Data Governance Business Analyst

Job Description 

Role Summary:

The Data Governance Business Analyst is responsible for preparing requirements, specifications, business processes, and recommendations in compliance with VWGoA standards, policies and methodologies. Gather and synthesize functional and non-functional business requirements ensuring alignment to business strategy. Execute gap analyses between business requirements and best practices. Develop business cases, process and business test strategy, case, and execution. A strong focus on data protection is desired.

Role Responsibilities:

Main responsibility – 80% of time spent

• Manages compliance requirements for vendors as well as internal data.
• Leads gathering, refining, documenting, user acceptance testing, and coordination of Data Governance and Privacy (Legal/OGC) requirements
• Supports the data mapping of data elements to mandated categories per State laws
• Provide ad-hoc data analysis where needed.
• Subject matter expert of all data and can handle and speak to it in potential urgent situations
• Works closely with VWGoA AMS/Service/Product teams to integrate new data/new data usage into VWGoA’s privacy solution.
•  Manages all requirements in JIRA/Confluence, obtaining signoff from Management in Compliance, Privacy (and where applicable IT).
• Documenting decisions, processes
• Monitoring operational activities and identifying risks

Additional responsibilities – 20% of time

• Responsible for administration of Enterprise Consent Admin Portal.
• Leads all 40+ communication templates/touch points with consumers related to state privacy rights.
• Define and document, auditable standards and policies
• Identify opportunities to guide business partners through Data Governance processes
• Facilitate and participate in Data Governance working groups
• Review, Suppress, Redact, and approve consumer Data Subject Requests on behalf of the business
• Scheduling meetings

Qualifications

Years of Experience:

•  4-6 years of experience in delivering technology solutions in the areas Data and IT management

Education - Required:

• Bachelor's degree in related field

Education - Desired:

• Master degree in Data Management or Science
• Cloud experience and certifications highly desirable

Skills:

• Expert in working with multiple IT and business teams to gather requirements.
• Strong in
  • Visio,
  • JIRA,
  • Project Coordination experience
• Ongoing operations and process improvement experience preferred.
• Passion for automotive industry
• Strong ethical and moral foundation
• Experience/an understanding of a complex corporate landscape
• Highly skilled at Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel and Power Point
• Shows past commitment to a role
• Open-minded and flexible personality
• Able to show initiative
• Comfortable interacting with all levels of management across organizations
• Demonstrates strong informal leadership skills
• Ability to analyze data and trends to identify potential iss