What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Analyst Data Governance position at Warner Bros. Discovery?
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role
The newly formed Data Governance team within Enterprise Data Blueprint (EDB) is an exciting group created to transform us into a data-driven enterprise. We use data to drive business strategy, innovation, and improvements to solve business problems.
The Data Governance Sr. Analyst will work under the direction of both the Sr. Manager, Data Governance, and the Data Governance Specialist. The analyst will have visibility of the reporting within each Data Domain, and the aggregation of the reporting as it is passed up from the Data Domain Councils, and the Data Governance Board.
Contribute to the successful implementation and application of the organization’s Data Governance Framework and Implementation Roadmap, including:
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role
The newly formed Data Governance team within Enterprise Data Blueprint (EDB) is an exciting group created to transform us into a data-driven enterprise. We use data to drive business strategy, innovation, and improvements to solve business problems.
The Data Governance Sr. Analyst will work under the direction of both the Sr. Manager, Data Governance, and the Data Governance Specialist. The analyst will have visibility of the reporting within each Data Domain, and the aggregation of the reporting as it is passed up from the Data Domain Councils, and the Data Governance Board.
Contribute to the successful implementation and application of the organization’s Data Governance Framework and Implementation Roadmap, including:
- Working with the Sr. Manager, Data Governance to identify and create training materials for the Data Owners, Data Stewards and Data Custodians across the organization, including the creation of training material.
- Responsibility for cataloging critical data elements, business glossaries, and facilitating the development of the organization’s Data Standard.
- In conjunction with the Data Governance Office (DGO), Data Owners, and Data Stewards , the Data Governance Sr. Analyst will develop the Catalog by identifying critical data issues to be actioned.
- Help establish and enrich the DGO portal for communications and supporting documentation to the Data Domains, their councils, and to Data Users.
- Maintenance and enrichment of the Data Governance Confluence space with analysis, gathered requirements, and internal documentation.
- Facilitation of all scrum ceremonies, artifacts, and Jira board maintenance.
- Generating needed reports for program metrics, data catalog, application catalog, and other areas.
- Supporting the Data Governance Specialist in the creation of any material and distribution of minutes for the Working Groups.
- Assisting in the preparation and distribution of the reporting pack for the Data Domain Councils, and the Data Governance Board – scheduled and ad hoc.
- Responsible for the ongoing maintenance of Data Governance artifacts – decks, tickets, documents.
- Updating the Issue Catalog and tickets to capture data issues and progress.
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- Experience in an agile environment with understanding of the SDLC
- Ability to pivot based on priority
- Four (4) years of data management experience
- Experience in data quality management
- Deep understanding of information and process integration-management
- Experience with data catalogs and/or inventories
- Experience with applications portfolio management
- Experience in the maintenance of Confluence spaces and Jira boards, or other BPM software stacks
- Policy and standards drafting experience
- Understanding of Data Classifications
- Ability to implement change by mentoring and motivating others, driving consensus, and executing through others.
- Strong organizational skills: managing several complex initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, demanding environment
- Hands-on experience in data catalog technologies is a plus
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
