Data Governance Analyst

Hi , Hope you ae doing good , Position : Data Governance Analyst Duration : Long term contract (W2 Contract Only) Location : Connecticut (CT) / New York City (NYC) (Onsite) Must have experience in Banking. Job Description: Client is standing up an enterprise Data Governance framework to improve data quality, consistency, and trust across business and technology teams. We are seeking a Data Governance Contractor to support this buildout—helping document data assets, engage business stewards, and operationalize governance and quality practices. Qualifications • 5–8 years’ experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or Business Analysis (financial-services/Banking). • Familiarity with governance frameworks (DAMA, DCAM) and stewardship best practices. • Working knowledge of metadata and quality tools (Collibra, Informatica DQ, SharePoint). • Intermediate SQL and proficiency in Power BI / Tableau. • Excellent communication and documentation skills with both business and technical teams. • Self-starter comfortable handling discovery, documentation, and stakeholder coordination. Key Responsibilities • Conduct data discovery and develop inventories across multiple source systems (loan/lease, CRM, ERP, finance). • Map and document Data domain fields, data types, lineage, and system of record. • Partner with business data stewards to capture business definitions and critical data elements (CDEs). • Maintain business glossary, metadata, and data-quality documentation (SharePoint / MDM tool). • Define and monitor data-quality thresholds—completeness, accuracy, timeliness, validity. • Assist in building data-quality dashboards and steward attestation trackers. • Coordinate reviews with business and IT data owners; support governance council reporting. • Prepare progress updates, status decks, and documentation for the Data Enablement Forum.