Data Governance Analyst

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.

Essential duties/responsibilities:

• Operationalize data governance policies, standards, and best practices in partnership with data stewards and data platform teams.
• Coordinate the implementation of stewardship processes to support metadata capture, data quality monitoring, and remediation activities.
• Maintain and enhance data governance platforms (e.g., Alation, Reltio, Informatica, Ataccama).
• Work with data stewards to define and document data definitions, ownership, and lineage.
• Partner with global teams to track data quality issues and support remediation efforts.
• Contribute to the development and upkeep of the business glossary, data catalog, and lineage documentation.
• Help define, monitor, track and report on KPIs related to data quality, accessibility, stewardship adoption, and governance effectiveness.
• Assist with governance tool configuration and support internal users through onboarding and training.
• Participate in governance council and working group meetings to help align governance practices across the enterprise.

Required job skills:

• Hands-on experience with data governance platforms such as Alation, Attaccama,  Informatica.
• Understanding of core data governance concepts including metadata management, data quality, stewardship, and lineage.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills, with the ability to translate governance requirements into actionable tasks.
• Ability to collaborate across technical and business teams, communicating clearly and effectively.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and governance integration into agile workflows.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in data governance, data management, or enterprise data operations.
• 2+ Experience working with data stewards, business SMEs, and technical teams to document and maintain data assets.
• Comfortable working in a global, cross-functional setup across India and U.S. time zones.
• Exposure to enterprise data environments such as data lakes, data warehouses, or cloud data platforms.
• Familiarity with industry frameworks such as DAMA DMBOK or equivalent is a plus.
• Certification in data governance or related areas (e.g., CDMP) is a plus.