Job Description

For over 20 years, we have been the industry leader in application delivery. Now, we’re also helping our customers thrive on any architecture and across any multi-cloud environment. F5 is the only company on the planet that powers applications from development through their entire lifecycle so our customers-enterprise businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands-can deliver differentiated, high-performing, and secure digital experiences that are changing the world.

But our success isn’t driven solely by what we do. We also care deeply about how we do it. Our culture is how we live, every single day, and it’s producing exceptional results-not only for our customers, but also for our employees. We understand that your life is about more than just work, so we’re committed to a culture that supports your whole life.

The Data Governance Analyst will support the Data Governance activities at F5. This position will support the company’s Data Governance and Data Management programs throughout the organization.

We are looking for a challenge seeker with a passion for data to help us grow our Data Governance program at F5. The ideal candidate will possess solid business acumen and the ability to evaluate processes and drive improvements. Self-motivation, strong organizational and prioritization skills, an ability to multi-task and attention to detail are just a few of the competencies that will lead to success in this role.

Primary responsibilities:

• Support development of data governance framework and enterprise data governance policies, processes, standards and roles across the company

• Improve data capture processes to enhance data quality and decision-making

• Contribute to F5’s Data Governance Policies & Procedures and share with the company to ensure best practices are followed

• Works with the business units to ensure data ownership and quality, and with F5’s Chief Privacy Officer’s team to ensure data privacy

• Champion organizational behavior change as it relates to the use of data; realizing vision of data managed as an asset

• Develop and maintain data governance policies, guidelines, standards, procedures, and communications in collaboration with data stewards and development teams.

• Assist data stewards with the creation, documentation, and adherence of data governance standards.

• Monitor and enforce compliance of data governance standards.

• Participate in process mapping for data decision rights, and the development of business policies and practices for managing data.

• Build partnerships with business stakeholders to anticipate opportunities for data governance activities and projects.

• Assist with the development and implementation of data quality standards, data protection standards and adoption requirements across the enterprise.

• Maintain data governance processes and controls by working with project and business leaders to analyze the impact of future changes on critical data sources and mitigate any potential risks to data quality and data privacy.

• Develop an understanding of operational needs to set the direction for the organization's workflows; proactively identify opportunities to improve business workflow with technology improvements.

Knowledge, skills and abilities to be successful:

• Understanding of operational processes, data, systems landscape

• Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely with program leadership, subject matter experts and key stakeholders.

• Ability and willingness to recognize assignments or tasks that need to be completed, to seek out additional assignments or tasks and to help others.

• Strong analytical skills, business intuition, and organizational ability.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to operate in a cross functional and complex matrix environment.

• Adaptable, open to change and able to work in ambiguous situations and respond to new information or unexpected circumstances.

• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.

• Professional working knowledge with data management in the technology industry.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Economics/Finance, Math/Statistics, MIS, or other computational field of study (preferred)

• 2+ years of experience in a Data Governance, Data Management or data centric role.

Physical demands and work environment:

• Duties are performed in Seattle in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table. Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material.

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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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