Sr Data Governance Analyst

Overview

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About the Team

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology (DEEP&T) is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally. The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of operational processes critical to Data Governance, Privacy, and Compliance, including audit readiness, policy implementation, regulatory alignment, and stewardship coordination.
• Assist in managing workflows tied to data classification, retention, access, and usage, ensuring alignment with internal data governance policies and external regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, COPPA).
• Serve as a liaison between Governance, Legal, Privacy, and Engineering teams to help implement scalable and repeatable compliance controls across data platforms.
• Document and maintain standard operating procedures, governance playbooks, and recurring compliance reporting deliverables to improve transparency and continuity.
• Coordinate issue tracking, control remediation, and regulatory obligations across governed environments including Snowflake, Databricks, and AWS.
• Partner with platform and regional teams to operationalize metadata requirements, align data use with approved classifications, and escalate inconsistencies.
• Monitor and report on governance KPIs and metrics to track adherence to policies, audit findings, and ongoing compliance program maturity.
• Support onboarding and enablement of governance tooling (e.g., metadata catalog, access controls, consent frameworks), including training documentation and stakeholder communications.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes and improve automation across governance and compliance workflows.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Policy, or a related field, or equivalent work experience in data governance, compliance, or privacy operations.
• 5+ years of experience in operational data governance, regulatory compliance, or privacy program support within a complex, cross-functional environment.
• Understanding of core data governance disciplines such as metadata management, data classification, stewardship, retention, and access controls.
• Familiarity with privacy regulations and frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, COPPA) and their application to operational processes and tooling.
• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent initiatives, deliver against deadlines, and communicate effectively across stakeholder groups.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and reporting skills; ability to standardize and structure operational workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Data Governance platforms such as Alation, Collibra, Immuta, or comparable tools.
• Hands-on familiarity with data environments like Snowflake, Databricks, or AWS.
• Exposure to audit processes, SOX/ITGC controls, and control remediation workflows.
• Experience supporting or building privacy operations or data compliance programs.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Python, or scripting to support basic data validation or reporting tasks.
• Experience using tools like Smartsheet, Confluence, Jira, Tableau, or Looker to manage and report on operational activities.

Additional Information

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $114,900 - $154,100 per year and in Seattle, WA is $120,300 - $161,300 per year based on a 40-hour work week. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.