Business Analyst, Data Governance

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Full Time Alexandria, VA, US

2 days ago Requisition

About Us

The leading global trade association dedicated to advancing convenience and fuel retailing, NACS advances the role of convenience stores as positive economic, social and philanthropic contributors to the communities they serve and is a trusted adviser to retailer and supplier members from more than 50 countries. The U.S. convenience store industry, with more than 152,000 stores nationwide selling fuel, food and merchandise, conducts 160 million transactions daily and had sales of $818 billion in 2025.

A member-driven organization, NACS has 80-plus employees and an annual operating budget of approximately $60 million.

NACS supports the industry through its media platforms, advocacy efforts, research, events, products & services and industry initiatives, helping members stay informed and connected. NACS Media is the voice that connects the convenience and fuel retailing industry through various channels, including its award-winning monthly publication NACS Magazine, NACS Daily e-newsletter and other media such as its weekly Convenience Matters podcast, Convenience Corner blog and Ideas 2 Go videos.

NACS also is a hub for industry-leading research, insightful analysis, innovative educational opportunities and key industry initiatives that aim to advance the future of convenience and fuel retailing, including the NACS Show, one of the largest annual trade shows in the country; more than a dozen targeted and regional events; 5 executive education programs at Ivy-League universities and extensive advocacy to both elected leaders and the general public.

Here is more about what it’s like to work at NACS.

Position Overview

NACS is seeking a business analyst to help steward enterprise data across CRM, membership, finance, digital, and reporting systems. This role focuses on data governance, data hygiene, documentation, and business analysis - ensuring shared data is clearly defined, consistently maintained, and structured to support the organization. It is not a data engineering role; success depends on understanding enterprise data well enough to document it, question it, and coordinate its proper use across teams and systems.

The role is located onsite at NACS Headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Serve as the business analyst and enterprise steward for shared data, translating business needs into clear definitions, ownership, rules, and documentation.
• Maintain the enterprise data dictionary, logical data model, systems-of-record documentation, and key data-flow documentation across major business systems.
• Identify and coordinate remediation of duplicate, incomplete, inconsistent, stale, or poorly structured data; establish repeatable data-hygiene practices with accountable owners.
• Review material system, field, workflow, and integration changes for impact to shared enterprise data and document requirements, mappings, ownership, and decisions.
• Partner with business teams, developers, administrators, consultants, and vendors to resolve data issues and keep governance documentation current.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and disciplined about documentation, follow-through, and maintaining a reliable source of truth.
• Able to turn ambiguous business requests into clear requirements, definitions, decision rules, ownership, and acceptance criteria.
• Comfortable asking detailed questions, challenging inconsistent assumptions, and facilitating decisions across departments.
• Communicates clearly with both business and technical audiences and can…