Data Governance Analyst

Job description

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement, and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance. **General description of role:** The Data Governance Analyst drives data governance, data catalog/marketplace adoption, and data quality management within Aon. This role improves data discoverability, trust, and quality across the Strategic Data Asset (SDA) lifecycle by working with global SDA ownership teams. The analyst partners with data governance Enablement and Capability Leads, SDA owners to embed data governance capabilities and data management best practices. They design and maintain reporting to track SDA owners’ adoption of these practices and inform senior leadership. The analyst also refines frameworks and toolkits and evaluates technologies to enhance data governance. **What the day will look like:** Collaborate with Central Data Office and Aon stakeholders for SDA onboarding and data governance operations. Converts the business use case into the data governance requirements. Align with the metadata and data quality standards and industry best practices. Maintain and curate metadata, business glossaries, and catalog assets Monitor and analyze data quality issues, risks, and trends Perform data validation, profiling, and root cause analysis Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve data quality and governance issues Support adoption of data catalog and marketplace capabilities Report on the SDA progress, issues and process gaps. **Key Responsibilities:** **Data Governance****:** Support implementation of governance frameworks, policies, and standards across data domains **Metadata Management****:** Maintain business taxonomies, data definitions, catalog, lineage, ownership, and classifications to improve data discovery, metadata curation, and adoption **Data Quality Monitoring**: Monitor data quality, identify issues and risks, and track remediation progress **Data Validation & Profiling:**Analyze data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency using validation and profiling techniques **Data Quality Improvement:**Collaborate with business and technical teams to resolve data issues and improve data integrity **Collaboration:**Partner with global D&A and business teams to drive governance adoption and address data-related challenges **Reporting & Insights:**Develop dashboards and reports for data quality, catalog usage, and governance metrics **Lifecycle Management:**Support governance and quality controls across the Strategic Data Assets lifecycle **Tools & Platforms:**Utilize data governance, catalog, and data quality tools to drive insights and adoption **Policies and Procedures:**Support implementation and continuous improvement of governance policies and standards **Skills/competencies required:** 4-6 years of experience in data governance, catalogue and quality assurance Experience with data catalog & quality tools (e.g., Alation, Unity Catalog, Collibra) Strong SQL skills for data querying and validation Understanding of data governance frameworks, lineage, and data classification Experience in data profiling and root cause analysis to help teams to identify data quality issues Experience of developing and utilising dashboards to monitor and report on catalogue & data quality metrics Strong experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams make sure metadata is fresh and DQ issue are getting addressed with the timelines Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills **Valuable Certifications:**(or equivalents) **CDMP - Associate or Practitioner level** DAMA International CDMP Certification **DAMA Fundamentals certification** DAMA International Certification **TDWI Data Quality Management certification** TDWI Certification Programs **How this opportunity is different:** Exposure to end-to-end governance (catalog + marketplace + data quality) Opportunity to drive measurable improvements in data trust and usability Key role in enabling Aon’s Strategic Data Assets (SDA) journey at scale