Sr Data Governance Analyst

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Title: Sr Data Governance Analyst
Location: REMOTE (LATAM)

Job Summary
The Senior Data Governance Analyst is responsible for designing, building, and operationalizing the enterprise Data Governance Program across the full data lifecycle. This role will establish governance structures, data ownership models, classification standards, retention controls, and monitoring capabilities to ensure data is managed, protected, and used in accordance with regulatory, security, and business requirements.

The individual will act as a subject matter expert and program driver, working in a fast-paced environment to rapidly mature data governance capabilities. This role requires deep expertise in data governance frameworks, strong cross-functional leadership, and the ability to execute and deliver measurable outcomes within aggressive timelines.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and mature the enterprise data governance framework, policies, standards, and operating model.
• Establish and maintain data ownership, stewardship, and accountability structures.
• Stand up and manage governance forums, working groups, and reporting mechanisms.
• Build and maintain the enterprise data inventory and data domain model.
• Define requirements for data collection, ownership assignment, and classification at creation.
• Embed governance and classification controls into system development and intake processes.
• Maintain the enterprise data classification framework and associated handling and protection requirements.
• Map regulatory and contractual obligations to data classes and ensure appropriate controls are enforced.
• Define secure data storage requirements and validate compliance with encryption, access, and monitoring standards.
• Monitor storage environments to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
• Govern role?based access, periodic reviews, and monitoring of data usage and behavior.
• Partner with cross functional teams to detect and respond to inappropriate access.
• Establish secure data sharing and transmission standards and govern internal/external disclosures.
• Maintain approval workflows, logging, and traceability for data transfers.
• Assess data sharing risks in partnership with Third?Party Risk Management.
• Develop and maintain data retention schedules aligned with legal, regulatory, and business needs.
• Govern archival processes and access restrictions for inactive data.
• Define secure data destruction standards, validate retention obligations, and maintain destruction evidence.
• Oversee third?party destruction activities for compliance.
• Develop KPIs, KRIs, maturity metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Identify program gaps, drive remediation, and support audits and regulatory examinations.
• Serve as the enterprise SME for data governance, providing training and awareness.
• Build relationships with IT, Security, Privacy, Legal, Risk, and business units to promote adoption.
• Support AI governance and trusted?data initiatives.

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Information Security, Data Governance, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in data governance, data management, GRC, or related discipline.
• Proven experience building or significantly maturing a data governance program.
• Strong knowledge of data lifecycle management practices.
• Experience implementing data classification and retention frameworks.
• Familiarity with regulations impacting data (e.g., SOX, privacy laws, industry standards).
• Experience working in fast-paced, transformation-focused environments.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to drive initiatives independently with minimal oversight.
 

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.