Data Analyst; Data Metadata Management

Data Metadata Management Analyst Overview

We are seeking a Data Metadata Management Analyst to support enterprise data governance initiatives by leading metadata onboarding, stewardship, catalog adoption, and governance maturity efforts across business domains. This role will partner closely with business and technology stakeholders to improve data transparency, ownership, quality, and trust through effective metadata management practices.

• Lead metadata onboarding and domain activation initiatives across business areas.
• Establish metadata ownership, stewardship, and governance processes to support trusted data usage.
• Define and maintain metadata standards, catalog governance policies, stewardship procedures, and adoption frameworks.
• Support the development and implementation of business glossaries, data asset inventories, metadata requirements, and governance practices.
• Identify gaps in governance processes, metadata quality, and catalog adoption, and recommend improvements.

• Facilitate workshops with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Product Owners, Subject Matter Experts, and technology teams.
• Gather business requirements and define metadata, governance, and cataloging needs.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and data governance teams.
• Build strong relationships across business and technical organizations to drive governance adoption and alignment.

• Drive enterprise adoption of metadata management and data catalog capabilities.
• Develop governance playbooks, operating procedures, communications, and training materials.
• Lead change management efforts that improve governance participation and stewardship engagement.
• Communicate governance objectives and business value to stakeholders at all levels.

• Support governance roadmaps and metadata strategy initiatives.
• Align metadata and governance efforts with business objectives and risk reduction goals.
• Provide oversight and reporting for cross-functional governance programs and initiatives.
• Analyze complex business challenges and recommend practical solutions.

• Experience with Metadata Management and Data Governance programs.
• Strong understanding of:
• Data Catalogs
• Business Glossaries
• Data Lineage
• Data Stewardship
• Data Quality
• Metadata Standards
• Experience driving governance adoption and data management initiatives.
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops and manage stakeholder relationships across multiple teams.
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes in complex environments.
• Experience creating governance frameworks, operating models, procedures, and adoption strategies.
• Knowledge of Data Mesh concepts and domain-oriented governance models.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in Information Systems, Data Management, Business, or a related field.

• Experience with one or more data governance and metadata management platforms, including:
• Informatica
• Microsoft Purview
• Collibra
• Atlan
• Alation
• Similar metadata and governance tools
• Experience working within Agile environments (Scrum, SAFe, or similar methodologies).

• Knowledge Graphs
• Ontologies
• Semantic Modeling
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Data Product Governance
• Metadata Marketplace Solutions
• Enterprise Data Architecture Concepts

The ideal candidate is a metadata and governance professional who has successfully driven metadata adoption, stewardship programs, and governance maturity initiatives. They are comfortable partnering with both business and technical stakeholders, facilitating discussions, managing change, and translating governance activities into measurable business value. Strong communication, stakeholder management, and data governance expertise are critical for success in this role.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Newark, NJ.

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $65.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to…