Data Governance Coordinator

Electronic Arts (EA) creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. They are looking for an early-career Data Governance specialist to join their Information Architecture team, where the role involves improving data management and quality across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Data Quality Forum (DQF), including meeting preparation, documentation, stakeholder follow-ups, and tracking action items
• Metric & KPI Management: Review proposed metrics and business definitions to help maintain consistency across reporting and dashboards
• Data Documentation: Maintain and improve documentation in tools like Alation to help teams easily find trusted datasets, KPIs, and business definitions
• Project Coordination: Track requests and updates across teams to help ensure data-related initiatives move efficiently from intake to implementation
• Standardization & Alignment: Work with the Technical Program Manager, Data Governance to create and maintain program standards. Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and define shared business terms, rules, and critical data elements
• Data Quality Advocacy: Implement standards and report issues to ensure they are prioritized

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field
• 1–2 years of experience in data analytics, reporting, business intelligence, data operations, or data governance
• Internship, academic project, or co-op experience working with data is welcome
• Experience writing SQL queries and working with relational databases
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to explain data concepts clearly
• Curiosity and interest in improving data quality, consistency, and usability
• Exposure to Snowflake, Alation, Tableau, or similar analytics/governance tools
• Familiarity with metadata management and KPI documentation
• Understanding of basic data privacy concepts, such as GDPR or CCPA

Benefits

• Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
• 10 days per year of sick time
• Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan to regular full-time employees
• Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity
• Healthcare coverage
• Mental well-being support
• Retirement savings
• Paid time off
• Family leaves
• Complimentary games

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