Data Governance Analyst

Security Benefit is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to help mature its enterprise data governance capability across data platforms and legacy systems. The role operates governance programs, manages metadata and data quality initiatives, supports regulatory compliance, and promotes governance training and adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design and own the operation of data governance programs across the enterprise; recommend improvements
• Operate the data stewardship model — maintain stewardship charters, onboard business domains, support the Data Stewardship community, and run governance rhythms across business areas; recommend improvements
• Contribute to the Data Governance roadmap in collaboration with governance leadership — draft and maintain governance policies, standards, and procedures; identify capability gaps and track progress against maturity goals
• Own day-to-day metadata management — including data classification, business glossary development, and critical data element documentation; contribute to semantic modeling and to ownership and usage standards across business domains
• Maintain the organization and presentation of governed metadata to drive discoverability and adoption across business and technical teams; recommend improvements
• Apply and monitor metadata quality and completeness standards to ensure governance requirements are met; flag and resolve gaps
• Support Data Platform and Data Intelligence teams on data lineage, pipeline governance, and ELT-layer metadata standards
• Execute cross-functional data quality initiatives — apply quality dimensions, operate monitoring frameworks, manage issue tracking and escalation, coordinate remediation across Data Engineering and Data Intelligence teams, and report outcomes to governance leadership
• Support regulatory compliance activities for applicable regulatory and data privacy requirements — collect and maintain audit evidence and compliance documentation, and support data governance controls
• Help develop and deliver governance training and communications; support governance adoption efforts with business stakeholders

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Data Analytics, Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field
• 4–6 years of experience in data governance, data management, or data quality — including experience participating in cross-functional governance programs
• Hands-on experience with data governance and metadata management practices — including governance tooling and workflow design; working knowledge of governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM) with ability to apply framework concepts in operational practice
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, think critically, and bring ideas and solutions rather than only raising issues; willingness to share knowledge with team members
• Experience in financial services or a regulated data environment required
• Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate effectively via multiple channels (verbal, written, etc.) with technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in data quality analysis, profiling, root cause analysis, monitoring, and remediation processes
• Master's degree in Information Management, Data Analytics, or related field
• Certifications in data governance (e.g., CDMP, DGSP) or metadata management platforms (e.g., platform-specific credentials)
• Business analyst experience or skills — gathering and documenting business requirements, mapping processes and data flows, and translating business needs into data and governance requirements
• Experience leading stakeholder interviews and working sessions to uncover business context, ask probing questions, and synthesize findings into clear recommendations
• Experience in the following types of tools is desired:
• Data catalog and governance platforms
• Data quality tools and profiling solutions
• SQL and data analysis tools
• Reporting and dashboard platforms
• Insurance or retirement industry experience