End client: The Ohio State University (OSU)
Job title: Senior Data Analyst
Type: Contract / C2C (temporary)
Senior Data Analyst. Our client has a contract need for aÂSenior Data Analystto assist with their project to implement the Workday ERP system. The Business Process teams across the project are currently working with stakeholders to identify and define the most important data elements to build an enterprise data dictionary and catalog of reports and data assets. Scope of this work includes the upcoming Workday implementation but also historical data that needs to be preserved from legacy systems that are being retired and stored within the client's data lake
environment.Position Details / Responsibilities:
- The Data Governance team is leading the implementation of a data cataloging tool in partnership with other units. The Data & Analytics team is seeking a resource that will be engaged in hands-on and in-person metadata collection effort across the Business Process teams, the Data Conversion team, and the Data & Analytics team, in building and managing a catalog of datasets, critical data elements and report information.
- Thus, the resource must demonstrate excellent communication and people management skills in delivering and managing information and user expectations.
- In partnership with the Data & Analytics team, the Conversion team, and the Business Process (BP) teams, the Data Analyst will collect, review and manage detailed information from the stakeholder community on data assets, reports and critical data elements and follow up on completion of definitions for these data elements.
- Collate this information into a repository (JIRA).
- Work with the Data Governance team to load data elements, definitions and report specification into universityâs enterprise repository.
- Manage the data elementsâ drafting process and the approval process by designated data stewards.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the project teams with regards to critical data elements.
- Responsible for maintaining JIRA items, dashboards, and overall status of the data element identification and definition.
- Creates and produces a weekly data element status report to the Data Governance team lead.
- Supports Business Process and functional team data cleansing activities by querying and summarizing data, tracking progress and monitoring ongoing data cleanliness.
- Assists in deployment of a data cataloging/data governance tool.
- Job Duty Percentages:
- Support for Data Catalog: 80%
- Support for Data Quality: 20%
Required Qualifications:
- Must possess excellent communication skills and have deep experience working with many varied user groups simultaneously
- 6 years as a business/data analyst querying data and working with user groups to collect, collate, and document data assets as well as data element definitions
- Demonstrated experience with organizational planning, and tracking skills
- Must possess excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Strong query skills and demonstrated knowledge of databases, systems, and SQL concepts
- Some experience with a Business Intelligence tool like Tableau
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience working in a Higher Education environment
- Experience with data cataloging or business glossary/data dictionary tools
- Experience in creating dashboards to manage data quality
- Experience in a previous system migration projects
- Experience with Jira