Business Data Analyst – Data Governance

About Opplane

Opplane helps organizations unlock the value of their data in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, connectivity, and regulation.

We work with businesses across complex, data-intensive industries to turn fragmented or difficult-to-use data into trusted, actionable intelligence. Our work spans AI and data solutions for banking and fintech, data governance and modernization, and connectivity technologies.

Drawing on years of industry experience at leading companies such as PayPal, Amazon and Xerox PARC, our team combines expertise across data, engineering, AI and business domains to help clients move from technical complexity to practical solutions that support better decisions, stronger governance and real business outcomes.

Why this role matters

Organizations have more data than ever, but they often can’t find it, trust it, or show that it’s compliant. Our clients work with us to fix that. Together we build data catalogs, define clear ownership, put quality controls in place, and design governance processes that stand up to regulatory scrutiny. Increasingly, the goal is also to make that governed data ready for AI.

In this role, you’ll work directly with clients to implement these programs, mostly on Collibra. Your job is to turn governance from a policy document into something that actually runs inside their tools and day-to-day processes.

What you’ll do

• Implement data governance solutions for clients, mainly on Collibra, including data catalogs, business glossaries, lineage, and ownership and stewardship models

• Work directly with clients to understand their pain points and current processes, and turn their needs into a practical governance design

• Build and configure workflows in Collibra’s workflow engine (BPMN, Groovy/JavaScript)

• Define and implement data quality rules (completeness, accuracy, validity, consistency), analyze the results, and help clients act on them

• Apply metadata management best practices, including connecting governance tools to databases and cloud data platforms

• Help clients turn privacy and regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR, CCPA/CPRA) into working governance processes

• Use AI tools such as Claude to work more effectively, and contribute to AI-related initiatives where they support our clients’ governance work

• Document processes, standards, and decisions clearly, and present findings to client stakeholders

• Work in agile delivery with Opplane and client teams across the US, Portugal and India, using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps

What you’ll bring

Experience and expertise

• 5 years of experience in data governance, data management or data analysis, ideally in a client-facing or consulting context

• Hands-on experience with Collibra, or with a comparable governance or catalog platform such as Informatica, Alation, Atlan, Microsoft Purview, Google Dataplex or Databricks Unity Catalog

• Solid understanding of core governance concepts: data catalogs, glossaries, lineage, metadata management, and data ownership and stewardship

• Good understanding of data quality concepts and how to measure them

• Working knowledge of SQL, data models and database structures

• Familiarity with AI tools such as Claude, and an interest in how they can be applied to data work

• Fluent English, written and spoken

How you work

• Comfortable in front of clients: you can lead conversations with business and technical stakeholders, ask the right questions, and handle ambiguity

• Curious and quick to learn new tools and methods when a project needs them

• Organized, and able to manage several tasks and priorities at once

• Able to explain governance concepts clearly to non-technical audiences, both in writing and in person

• Works well both independently and as part of a distributed team

• Available to work with overlap with US Eastern Time (EST) hours, and open to occasional travel (around 10%)

Nice to have

• Collibra certifications, or certifications in other data governance platforms

• Python development experience, or a broader software engineering background

• Collibra workflow development experience (BPMN, Groovy/JavaScript)

• Experience with cloud data platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and tools such as BigQuery, Snowflake or Databricks

• Experience in banking, fintech or other regulated industries

What you’ll have the opportunity to do

• Take governance programs from design to implementation for clients in complex, regulated industries

• Help shape how data governance and AI come together, for example by making governed metadata usable by AI tools

• Build expertise across several governance platforms and client environments, not just one

How we work

Small team, big challenges, real ownership. At Opplane, you’ll work on software and technology across data, AI and connectivity, helping build solutions that address complex technical and business needs. You’ll have access to leadership, opportunities to contribute to technical decisions and room to influence how we approach problems and build our products.

Depending on your role, you may collaborate with colleagues, clients and stakeholders across the US, Portugal and India. Our work brings together different areas of expertise and perspectives, making it important to stay curious, exchange ideas and understand the challenges others are working to solve. We value people who take initiative, share their knowledge and bring new perspectives to the way we work.

Ultimately, it’s about bringing people and technology together to build solutions that meet today’s needs and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.

Interested?

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for your experience and the kind of work you want to do, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply to learn more about the role and how you could contribute to Opplane.

At Opplane, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Employment decisions are based on relevant qualifications, skills, experience and business needs, without discrimination on grounds protected by applicable law.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices.