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About the Role

The Senior Data Governance Analyst supports the implementation and operationalisation of Torrens University’s Data Governance Framework. This hands-on role combines governance coordination with practical data analysis, profiling, validation, and issue investigation to improve data quality across enterprise datasets.

Responsibilities

• Support the rollout and adoption of the Data Governance Framework across priority domains
• Define and document data ownership roles, including Data Sponsors and Data Stewards
• Define and document business terms, KPIs, and critical data elements with stakeholders
• Build and maintain the business glossary within agreed data governance tooling
• Document end-to-end data lineage across source systems, pipelines, and reporting layers
• Collaborate with Data Engineering to capture lineage across ingestion and transformation processes
• Perform data profiling to assess completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness
• Conduct data analysis using SQL and relevant tools to validate data and identify anomalies
• Coordinate resolution of data quality issues with Data Stewards and operational teams
• Support root cause analysis across systems, processes, and data flows
• Embed governance requirements, including metadata, lineage, and data quality controls, into data pipelines
• Support governance requirements for new data ingestion and reporting initiatives
• Act as a key point of contact for data governance across business and technical stakeholders
• Facilitate workshops to define data rules, standards, and quality requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Data, Business, or related field
• 5–8 years’ experience in data governance, data quality, data analysis, or data business analysis roles
• Strong SQL and data analysis experience across large and complex datasets, including data profiling, validation, reconciliation, and root cause analysis
• Experience working with business stakeholders to define data requirements, business terms, KPIs, and data quality rules
• Strong experience facilitating workshops and translating business needs into structured data definitions, data quality rules, and controls
• Practical experience with, or strong exposure to, data governance and metadata management tools (e.g. Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, Atlan, Alation, IBM Data Governance, or similar)
• Experience working within modern data platforms and analytics environments, including data warehouses, data lakes, and cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL)

Skills

• Data Governance
• Data Quality
• Data Analysis
• Data Management
• SQL
• Data Profiling
• Data Validation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Metadata Management
• Business Glossary Management
• Data Lineage Documentation
• Workshop Facilitation

Location

• Surry Hills Campus in Sydney

Work Type

• Full-time
• Permanent
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior
• 5-8 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• Certifications or training in Data Governance, Data Governance tools and platforms, Data Management (DAMA), or Data Quality (desirable)

Benefits

• Study free in a course/degree related to your position
• Access to internal opportunities - Be supported to learn, grow and move across the organisation

About the Company

• At Torrens University Australia, making a difference is in our DNA.
• As a Certified B Corporation, we belong to a global community of future-focused companies using business as a force for good.
• We believe in the transformative power of education to change lives, families, communities – and the world.
• We’re on a mission to increase access to higher education, so learners from all walks of life can chase their dreams.
• When you join us, we give you the freedom to be bold, creative and courageous – with flexible working arrangements that allow you to bring your best.
• We’ve built a culture that celebrates community, collaboration and innovation, where people love what they do.
• Bold, modern and agile, we’re Australia’s fastest-growing university, going from 164 students in 2014 to 40,000+ alumni across 115+ countries and 2000+ staff today.
• In 2020, Australian Financial Review named us one of the country’s most innovative companies.
• As we continue to establish ourselves as a truly global university, we never lose sight of our student-centric approach.
• Supported by teams of passionate people, you’ll find endless opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Equal Opportunity

• We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive workplace.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
• We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.