Job Purpose and Impact

Cargill's Data Function is transforming their data platform and analytics foundation through the implementation of new data architecture, process, and standards.  We are looking for a Data Platform Governance Analyst to play a significant role in the implementation and operations of the data engineering governance and compliance frameworks. This role will reside in the data engineering organization.

The Data Governance Solution Analyst will maintain best practices related to data design, data expertise, data guidance and data support during the establishment, operationalization, and sustainment of the data governance program. In this role, you will ensure data integrity and compliance by collaborating with stakeholders to learn and to educate on the instance data template and advise business partners on the data technical solutions in compliance with the organization's data governance framework, risks and control standards. You will also translate business needs into specific data requirements or process designs using knowledge across multiple domains, processes and businesses and provide data leadership across multiple teams to deliver solutions to the business.

This is a hybrid position with remote work and in office as corporate or business requires. 

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Key Accountabilities

• Collaborate with key business and Digital Technology & Data stakeholders to develop, document, maintain enforcement of data governance and compliance policy, framework, and standards. 
• Perform analysis of complex data related system and process gaps and recommend and execute corrective action.
• Generate business insights, govern data assets and promote the use of data to achieve strategic goals.
• Provide data solution leadership for large, complex and sometimes multiregional projects.
• Provide governance to ensure proposed projects adhere to the instance data design.
• Ensure technology solutions meet predefined objectives and present a clear understanding of the effect on data design and data governance.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Handle confidential, personal information

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience in data governance
• Knowledge of master data, metadata, reference data, data warehousing, database structure, and business intelligence principles and processes, including technical architecture
• Knowledge of enterprise information management processes and methodologies
• Proficiency in understanding modern data architectures and concepts such as cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP), real-time data distribution (Kafka, Dataflow), and modern data warehouse tools (Snowflake, Databricks)
• Working SQL knowledge
• Strong project management and organizational skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment. Ability to keep up with several projects at once and understand the impact of projects within a larger system.

Preferred Qualifications

• Confirmed experience working with relevant data management systems and applications
• Experience with implementing governance across data platforms and data products
• Experience in implementing and/or working within a Data Governance committee and/or framework 
• Experience with Agile/Dev Ops methodologies and tools such as Jira and Azure Dev Ops 

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