Data Governance Analyst

Emeryville, California

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Remote

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Contract

|Job ID 70222|Posted May 9, 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you ready to dive into a dynamic and impactful role? We're seeking a Data Governance Analyst who can take the lead in shaping data governance strategies and drive enterprise-wide alignment in financial data management.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate across multiple workstreams to implement a cloud-based ERP solution, ensuring seamless data governance integration.
  • Develop and enforce naming standards and conventions to create a unified language for data description.
  • Identify and address gaps in Master Data Management, particularly for Vendor and Product information.
  • Establish enterprise product definitions and standardize financial metrics across the organization.
  • Define and catalog new marketplace attributes while ensuring data quality checks and remediation processes are in place.
  • Enhance visibility into data lineage, sourcing, and transformation processes.
  • Align enterprise domain attributes to maintain consistency with enterprise standards and definitions.
  • Facilitate the classification of data attributes to support enterprise data governance initiatives.

Skills

  • Proven experience in data governance within the finance sector.
  • Ability to work independently and embed oneself into projects with minimal direction.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to advocate for data governance and demonstrate its value.
  • Capability to integrate work into Enterprise Data Governance tools and promote their usage.
  • Holistic understanding of complex data landscapes to ensure alignment and standardization.

Preferred Skills

  • Technical understanding and aptitude related to data systems and governance tools.
  • Experience in identifying Data Owners/Data Stewards and establishing working committees.
 

At Horizontal, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential values that drive our success and innovation. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join our team.

 

Once you apply for this position, you may receive a phone call, SMS or email at the time of application from our Virtual AI Recruiter, Alex, to conduct an initial interview.



Horizontal facilitates valuable and productive conversations between you and potential employers. We can assist you in growing your career by partnering you with employers that offer challenging assignments.  For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $29 - $60 per hour. This is not a guarantee of compensation, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. 

Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 

We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.