• Data Governance Analyst

    Insight Global (St. Louis Park, MN)


    Job Description

    Our client is building a scalable data governance framework to support enterprise transformation and AI readiness. We’re seeking a hands-on Data Governance Analyst to partner with our governance lead and help operationalize governance across systems, starting with Salesforce.

     

    The Data Governance Analyst will support enterprise-wide data governance initiatives by translating strategy into execution. This role focuses on profiling, mapping, and monitoring data quality across critical domains, collaborating with data stewards, owners, and technical teams to ensure trusted data products and actionable insights. They will help operationalize governance within the Informatica IDMC tool.

    Key Responsibilities

    - Partner directly with data owners and stewards to gather critical data element information.

     

    - Configure and manage the IDMC tool to reflect governance inputs.

     

    - Generate data health dashboards and reports to surface quality issues.

     

    - Help standardize templates and processes for system-level governance.

     

    - Consolidate information into digestible formats for internal reporting (but not executive presentations).

     

    Data Profiling & Quality Assessment

     

    - Evaluate datasets for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness.

     

    - Identify anomalies and support remediation efforts.

     

    Data Mapping & Integration

     

    - Define transformation logic between source and target systems.

     

    - Translate business requirements into technical mapping rules.

     

    Issue Management & Root Cause Analysis

     

    - Partner with data stewards to resolve data integrity issues.

     

    - Diagnose root causes and propose scalable solutions.

     

    Monitoring & Reporting

     

    - Develop data health scorecards and governance KPIs.

     

    - Align metrics with business objectives and data standards.

     

    Metadata & Documentation

     

    - Maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and lineage documentation in collaboration with data owners and stewards.

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

    Skills and Requirements

    - Proven experience with Informatica IDMC (required). Experience with Informatica, Alation, Collibra, and Microsoft Purview are all acceptable.

     

    - Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

     

    - Ability to work independently and connect dots across domains.

     

    - Familiarity with Power BI or Tableau for reporting.

     

    - Ability to configure UI-level settings in governance tools. - Python or SQL for manual data profiling

     

    - Experience with Salesforce or Snowflake