Principal Data Governance Analyst Full Time

Who We Are:

System Administration, which also houses the Office of the President, is located in the uptown neighborhood of Denver with a few smaller offices located on the campuses. Many of our departments support the educational and research missions of the four University of Colorado campuses, but System Administration is not considered a campus. We provide diverse opportunities for professional development, innovation, and collaboration with talented staff and faculty. Learn more about CU System Administration.

University Information Services (UIS) provides technical services and enterprise applications to the University of Colorado’s (CU) four campuses and the Office of the President. UIS is committed to excellence in customer service, technical expertise, and the development of enterprise applications responsible for supporting CU’s students, faculty, staff, and others.

Position Summary:

As part of the Data Governance Enablement (DGE) team, this position exists for multiple responsibility areas of establishing, supporting and maintaining a data governance catalog product, Collibra, which exists to support the understanding of data therefore improving reporting and analytics for the university. It also supports the University of Colorado Data Governance and Management program.

The Principal Data Governance Analyst is a customer-centric position centered on collaborating with and advising key partners, communicating improvements, and facilitation of working group sessions. This position directly supports end-user adoption and continued successes of the Collibra and Data Governance program. This role provides ongoing end-user support, maintains a strong data catalog architecture environment, handles User Experience and User Interface services, develops and instructs educational user content, and provides customer instruction on BI standard processes. It also provides mentorship on data governance standards and policies.

This position reports to the Sr Director of Research, Grants, Customer Success and Data Governance and is exempt from the State of Colorado Classified Staff system.

Where You Will Work:

Remote – this role is eligible to work remotely within the United States.

Diversity and Equity:

The University of Colorado System Administration Office is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons within the LGBTQ+ community and all veterans.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

End-User Specific Duties:

• Collaborate with Data Governance Enablement (DGE) team and internal and external key partners to establish and maintain services in the CU Data Governance program
• Facilitate and participate in working group, key partner, leadership, and/or technical meetings to understand strategy and requirements; review documentation and supports user needs
• Lead and facilitate the process for Use Case requirements gathering, value assessment, approval, and implementation.
• Provide and support CU Metagovernance recommendations including Asset Models and Operating Models
• Provide domain expertise regarding Collibra User Experience, functionality, and CU Data Catalog services
• Facilitate metadata creation, curation, validation, and refinement.
• Facilitate review and approval of metadata through standard and exception processes
• Develop CU Data Governance and CU data catalog learning materials, to deliver content, policies, standards, etc. to CU users; collaborate with others to provide’ communication, change management, and educational support of users.
• Responsible to build product content for internal communication and websites
• Assist in metadata standards development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance
• Provide business rules and standards, education and support, metadata mentorship, and data quality standards support to domain experts, key partners, stewards and custodians, team members, etc.
• Communicate and promote value of data governance
• Assist with supervising compliance with data policies, standards, and procedures
• Assist in Data Governance project management implementation support

Product Specific Duties:

• Collaborate with DGE and DG partners to maintain and extend Collibra functionality via prioritized use cases and team internal technical roadmap.
• Analyze CU business needs and develop specifications for DGE technical resources to build Collibra functionality to support Data Governance such as Workflows, technical lineage diagrams
• May configure, maintain and extend end user impacting functionality of Collibra platform via features such as UI, dashboards, views, filters, search, metrics etc.
• Serve as the main point of contact for Data Issue/Request Management Process
• Assist the Data Governance Lead with Collibra Issue/Request Management Process, communication, and prioritization
• Collaborate with DGE and other UIS and campus teams to identify and resolve issues with Collibra
• Manage processes to establish, communicate and ensure data status and quality levels in Collibra/CU Data Catalog which meets CU’s established Metadata Standards.
• Design CU metadata model, develop outcomes for Collibra required to enable and/or support data governance and management capabilities.
• Identify, analyze, and detail existing repositories or data management practices, write functional specifications and business process documentation, document current and future state practices, design workflows for the design, configuration and expansion of the CU Data Catalog and Data Governance.
• Establish and lead a CU Data Catalog Software standard processes documentation
• Assist in the system design and management in collaboration with CU Data Catalog team, advising on technical environment management, upgrades, metadata ingestion, data validation, configuration, workflow and dashboard design, testing, user security, etc.
• Assist with solving any issues or bugs introduced into the Collibra tool or processes.
• Assist with regular evaluation of Collibra adoption and engagement
• Other duties as assigned

What We Offer:

Salary: The anticipated hiring range has been established at $98,400.

