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Data Governance Analyst

Defines data governance policies, ownership, quality rules and compliance.

Experience level: SeniorCoding level: LowTechnical difficulty: 60/100

Defines data governance policies, ownership, quality rules and compliance.

Entry

Senior

Coding

Low

Key skills

Data governance frameworksPolicy & compliance (GDPR)Stakeholder managementCommunication
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Career overview

The Data Governance Analyst defines and operationalises data governance: policies, data ownership, quality rules, lineage, classification and compliance (GDPR). They align business and technical stakeholders. The role leads to Data Architect, Data Steward or Head of Data positions.

Main responsibilities

  • Define and enforce data governance
  • Guarantee data quality, freshness and lineage
  • Keep technical documentation up to date
  • Prepare and execute change requests in production
  • Analyse application logs to identify root causes
  • Mentor junior team members and review their work
  • Coordinate the technical work of the team
  • Keep technical documentation up to date
  • Automate recurring tasks with scripts

Technical skills

Data governance frameworks90%
Data catalog & lineage82%
Policy & compliance (GDPR)85%
Data classification82%
Stakeholder management85%
SQL basics60%
Data quality rules78%
Communication85%

Technologies

CollibraAlationAtlanOpenMetadataSQLExcelPower BITableauSnowflakeBigQueryPython basicsGitConfluenceJiraServiceNowAzure PurviewImmutaLookerSlack

Education level

Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.

High School / Bac

Less common

Bac+2 (2-year degree)

Less common

Bac+3 (Bachelor)

Less common

Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)

Common entry point

Experience & coding level

Experience level

Entry LevelJuniorIntermediateSeniorExpert

Coding level

No codingLowMediumHighVery High
Technical difficulty60%

Useful certifications

Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.

  • DAMA CDMP Associate
  • SnowPro Core
  • Google Cloud Data Engineer

Where can this career take you?

Multiple paths are possible. Click a role to open its profile.

Direct progression

Data Governance AnalystData Architect

Possible branches

Data StewardHead of Data
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Where can you go next?

Realistic next career moves, with compatibility and a transition roadmap for each.

Data StewardHigh

Overlap: 100% · Difficulty: Easy

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Where can you go from here?

A typical progression built from real career relationships. Click any role to open its profile.

  1. Data Quality Engineer
  2. Data Governance Analyst
  3. Data Architect
  4. Enterprise Architect
  5. CTO
  6. CIO
Soft skills
  • Clear communication
  • Organisation
  • Analytical thinking
  • Stakeholder management
  • Ethics and integrity
  • Leadership
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Roles that frequently lead into this career.

Data Quality EngineerMedium

Overlap: 51% · Difficulty: Medium

Skills to learn: Policy & compliance (GDPR), Stakeholder management, SQL basics

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Data StewardHigh

Overlap: 97% · Difficulty: Easy

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