and run working groups; track adoption and compliance KPIs
- Design and implement data quality rules, profiling, and monitoring dashboards for priority data domains
- Coordinate issue management and remediation with data owners and engineering teams
- Implement preventative/automated checks and SLAs for data reliability across pipelines
- Integrate metadata, lineage, and DQ workflows with GCP-native tools such as Dataplex and/or governance platforms (e.g., Collibra/Alation)
- Collaborate with data engineering on ingestion, transformation, and model design aligned to governance standards
- Align governance and controls with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR/CCPA, SOX), security standards, and internal audit findings
- Support access reviews, data retention/archival, and sensitive data handling (PII/PHI)
- Build training, playbooks, and communications to drive adoption of governance processes
- Contribute to enterprise initiatives and participate in cross-functional projects to ensure data governance requirements are embedded in system implementations and process changes
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to establish and operationalize core MDM capabilities, including governance, data quality controls, and domain stewardship.
Requirements
- 5–7 years in Data Governance, MDM, Data Quality, and Metadata Management
- Hands-on experience with GCP data ecosystem: BigQuery (SQL, performance tuning, partitioning/clustering), Dataplex (data domains, policies), Data Catalog (tags, metadata, lineage), IAM (RBAC/ABAC, service accounts)
- Strong understanding of data quality techniques (profiling, rules, thresholds, remediation workflows)
- Experience defining data standards, business glossary, and metadata models
- Experience with MDM platforms (e.g., Teradata, Informatica MDM/360, Reltio, Profisee) or custom MDM implementations
- Experience with Data Governance tools such as Dataplex, Collibra, Alation, Informatica
- Proficient in SQL; familiar with Python or data pipeline tooling a plus
- Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits
- Quarterly profit-sharing bonus
- Hybrid Work schedule
- Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
- Volunteer opportunities
- Casual dress code
- On demand pay options: Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
- Health insurance
- 401k/401k match
- Employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Data GovernanceMaster Data Management (MDM)Data QualityMetadata ManagementSQLData ProfilingData StandardsData ModelingData Quality RulesData Lineage
Soft Skills
Cross-functional CommunicationStakeholder ManagementCollaborationTraining DevelopmentPolicy EstablishmentIssue ManagementChange ManagementAdoption TrackingLeadershipOrganizational Skills