Data Governance Analyst

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Skills and Competencies

• Problem-Solving and Collaboration: Strong analytical skills to identify data anomalies and inefficiencies, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and drive consensus.
• Data Quality Management: Expertise in monitoring and improving data accuracy, consistency, and compliance using validation rules and operational issue resolution.
• Data Analysis and Tools: Proficient in SQL for data extraction, analysis, and mapping; experience with ETL, Alteryx/Databricks for automation, and Power BI for dashboards and reporting.
• Documentation and Governance: Skilled in creating and maintaining SOPs, data dictionaries, and mappings for regulatory reporting processes and feeds.
• Experience and Knowledge: 3–5 years of experience in data management, governance, and modeling, with familiarity in tools like DBeaver, pgAdmin, Access, and Collibra.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Excel (VBA, macros, VLookups), SQL, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with JIRA and Agile methodologies is a plus.
• Work Style: Self-motivated, organized team player with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities effectively.

Education

• Undergraduate BA/BS degree in Business, Finance, Technology, Engineering, or related field is required.
• Certifications: (Preferred but not mandatory) SQL Certification (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle SQL, or Google Data Analytics), Alteryx Designer Core or Advanced Certification, Databricks Certifications,

Responsibilities

• The data analyst role will be responsible for maintaining data accuracy, data lineage, identifying data quality issues, patterns, and anomalies to ensure data accuracy and completeness in reports/feeds. This role will also facilitate the process of working with the Report Owners, Technology, and other teams (e.g., ODC, Compliance, Government and Public Affairs, Legal, MIT, etc.) to ensure the accuracy and quality of regulatory report data and ways to automate data validation tasks.
• Operationally manage data quality issues to determine root cause/deep dive analyses and manage remediation efforts in collaboration with sources providing the data.
• Identify areas for data quality improvement and help to resolve data quality problems through the appropriate choice of error detection and correction, process controls and improvement, or process design strategies.
• Work on data mining, data cleansing, reconciliation, and data maintenance activities with stakeholders for the regulatory reporting function.
• Develop and demonstrate Subject Matter Expertise on Regulatory Reporting assets as well as Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.
• Perform data lifecycle analysis including data profiling, requirements gathering and documenting, data mappings, process and data design flows, data quality controls input, creating automated business rules and testing assistance.
• Participate in the definition of data concepts, common reference data and establish sound data usage practices with relevant partners.
• Responsible for ensuring data's quality and fitness for purpose of the organization's regulatory reporting data assets, including working with Tech teams for storing the metadata for those data assets.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), update and manage data dictionary and other related data in Collibra and ensure adherence to data governance standards.
• Define, document, and manage business and data requirements and data mappings & collaborate with key stakeholder cross-vertically and globally to support MIS' strategy and activities.

About The Team
Our Regulatory Reporting - Data Quality team is responsible for upholding the highest standards of data accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability, ensuring that Moody's Ratings data is proactively managed and delivered in our regulatory reports and feeds. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in Ratings & Operations Regulatory Reporting in Bengaluru.

Our Global Ratings Operations & Controls (ROC) team is seeking a Data Quality Analyst to assist in data improvement initiatives across the ROC Regulatory Reporting function. They will work closely with cross-functional teams that adopt Agile operating methods.

Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody's Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.