Data Analyst

Description:

·        Cargills 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 Client’s implementation of the data governance and compliance frameworks.

·        The role will focus on data as an asset (with a focus on ownership and compliance) while helping to identify & prioritize use cases for data which will contribute towards the longer-term governance roadmap for the data platform. Key areas of focus, responsibility, and contribution will be:

·        Compliance Framework Design and Implementation, Data Platform Onboarding and Portfolio Governance, and Assurance of Auditability and Observability with a compliance lens.

·        Governance Implementation -- Identifying and implementing the compliance framework will be key to your success.

·        You will need to ensure engagement from privacy, technology risk, audit and a variety of data and analytics partners throughout the enterprises and function. 

·        You will support a central governance committee and data community who will be key customers and contributors toward establishing the proper governance guardrails for data and self-serve analytics.

·        Ongoing Operations -- Coordinating with enterprise and function data analytics teams, the data community, and the data platform engineering team to ensure we operationalizing policy and ensuring process and standard adherence.

·        You will monitor and support the adoption of the compliance framework by internal and external project teams, as well as data stewards and owners.

·        You will drive the quality and visibility of the data in the platform through adoption and use of tools such as a data discovery platform.

·        The ideal candidate is an organized analyst, a polished communicator, passionate about balanced governance, and experienced in working cross-functionally and globally to solve problems with product and process changes.

·        They thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environment and are excited to help the Cargill deliver trusted data as efficiently as possible.

Duties & Responsibilities:

·        Collaborate with key business and DT&D stakeholders to develop, document, maintain enforcement of data governance and compliance policy, framework, and standards.

·        Contribute to a fit for purpose data governance model based on industry best practices to include policies, roles, structure of the Data Governance team and responsibilities of Data Stewards within the program.

·        Help the Cargill establish common stewardship practices, policies, and metrics to manage data and analytics consistently across the enterprise

·        Support and implement scalable frameworks, standards and data best practices while upholding integrity and privacy across our data ecosystem and lifecycle

·        Document and implement current workflows, data policies, standards, and procedures for both legacy and new data environments

·        Support the design and maintenance of metadata models

·        Work with teams to ensure complete data lineage is captured and managed for our data

·        Perform data quality audits, identify data collection issues, suggest improvements, and help implement fixes

·        Support data governance program adoption and effectiveness across the enterprise, aiding with program metrics and monitoring, program scoping and resource requirements, communication, collaboration, and ideation on improving program efforts

·        Work with Data Analytics community to understand and elicit business requirements and capture business needs for data use, analysis, and quality.

·        Provide user training, education, and documentation to support adoption of consistent governance best practices

·        Partner with business units to assist with the adoption of an enterprise data catalog and Cargill Data Model

·        Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to privacy (i.e. CDPR, CPRA, PIPL, etc).

·        Adheres to Cargill policies and procedures and completes required training.

·        Identifies and reports suspicious activity.

·        Other duties as assigned

Education:

·        Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in information technology, computer science, data and analytics, business administration or related study.

Experience:

·        4+ years of experience in data

·        Experience in implementing and/or working within a Data Governance committee and/or framework

·        Experience with data cataloging solutions such as Alation, Collibra, Informatica, etc

·        Experience in writing governance policies and user documentation

·        Prior experience in Data Risk Management is a plus

·        Prior experience in Data Classification is a plus

·        Prior experience in Data Security and Privacy controls design is a plus

·        Prior experience in Information Retention and Disposal and/or Records Management policies and processes is a plus

·        Experience with Agile/Dev Ops methodologies and tools such as Jira and Azure Dev Ops

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·        Good stakeholder presentation skills

·        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 and experience working with

·        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.

·        Ability to effectively facilitate conversations across diverse groups

·        Strong written and oral communication skills

·        Strong customer service skills

·        The Data Analyst 3 will develop and provide significant business insights to help business leaders make better decisions.

·        You will partner with internal stakeholders and help execute a business technology strategy that improves compliance, meets requirements and drives efficiencies through standardization and innovation.

·        In this position, youll demonstrate familiarity with business technology concepts, data management and decision support.

·        Data extraction, collection, cleansing and preparation for consumption.

·        Drive reporting through the use of available technology (Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, SAP) and develop technical solutions for an effective, efficient data analytics platform.

·        Respond to ad hoc data requests.

·        Ensure timely and accurate data models that provide management information and analyze performance (key performance indicators, metrics).

·        Identify and communicate trade compliance risks and impacts through analysis, providing transparency, interpretations and solutions to leaders.

·        Develop, with colleagues, detailed understanding of the business, and offer mentorship or technical solutions to seek business problems.

·        Handle issues, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.