Senior Data Governance Analyst

About MediaRadar MediaRadar , equips marketing, sales and analytics leaders with the intelligence they need to stay ahead. Our platform delivers always-on, AI-enabled Creative, Competitive, Commercial and Market Intelligence—spanning ad strategy, media spend, creative assets and brand messaging across 30+ media channels and five million brands. With deep insights into more than 35 million ad and campaign assets and $280 billion in media spend, MediaRadar provides a single, interoperable source of truth that plugs seamlessly into enterprise analytics and AI systems. The result: faster, cleaner and more actionable intelligence that drives competitive advantage. About the Role As a Senior Data Governance Leader, you will drive the operational transformation of our global governance function, turning multi-industry legacy data into a unified, production-ready foundation. You will partner with Data Operations, ML teams, and international hubs to establish core quality baselines and architect scalable taxonomy and MDM structures. This is a high-impact, execution-focused role for a builder who excels at translating governance policy into testable, working artifacts—ensuring our standards remain consistent, conflict-free, and actively enforced at scale. Responsibilities Author, maintain, and version enterprise taxonomies, business term definitions, and master data hierarchies to consolidate legacy structures across four distinct organizations and two industries into a single unified taxonomy Translate governance strategies into structured, testable data quality rules—assigning consistent rule IDs across taxonomies to ensure governance actively runs in production systems.. Run routine rule-library analysis to detect duplicates, conflicts, and coverage gaps, and prepare findings for governance review. Maintain metadata, documentation, and change history so definitions and rules remain traceable and auditable. Support intake and triage of new rule and definition requests from Data Operations and business stakeholders. Prepare reference data and golden-record candidates for governance certification, flagging anomalies and exceptions. Produce clear documentation and quick-reference guides that help stewards and analysts apply standards independently. Assist in preparing governance reporting, dashboards, and stakeholder updates. Success Measures Success in this role will be measured by: Rule & Taxonomy Integrity – Low and declining rates of duplicate, conflicting, or orphaned rules and definitions. Coverage – Measurable progress against taxonomy and reference data coverage targets across tiers. Turnaround – Timely, accurate processing of rule and definition requests within agreed SLAs. Traceability – Complete, auditable change history and documentation for governed artifacts. Usability – Stewards and analysts can apply standards from documentation without repeated escalation. Operationalization – Authored rules and definitions are actively used in classification and quality workflows. Key Qualifications and Role Requirements 5+ years of hands-on experience in Data Governance, Master Data Management (MDM), Data Quality, or Data Architecture Proven experience building and operationalizing data governance foundations, taxonomies, and MDM frameworks from the ground up (not just maintaining existing frameworks). Hands-on experience maintaining taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, business glossaries, or rule libraries. Strong attention to detail and comfort working with structured data, spreadsheets, and governance tooling. Ability to translate governance decisions into precise, consistent, testable rules. Comfort with ambiguity and evolving standards in a maturing governance environment. Familiarity with data quality dimensions (accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness). Exposure to DAMA / DMBOK concepts a plus. Clear written and verbal communication skills. At MediaRadar, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. We believe that diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences makes us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. In accordance with the EEO-1 reporting requirements, we collect demographic data as part of our efforts to ensure fair and equitable hiring practices across all levels of our organization. A final compensation offer will ultimately be based on the candidate's location, skill level and experience, and the Company's pay equity. We are also committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all applicants. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] . We’re excited to meet people who share our values and want to build the future with us.