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Description

The Data Governance Analyst plays a key role on the Data Management & Governance team, supporting the implementation of a scalable, enterprise-wide data governance framework. This role focuses on developing and sustaining governance policies, standards, and processes to ensure data is accurate, consistent, well-defined, and compliant with business and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a passion for enabling trusted analytics through effective data quality and stewardship practices. This is a mid-level individual contributor role requiring close collaboration across business, technology, and analytics teams to drive governance initiatives forward.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business units and data stewards to establish data standards, definitions, and policies aligned with the enterprise governance framework.
• Facilitate the creation, implementation, and oversight of data governance policies and processes based on industry best practices.
• Develop and maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, and other metadata assets to support transparency and alignment across business and analytics teams.
• Support the design and rollout of data quality strategies, including frameworks for monitoring, measuring, and improving data quality across systems.
• Help define and support data stewardship responsibilities across domains by coordinating with subject matter experts and process owners.
• Identify data quality issues and work with data owners and system owners to resolve root causes through process or system enhancements.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Analytics, and business teams to integrate governance principles into data pipeline development and reporting solutions.
• Create and maintain data governance dashboards, metrics, and performance reporting.
• Assist with the coordination of the Data Governance Council and related working groups to promote cross-functional alignment on issue management, change control, and business-critical data elements.
• Act as a liaison between business and IT teams to ensure data governance requirements are understood, prioritized, and implemented.
• Support regulatory compliance efforts by maintaining documentation and controls related to data governance activities.
• Stay current with data governance and information management trends, tools, and best practices.

Qualifications and Skills

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Business, Data Management, or a related field.
• 3-4 years of experience in data governance, data quality, or data management roles
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, frameworks, and industry standards (e.g., DAMA, DCAM).
• Experience developing and supporting data dictionaries, business glossaries, and metadata repositories, along with practical experience in data cataloging, master data management (MDM), and data lineage concepts.
• Understanding of cloud data ecosystems (e.g., AWS, Azure, Snowflake) and how governance policies apply in those environments.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across business and technical teams.
• Comfortable facilitating discussions, documenting outcomes, and driving action plans in a matrixed organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio).

Preferred:

• Experience using data management tools, including those supporting metadata management, data stewardship and master data management.
• Exposure to data quality or BI tools (e.g., Power BI) and their role in supporting data governance reporting.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to data and how governance supports compliance.

POSTING DETAILS

Location: 530 - Corporate

Working Conditions: Office Environment

Reports to: Technology Senior Manager Data Management and Governance

Purolator is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, Aboriginal/Indigenous status or any other factors considered discriminatory. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we will work with you to meet your needs.

At Purolator, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fully compliant with Canadian law. As part of the first round of pre-screening, the application process may involve the integration of human oversight with an automated AI solution (“AI Tool”) to assist in evaluating candidate qualifications for the position for which they are applying. This AI Tool assists in automating certain stages, such as resume screening and skills assessments, and helps expedite getting to the initial communication stage with candidates. Any personal information shared with Purolator will be used strictly for the purposes of these job applications in compliance with applicable privacy law. If you have any questions about the process, please contact: TalentCOE@purolator.com

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