Job Description

Data Governance Analyst Bluefin Resources•Sydney, NSW, AU

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- Turn consumer, brand and customer data into insights that influence real business decisions.
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- Structured L&D;, senior mentoring and genuine autonomy in a high-trust, collaborative team.
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- Work across brand, product and customer experience with exposure to market research, analytics and marketing science.
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About the Role

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Our client, a leading Australian university, is building out their institutional data governance program. They're seeking an experienced Data Governance Analyst to join their Advanced Analytics Planning & Enterprise Data team. You'll be responsible for implementing and embedding data governance practices across priority domains, working within a small, focused governance team. This is a high-impact role that combines process design, stakeholder management and continuous improvement.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Support development and maintenance of data governance standards, processes and procedures.
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- Run working groups and stewardship meetings with data owners, stewards and technical teams.
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- Identify, document and help close data governance gaps (e.g., critical data elements without stewards, missing classifications).
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- Support onboarding of data stewards and new data products.
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- Maintain governance documentation, records and artefacts in Collibra or equivalent tools.
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- Develop guidance materials,



training content and communications to build data stewardship capability.
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- Report on governance progress, risks and issues to the Data Governance Lead.
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- Contribute to continuous improvement of governance processes and tools
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About You

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Essential

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- Minimum 4 years' experience in data governance, data management or related field in a large, complex organisation.
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- Working knowledge of data governance concepts (classification, metadata, stewardship, data quality).
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- Solid stakeholder communication skills; ability to explain governance concepts to non-technical audiences.
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- Excellent attention to detail - comfort with documentation-heavy work.
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- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a small team
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- Experience within the university or higher education sector.
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- Hands-on experience with Collibra or equivalent data governance tools.
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- Understanding of NSW privacy and records legislation or broader data protection principles.
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- Tertiary qualification in information management, business, IT or related field
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The Details

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- Rate: $900 - $944/day + superannuation
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- Work arrangement: 2 days in office (Sydney) / 3 days remote
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- Contract: To 18th December 2026 with likely extensions
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Consultant

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Reference number: BH-62788
n Profession: Data & AnalyticsData Governance

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Company: Bluefin Resources
n Date posted: 3rd Sep, 2026

📌 Data Governance Analyst (New South Wales)
🏢 Bluefin Resources
📍 New South Wales