Sr. Data Governance Analyst

Los Angeles, CA, United States

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to improve flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.

Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

The Product Management team guides the strategy and vision for Disney’s incredible global digital products portfolio - from Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and the ESPN App to Marvel Unlimited, National Geographic, ABC and ABC News, and film websites and games. This team impacts the way millions of people around the world experience and engage with Disney’s iconic stories and unmatched content in more personalized and immersive ways, using innovative technologies ranging from Machine Learning to Extended Reality.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Senior Data Governance Analyst who is passionate about data, understands the importance of fostering communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams, and enjoys diving deep into data products! This role is instrumental in ensuring we have data that is reliable, consistent, and accurate across its data products and platforms. The Senior Data Governance Analyst is a collaborator who partners with teams across data domains and functional areas. You will help ensure compliance with data governance policies for large scale initiatives and projects, support alignment of our critical data metrics, and ensure standard methodologies for data management. In addition, this role is instrumental in developing and leading data standards, processes, and procedures, and ensuring that our data is treated as a corporate asset.

Responsibilities:

Collaborates with partners who are responsible for data ownership, classification, and metadata management of our data products and platforms, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Data Governance policies.

Leads Business/Functional Data Working Groups to define and document current state business processes, collect necessary metadata, define metrics and terms, identify data challenges, and document recommendations.

Assists in the identification, metadata capture, and data quality rule documentation of Critical Data Elements, Reference Data, and Master Data, ensuring that data management standard methodologies are followed.

Ensures the standardization, consistency and commonality for data dictionaries, attribute glossaries, metrics, and data assets that are contained in the Alation Data Catalog.

Proactively identifies the need for internal Data Governance projects and initiatives, taking ownership of the work and seeing it through to the finish line.

Advocates for data governance initiatives and promotes a culture of data stewardship and accountability across the organization.

Provides training and support to partners to increase data literacy and awareness of data governance principles.

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years of hands-on experience in Data Stewardship, Master Data Management, Data Quality, or Metadata Management field.

Deep understanding of Data Governance principles, policies, and standard processes; knowledge of data ownership, data classification, metadata management, and compliance with regulatory requirements such as GDPR, CCPA, COPPA is critical.

Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal skills and ability to proactively solve problems.

Experience with a data catalog tool such as Alation, Collibra, or Informatica Axon.

Knowledge of any of the following: Python, SQL, SnowFlake, AWS, GitHub

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in the Media & Entertainment field a plus

Experience in consulting

Training experience

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required

The hiring range for this position in Seattle and New York City is $118,000 - $158,200 per year and in Los Angeles is$112,600 - $151,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.