Lead Data Governance Analyst
The Walt Disney Company
Senior Data Governance Analyst
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Seattle • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $114,900 - $154,100 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWS
About the role
- Support the execution of operational processes critical to Data Governance, Privacy, and Compliance, including audit readiness, policy implementation, regulatory alignment, and stewardship coordination.
- Assist in managing workflows tied to data classification, retention, access, and usage, ensuring alignment with internal data governance policies and external regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, COPPA, etc).
- Serve as a liaison between Governance, Legal, Privacy, and Engineering teams to help implement scalable and repeatable compliance controls across data platforms.
- Document and maintain standard operating procedures, governance playbooks, and recurring compliance reporting deliverables to improve transparency and continuity.
- Coordinate issue tracking, control remediation, and regulatory obligations across governed environments including Snowflake, Databricks, and AWS.
- Partner with platform and regional teams to operationalize metadata requirements, align data use with approved classifications, and escalate inconsistencies.
- Monitor and report on governance KPIs and metrics to track adherence to policies, audit findings, and ongoing compliance program maturity.
- Support onboarding and enablement of governance tooling (e.g., metadata catalog, access controls, consent frameworks), including training documentation and stakeholder communications.
- Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes and improve automation across governance and compliance workflows.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Policy, or a related field, or equivalent work experience in data governance, compliance, or privacy operations.
- 5+ years of experience in operational data governance, regulatory compliance, or privacy program support within a complex, cross functional environment.
- Understanding of core data governance disciplines such as metadata management, data classification, stewardship, retention, and access controls.
- Familiarity with privacy regulations and frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, COPPA) and their application to operational processes and tooling.
- Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent initiatives, deliver against deadlines, and communicate effectively across stakeholder groups.
- Strong organizational, documentation, and reporting skills; ability to standardize and structure operational workflows.
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data governanceregulatory complianceprivacy operationsmetadata managementdata classificationstewardshipretentionaccess controlsaudit readinesspolicy implementation
Soft skills
communicationorganizational skillsdocumentation skillsreporting skillsability to manage concurrent initiativesability to deliver against deadlinesstakeholder engagementtransparencycontinuityprocess improvement
