We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
About the Role: As an nVent Data Governance Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity, consistency, and usability of enterprise-wide data. You’ll collaborate across business and technical teams to implement data governance policies, assist in resolving data quality issues, and support development of trusted data products. This role will translate governance strategy into actionable deliverables and ensure measurable outcomes enabling data-driven decision making across the organization.
In this position, you will:
Data Profiling and Quality
- Analyze datasets to assess dimensions (accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness) based on provided validation rules and thresholds
- Attention to detail to ensure precision in profiling and identifying anomalies
Data Mapping and Integration
- Define and maintain transformation logic between source and target systems
- Problem solving skills to translate business needs into technical mapping logic across platforms
Issue Management and Root Cause Analysis
- Collaborate with the data steward to resolve data anomalies, duplicates, and data integrity issues
- Provide critical thinking to diagnose root causes and propose scalable remediation aligned to data governance strategy
Monitoring and Reporting
- Coordinate with data stewards and owners to define validation rules and thresholds
- Design and create data health scorecards for critical data domains and data governance KPIs to be actioned
- Utilize strategic thinking that will align quality metrics with business objectives and data standards
Metadata & Documentation
- Partner with data stewards and owners to maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and lineage documentation
- Proactive approach to ensure metadata is accessible and up to date in cataloging platforms
AI/ML Governance
- Maintain documentation for AI/ML model lineage, bias detection, and explainability protocols
- Collaborate with various digital teams to ensure data governance is embedded into ML pipelines
- Advocate for ethical AI practices and privacy-preserving techniques
Training & Advocacy
- Promote data quality and governance best practices across segments and functions
- Support and lead change management activities and data literacy initiatives
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a liaison between business and digital; support data stewards and owners
- Influence to build trust and drive shared accountability
Governance Policy Implementation
- Enforce data governance policies, standards, and compliance requirements
- Use ethical judgment to advocate responsible data use and regulatory alignment
Strategic Alignment
- Contribute to the data governance roadmap and align with data governance strategy
- Communication and storytelling to articulate governance value to diverse audiences
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data analytics, data science, information technology, statistics or related field required.
- 5+ years' experience as a Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Business Analyst, Data Analyst or Product Owner
- 3+ years' experience in successfully driving change management related to digital transformation
- 5+ years’ experience writing, debugging, and optimizing complex SQL queries
- Experience in navigating cross-functional teams to gather and document business requirements for data products
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex data to non-technical audiences.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to combine data from different sources
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Internal or external audit experience focused on regulatory, compliance, security risks
- Exposure to AI/ML governance tools
- Knowledge of Agile methodology and DevOps practices
Previous Tooling Experience:
- Data Visualization: Power BI, Tableau
- Querying & Scripting: SQL, Python, R
- Data Warehousing: Snowflake, Databricks, PostgreSQL
- ETL Tools: Alteryx, Airflow, dbt, Matillion, Fivetran
- Governance Platforms: Informatica IDMC, Collibra, Alation, Talend
- DevOps: GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines
- ERPs and CRMs: Oracle, SAP, Infor, Salesforce
WE HAVE:
A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
Innovative & adaptable
Dedicated to absolute integrity
Focused on the customer first
Respectful and team oriented
Optimistic and energizing
Accountable for performance
Benefits to support the lives of our employees
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.
