[Remote] Data Governance Contractor (Senior Functional Data Analyst)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harnham is a consulting firm seeking a Data Governance Contractor who combines functional data strategy expertise with hands-on Business Intelligence capabilities. The role involves shaping and maturing data governance frameworks while delivering BI outputs such as dashboards and KPI reporting.

Responsibilities

• Create, refine, and maintain enterprise data governance standards and best practices
• Lead the implementation of data stewardship and data ownership models
• Drive data lineage, metadata management, and data quality initiatives
• Assess current data maturity and recommend strategic improvements
• Develop dashboards, data models, and reporting frameworks (Power BI/Tableau/etc.)
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Perform data quality analysis and root‑cause investigations
• Partner with data engineering to validate pipelines, models, and schemas
• Act as liaison between technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Conduct training sessions on governance processes and BI best practices
• Create clear documentation, including data dictionaries, glossaries, and governance artifacts Skills
• 5-8+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Analysis, BI, or related functions
• Experience designing or contributing to data governance frameworks
• Strong BI tool proficiency (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
• Strong SQL and relational modeling experience
• Experience with metadata management, lineage tools, and data quality remediation
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Familiarity with Collibra or Alation
• Experience working in regulated or enterprise environments Company Overview
• Harnham has actively chosen to focus on Data and Analytics. It was founded in 2006, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship
• Harnham has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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