CU System Administration takes into consideration a combination of the selected candidate’s education, training and experience as it relates to the position, as well as the position’s scope and complexity, internal pay equity and external market value when determining a salary level for potential new employees.

Benefits: With our unparalleled range of benefits, including top-notch healthcare, comprehensive wellness programs, enriching professional development, and a dynamic work-life balance, we ensure your holistic growth and happiness.

• No-cost or low-cost medical & dental plan options, some inclusive of IVF assistance.
• Disability, Life, Vision Insurance options.
• Multiple retirement planning options including a mandatory 401(a) plan where CU contributes 10% of your gross pay, a 401k or 403b plan and a 457 deferred compensation plan.
• Pre-tax savings plans, such as Health care and Dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Embrace a healthy work-life balance with ample sick and vacation leave, along with at least 12 paid holidays. This includes a dedicated week off for winter break.
• 4 weeks of parental leave to adjust to the joys of parenthood.
• A tuition benefit program for you and/or your dependents.
• Free RTD EcoPass and Free Onsite Parking at our 1800 Grant Street Office.
• Many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Additional taxable fringe benefits may be available.

For more information on benefits programs, please review our Comprehensive Benefits Guide.

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Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Please ensure your resume includes any and all relevant experience to be accurately assessed against these qualifications. You must meet all minimum requirements listed at the time of application to be considered for this role.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education, or equivalent professional experience (professional experience may be substituted for the degree on a year-for-year basis)
• Four (4) years’ data and business intelligence experience, which includes:
  • Business or process analysis
  • Professional experience with data, reporting, data warehousing, and data governance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Six (6) years’ experience as detailed above
• Leading data governance processes
• Experience with the Collibra data catalog tool (as user or completion of more formal Collibra training)
• Experience in a higher education setting
• Experience reporting on data warehouse data, exposure to star-schema design
• Detailed understanding of the software development life cycle
• Experience facilitating training sessions for large audiences
• Solid grasp of ETL code, SQL, database design and data modeling
• Professional experience developing reports using Cognos and/or Tableau

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

To be successful in this position, employees will need to know the following:

• Ability to build and optimally deliver business process documentation, and effectively use project management tools, (project plans, RACI, user requirements, technical specifications, etc.) and business software.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional specifications
• Ability to learn and configure a third-party SaaS application
• Ability to optimally communicate, in writing and verbally, specifically interviewing, gathering and detailing business and technical requirements and solving issues.
• Ability to model and notate business processes (BPMN) and Workflow design
• Ability to participate as a teammate, working collaboratively to develop solutions, and validate business and technical direction and decisions and highly motivated to work independently.
• Ability to define and lead collaborative efforts requiring teamwork
• Ability to handle various tasks simultaneously and effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to deliver high quality services positively and consistently with sensitivity to the needs of users at all skill levels
• Strong listening and analytical skills
• Understanding of software development life cycle areas
• Knowledge of business intelligence data analytics, reporting, and data warehouse concepts
• Knowledge of SQL and Relations Database Management Systems (RDMS)

How to Apply:

For full consideration, please attach the following as separate documents to your application:

Please ensure you check the “Job Specific Attachments” box next to each document on the “Required Documents” page of the application for the appropriate documents to be attached.

Per the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, you are not required to provide your date of birth, dates of school attendance, or dates of graduation on your resume or cover letter. If an application requires additional materials, such as a transcript or certification, you may redact identifying information relating to your date or birth, dates of school attendance, or dates of graduation.

When to Apply:

For full consideration completed applications must be submitted by August 5, 2024. Reference checking is a standard step in our hiring process. You may be asked to provide contact information, including email addresses, for up to five references as part of the search process for this position. *Please note: All application materials must be submitted through CU Careers; emailed materials will not be considered.*

Sponsorship Statement:

We are unable to sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Background Check Statement:

The University of Colorado is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial history, motor vehicle history and/or fingerprinting background check. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that a verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

ADA Statement:

We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: systemhr@cu.edu.