Data Quality Business Analyst

Required Candidate Location: Hybrid/NYC 3 days a week No relocation

THE MANAGER WOULD LIKE TO SEE CANDIDATES THAT EXCEEDE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND HAVE RECENT LOCAL PROJECTS IN THE NEW YORK /NEW JERSEY AREA

We need a senior (10 years) Business Analyst with experience supporting Data Quality projects in Capital Markets Environments to Support the implementation and adoption of Alation as the enterprise data quality and governance platform. Candidates must Define and document data quality rules controls and validation frameworks to improve accuracy completeness and consistency of critical datasets. Candidates must have Strong experience in Financial Services (hedge funds asset management banking or private credit environments and Hands-on experience with data governance data quality or metadata platforms

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and adoption of Alation as the enterprise data quality and governance platform.
• Define and document data quality rules controls and validation frameworks to improve accuracy completeness and consistency of critical datasets.
• Work as a highly technical Business Analyst translating governance requirements into actionable data quality solutions.
• Perform deep data analysis using SQL and profiling tools to identify anomalies gaps and lineage issues.
• Partner with data engineers product owners and governance leads to establish data standards and stewardship workflows.
• Assist in building metadata catalogs business glossaries and lineage documentation aligned with regulatory expectations.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops across investment risk and operations teams to define data quality KPIs and governance processes.
• Support testing validation and rollout of new governance capabilities within Alation.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in Financial Services (hedge funds asset management banking or private credit environments preferred).
• Hands-on experience with data governance data quality or metadata platforms - Alation strongly preferred.
• Technical Business Analyst background with strong SQL and data analysis skills.
• Proven experience implementing or supporting data quality accuracy and governance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of data lineage stewardship models and enterprise data controls.
• Ability to work closely with technical engineering teams and business stakeholders in agile delivery environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with governance frameworks (BCBS 239 regulatory reporting or risk data controls).
• Exposure to data cataloging tools (Collibra Purview etc.).
• Knowledge of modern data platforms cloud data environments or lakehouse architectures.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills within regulated financial environment