Data Governance Analyst

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Where is the work:

Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

What you will do:

Trane Technologies is seeking an experienced Data Governance Analyst who is responsible for ensuring that the organization's data assets are high-quality, secure, easily discoverable, and AI-ready, serving as a bridge between business strategy and technical execution. You will drive cross-functional alignment on business semantics, operationalize metadata standards, and enrich the data catalog.

You will be a key player in enabling technical users-such as data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts-to develop data and AI/ML products efficiently while adhering to security, privacy, and compliance requirements. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to embed governance into daily operations, identify opportunities to continuously improve the program, and shape how data will be governed and accessed across a modern, federated data landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Metadata & Knowledge Management

* Partner with domain stakeholders and data teams to develop and maintain enterprise business glossaries, metadata, and lines of ownership

* Ensure consistent definitions and naming conventions are used across business units and functions

* Facilitate decision-making to resolve data-related conflicts between departments

Data Quality Monitoring

* Define, monitor, and report on domain data and metadata quality metrics; drive issues to resolution

* Test and implement AI-augmented approaches to detect anomalies, surface patterns, and accelerate remediation

Policy Implementation

* Assist in the creation and enforcement of data governance policies, including data classification, retention schedules, and access controls

Self-Service Enablement

* Contribute to team communications and playbook to scale data governance knowledge and practices

* Deliver data governance training to business and technical team members

* Promote responsible and effective use of AI in data governance processes and help stakeholders adopt new tools and practices with confidence

What you will bring:

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Analytics, Data Science, Library & Information Science, Computer Science, or a related field

* 3+ years of professional experience in analytics, data governance, data management, knowledge management, or a related field

* Proven track record of operationalizing data-related policies and best practices, e.g., data modeling or data quality management workflows

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders

* Passion for enabling others, streamlining processes, and building practical, sustainable solutions

* Proficiency with SQL and a strong understanding of relational database structures and dimensional modeling techniques

Strongly preferred:

* Experience with metadata management and data catalog tools (Atlan, Collibra, data.world)

* Experience with data transformation and testing frameworks (dbt, Dataform)

* Experience with cloud data platforms (Google Cloud Platform, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift) and business intelligence tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)

* Familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems (Oracle, SAP)

* Familiarity with supply chain management or manufacturing operations

* Familiarity with data governance frameworks (DAMA-DMBOK, Non-Invasive Data…