
Senior Product Analyst - Data Governance
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate with data governance leads, business SMEs, data engineers, and product managers to gather, document, and manage requirements for Data Governance tools and programs.
- Lead stakeholder sessions to capture and refine needs across areas such as Metadata Management, Data Quality, Data Lineage, and Data Security.
- Develop user stories, process flows, and use cases for features related to governance platforms such as Collibra, Informatica, or similar tools.
- Define scope, success criteria, and KPIs for governance tools implementation and enhancements.
- Partner with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical design specifications and delivery roadmaps.
- Drive sprint-level execution by facilitating backlog grooming, user story refinement, and feature acceptance reviews.
- Support enterprise governance teams in evaluating vendor solutions and conducting proof-of-concepts (PoCs).
- Ensure change control, documentation, and training processes are in place for governance implementations.
- Apply a deep understanding of enterprise data landscapes and data governance frameworks to assess business impact and drive adoption.
- Maintain metadata, data catalogs, and stewardship models by ensuring tools reflect current data architecture and ownership.
- Experience with tools like Collibra, Informatica Axon/EDC, Alation, or equivalent.
- Understanding of data lifecycle and principles of data quality, data security, metadata, and lineage.
- Strong key collaborator management and communication skills, including experience with executive-level reporting.
- Familiarity with Agile development processes and backlog management in JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
- Ability to author and maintain documentation including business requirement documents, process diagrams, and RACI charts.
- Experience with writing user requirements and acceptance criteria
- Affinity to work in a DevOps environment and Agile mind set
- Ability to work in a team environment, effectively interacting with others
- Ability to meet deadlines and schedules and be accountable
- Industry certifications in data governance or data management (e.g., DCAM, CDMP).
- Understanding of data protection regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA.
- Experience with cloud-based data architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of SQL or data profiling tools.
- Exposure to enterprise MDM, data stewardship workflows, and metadata repositories.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for solving complex challenges in for Data Governance areas
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum)
- Superb communication skills and the ability to work with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
- Has experience with writing user requirements and acceptance criteria in agile project management systems such as JIRA
- Experience in managing product features for PI planning and developing product roadmaps and user journeys
- Demonstrated expertise in data and analytics and related technology concepts
- Understanding of data and analytics software systems strategy, governance, and infrastructure
- Familiarity with low-code, no-code test automation software
- Technical thought leadership
- Able to communicate technical or complex subject matters in business terms
- Jira Align experience
- Experience of DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery methodology
- Able to work under minimal supervision
- Excellent analytical and gap/fit assessment skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
- Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills