Data Governance Specialist Jobs in Chicago, IL
Data Governance Specialist jobs in Chicago are concentrated in the Loop, River North, and the Fulton Market district, with strong demand across financial services, healthcare, and enterprise technology. Employers hiring right now include Avanade, Applied Systems, and BMO Financial. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Top employerAvanade
Work type56% Hybrid
Top credentialBachelor's degree
Companies hiring10
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Data Governance Program Analyst
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Old National Bank
Data Governance Program Analyst
Chicago, Illinois
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Data Governance Audit Senior Manager - IT Applications
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BMO Financial Group
Data Governance Audit Senior Manager - IT Applications
Chicago, Illinois
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SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Lead
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Logic, Inc.
SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Lead
Chicago, Illinois
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Sr. Technical Product Manager (Data Lake/Data Governance)
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Applied Systems
Sr. Technical Product Manager (Data Lake/Data Governance)
Chicago, Illinois
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Senior Analyst, Governance, Risk & Controls – Data Reporting & Analytics
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CIBC
Senior Analyst, Governance, Risk & Controls – Data Reporting & Analytics
Chicago, Illinois
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Data Governance Program Analyst
Old National Bank·Chicago, Illinois
Job functions:
$78k - $153k/yr
On-Site
Bachelor's degree in business
1,001-5,000 employees
Job Description
Overview:
We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals as our people are critical to our success. In return, we offer competitive compensation with our salary and incentive program, in addition to medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401K, continuing education opportunities and an employee assistance program are also included in our benefit suite. Old National also offers a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization. We offer a unique opportunity to join a growing, community and client-focused company that is firmly rooted in its core values.
Responsibilities:
The salary range for this position is $77,900/yr - $153,000/yr plus bonus. The base salary indicated for this position reflects the compensation range applicable to all levels of the role across the United States. Actual salary offers within this range may vary based on a number of factors, including the specific responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s relevant skills and professional experience, educational qualifications, and geographic location
The Data Governance Analyst operates within the Second Line of Defense to support the implementation and ongoing maturity of the enterprise data governance program. This role is responsible for providing independent oversight, guidance, and effective challenge to ensure data governance policies, standards, and control requirements are consistently applied across the organization.
The Analyst focuses on ensuring the integrity, quality, and protection of data assets through the establishment and monitoring of data quality controls, metadata management, and lineage practices aligned to enterprise governance frameworks and regulatory expectations.
Working cross-functionally with business units, technology, and compliance partners, the role drives alignment with data governance standards, identifies and escalates risks and control gaps, and supports the organization’s broader data governance and risk data aggregation and reporting (RDAR) objectives.
Key Accountabilities
As such, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have an agreement signed by the Director of Talent Acquisition, SVP, to fill a specific position.
Old National Bank has been serving clients and communities since 1834. With over $70 billion in total assets, we are a regional powerhouse deeply rooted in the communities we serve. As a trusted partner, we thrive on helping our clients achieve their goals and dreams, and we are committed to social responsibility and investing in our communities through volunteering and charitable giving.
We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals as our people are critical to our success. In return, we offer competitive compensation with our salary and incentive program, in addition to medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401K, continuing education opportunities and an employee assistance program are also included in our benefit suite. Old National also offers a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization. We offer a unique opportunity to join a growing, community and client-focused company that is firmly rooted in its core values.
Salary Range
The salary range for this position is $77,900/yr - $153,000/yr plus bonus. The base salary indicated for this position reflects the compensation range applicable to all levels of the role across the United States. Actual salary offers within this range may vary based on a number of factors, including the specific responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s relevant skills and professional experience, educational qualifications, and geographic location
The Data Governance Analyst operates within the Second Line of Defense to support the implementation and ongoing maturity of the enterprise data governance program. This role is responsible for providing independent oversight, guidance, and effective challenge to ensure data governance policies, standards, and control requirements are consistently applied across the organization.
The Analyst focuses on ensuring the integrity, quality, and protection of data assets through the establishment and monitoring of data quality controls, metadata management, and lineage practices aligned to enterprise governance frameworks and regulatory expectations.
Working cross-functionally with business units, technology, and compliance partners, the role drives alignment with data governance standards, identifies and escalates risks and control gaps, and supports the organization’s broader data governance and risk data aggregation and reporting (RDAR) objectives.
Key Accountabilities
Data Governance Operations
- Operate with a high degree of autonomy to drive implementation and maturity of the enterprise data governance program, translating policies and standards into actionable practices, and partnering with data stewards, working groups, and governance councils to drive enterprise-wide adoption, control consistency, and regulatory alignment.
- Support the design, development and execution of data quality rules, issue tracking, and remediation processes.
- Provide guidance and oversight regarding metadata management standards and framework for data cataloging platforms, providing independent review and credible challenge to ensure completeness of data definitions, lineage, and critical data elements in alignment with enterprise governance requirements.
- Partner with enterprise initiative teams to provide independent oversight, guidance, and effective challenge for data platform migrations, report certification programs, and regulatory reporting enhancements, ensuring alignment with governance frameworks and control expectations.
- Execute and support governance control testing activities, proactively identifying, documenting, and tracking data quality and control issues through to remediation, ensuring evidence is retained and aligned with enterprise standards and regulatory expectations.
Data Stewardship and Collaboration
- Collaborate with data owners and stewards to define and document data definitions, lineage, and usage, ensuring completeness, consistency, and adherence to enterprise governance policies through independent review and effective challenge
- Lead and facilitate data stewardship activities, partnering with cross-functional working groups and governance councils to drive alignment on data standards, resolve data quality issues, and ensure consistent adherence to established governance frameworks.
- Operate independently to oversee and challenge cross-functional initiatives, ensuring data governance requirements are appropriately embedded into system implementations and process changes, and that control design, execution, and adherence meet enterprise standards and regulatory expectations.
Risk and Compliance Support
- Monitor and report on data governance performance metrics—including data quality trends, audit findings, and issue remediation progress—providing independent oversight and actionable insights to assess control effectiveness and adherence to enterprise policies and standards.
- Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and evidence of data governance controls and practices.
Key Competencies for Position
- Technical Knowledge: Possesses the required technical knowledge to perform the role effectively; continuous learning to adopt new trends or expertise.
- Drive and Execution: Committed to achieving established goals, overcoming obstacles, and continuously learning to improve performance.
- Problem Solving/Decision Making: Seeks to identify what caused the issue; incorporates input from multiple sources (e.g., lines of business, subject matter experts, data, policies, procedures, etc.) to ensure effective action and shared ownership; decisions are sound based on what was known at the time and are based on a blend of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement.
- Analysis/Investigation: Conducts research to understand future trends and their potential implementation and implications; probes and initiates research to identify critical problems and possibilities; evaluates and makes recommendations clearly linked to the organizational strategy considering dependencies, financial implications, and resources.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data engineering, or comparable risk/compliance roles
- Prior experience working in a financial institution, preferred.
- Familiarity with data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA – DMBOK, DCAM, NIST Privacy Framework, FFIEC).
- Proficiency with data governance or catalog tools (e.g., Colibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview)
-
In depth knowledge of
- SQL or other data querying tools
- Data profiling and data quality tools
- Metadata management and lineage visualization tools
- Working knowledge of data architecture concepts, including data warehouses, data lakes, and ETL/ELT processes, with the ability to assess data flows, lineage, and control points within complex data environments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools
- Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
Old National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer focused on fostering an inclusive workplace and committed to hiring a workforce comprised of diverse backgrounds, cultures and thinking styles.
As such, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have an agreement signed by the Director of Talent Acquisition, SVP, to fill a specific position.
Our culture is firmly rooted in our core values.
We are optimistic. We are collaborative. We are inclusive. We are agile. We are ethical.
We are Old National Bank. Join our team!
Old National Bank
Data Governance Program Analyst
Chicago, Illinois
Added 1w ago1,001-5,000 employees
Job functions:
$78k - $153k/yr
On-Site
Bachelor's degree in business
Job Description
Overview:
We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals as our people are critical to our success. In return, we offer competitive compensation with our salary and incentive program, in addition to medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401K, continuing education opportunities and an employee assistance program are also included in our benefit suite. Old National also offers a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization. We offer a unique opportunity to join a growing, community and client-focused company that is firmly rooted in its core values.
Responsibilities:
The salary range for this position is $77,900/yr - $153,000/yr plus bonus. The base salary indicated for this position reflects the compensation range applicable to all levels of the role across the United States. Actual salary offers within this range may vary based on a number of factors, including the specific responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s relevant skills and professional experience, educational qualifications, and geographic location
The Data Governance Analyst operates within the Second Line of Defense to support the implementation and ongoing maturity of the enterprise data governance program. This role is responsible for providing independent oversight, guidance, and effective challenge to ensure data governance policies, standards, and control requirements are consistently applied across the organization.
The Analyst focuses on ensuring the integrity, quality, and protection of data assets through the establishment and monitoring of data quality controls, metadata management, and lineage practices aligned to enterprise governance frameworks and regulatory expectations.
Working cross-functionally with business units, technology, and compliance partners, the role drives alignment with data governance standards, identifies and escalates risks and control gaps, and supports the organization’s broader data governance and risk data aggregation and reporting (RDAR) objectives.
Key Accountabilities
As such, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have an agreement signed by the Director of Talent Acquisition, SVP, to fill a specific position.
Old National Bank has been serving clients and communities since 1834. With over $70 billion in total assets, we are a regional powerhouse deeply rooted in the communities we serve. As a trusted partner, we thrive on helping our clients achieve their goals and dreams, and we are committed to social responsibility and investing in our communities through volunteering and charitable giving.
We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals as our people are critical to our success. In return, we offer competitive compensation with our salary and incentive program, in addition to medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401K, continuing education opportunities and an employee assistance program are also included in our benefit suite. Old National also offers a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization. We offer a unique opportunity to join a growing, community and client-focused company that is firmly rooted in its core values.
Salary Range
The salary range for this position is $77,900/yr - $153,000/yr plus bonus. The base salary indicated for this position reflects the compensation range applicable to all levels of the role across the United States. Actual salary offers within this range may vary based on a number of factors, including the specific responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s relevant skills and professional experience, educational qualifications, and geographic location
The Data Governance Analyst operates within the Second Line of Defense to support the implementation and ongoing maturity of the enterprise data governance program. This role is responsible for providing independent oversight, guidance, and effective challenge to ensure data governance policies, standards, and control requirements are consistently applied across the organization.
The Analyst focuses on ensuring the integrity, quality, and protection of data assets through the establishment and monitoring of data quality controls, metadata management, and lineage practices aligned to enterprise governance frameworks and regulatory expectations.
Working cross-functionally with business units, technology, and compliance partners, the role drives alignment with data governance standards, identifies and escalates risks and control gaps, and supports the organization’s broader data governance and risk data aggregation and reporting (RDAR) objectives.
Key Accountabilities
Data Governance Operations
- Operate with a high degree of autonomy to drive implementation and maturity of the enterprise data governance program, translating policies and standards into actionable practices, and partnering with data stewards, working groups, and governance councils to drive enterprise-wide adoption, control consistency, and regulatory alignment.
- Support the design, development and execution of data quality rules, issue tracking, and remediation processes.
- Provide guidance and oversight regarding metadata management standards and framework for data cataloging platforms, providing independent review and credible challenge to ensure completeness of data definitions, lineage, and critical data elements in alignment with enterprise governance requirements.
- Partner with enterprise initiative teams to provide independent oversight, guidance, and effective challenge for data platform migrations, report certification programs, and regulatory reporting enhancements, ensuring alignment with governance frameworks and control expectations.
- Execute and support governance control testing activities, proactively identifying, documenting, and tracking data quality and control issues through to remediation, ensuring evidence is retained and aligned with enterprise standards and regulatory expectations.
Data Stewardship and Collaboration
- Collaborate with data owners and stewards to define and document data definitions, lineage, and usage, ensuring completeness, consistency, and adherence to enterprise governance policies through independent review and effective challenge
- Lead and facilitate data stewardship activities, partnering with cross-functional working groups and governance councils to drive alignment on data standards, resolve data quality issues, and ensure consistent adherence to established governance frameworks.
- Operate independently to oversee and challenge cross-functional initiatives, ensuring data governance requirements are appropriately embedded into system implementations and process changes, and that control design, execution, and adherence meet enterprise standards and regulatory expectations.
Risk and Compliance Support
- Monitor and report on data governance performance metrics—including data quality trends, audit findings, and issue remediation progress—providing independent oversight and actionable insights to assess control effectiveness and adherence to enterprise policies and standards.
- Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and evidence of data governance controls and practices.
Key Competencies for Position
- Technical Knowledge: Possesses the required technical knowledge to perform the role effectively; continuous learning to adopt new trends or expertise.
- Drive and Execution: Committed to achieving established goals, overcoming obstacles, and continuously learning to improve performance.
- Problem Solving/Decision Making: Seeks to identify what caused the issue; incorporates input from multiple sources (e.g., lines of business, subject matter experts, data, policies, procedures, etc.) to ensure effective action and shared ownership; decisions are sound based on what was known at the time and are based on a blend of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement.
- Analysis/Investigation: Conducts research to understand future trends and their potential implementation and implications; probes and initiates research to identify critical problems and possibilities; evaluates and makes recommendations clearly linked to the organizational strategy considering dependencies, financial implications, and resources.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data engineering, or comparable risk/compliance roles
- Prior experience working in a financial institution, preferred.
- Familiarity with data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA – DMBOK, DCAM, NIST Privacy Framework, FFIEC).
- Proficiency with data governance or catalog tools (e.g., Colibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview)
-
In depth knowledge of
- SQL or other data querying tools
- Data profiling and data quality tools
- Metadata management and lineage visualization tools
- Working knowledge of data architecture concepts, including data warehouses, data lakes, and ETL/ELT processes, with the ability to assess data flows, lineage, and control points within complex data environments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools
- Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
Old National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer focused on fostering an inclusive workplace and committed to hiring a workforce comprised of diverse backgrounds, cultures and thinking styles.
As such, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have an agreement signed by the Director of Talent Acquisition, SVP, to fill a specific position.
Our culture is firmly rooted in our core values.
We are optimistic. We are collaborative. We are inclusive. We are agile. We are ethical.
We are Old National Bank. Join our team!
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Data Governance Specialist Jobs in Chicago: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a data governance specialist job in Chicago?
The clearest path into Chicago's market is targeting the Loop's financial services firms and River North's technology companies, where data governance roles are most concentrated. Hands-on experience with data cataloging tools, metadata management, and policy documentation stands out with Chicago's large regulated industries. Candidates who can demonstrate work with CDMP-aligned frameworks or enterprise data platforms like Collibra or Alation have a measurable edge with mid-market and enterprise employers here.
Which companies hire data governance specialists in Chicago?
Employers hiring data governance specialists in Chicago right now include Avanade, Applied Systems, and BMO Financial, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Chicago's market skews toward large financial institutions, healthcare networks, and management consulting firms that maintain significant data compliance and stewardship functions in-house.
Are there remote data governance specialist jobs in Chicago?
Yes, though data governance roles that involve hands-on stakeholder workshops or data stewardship committee work tend to require some in-office presence. About 67% of data governance specialist openings tied to Chicago are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting broader flexibility in the market. Policy development, data quality monitoring, and metadata cataloging tasks are the functions most commonly performed fully remotely in Chicago-based roles.
How can I get a data governance specialist job in Chicago with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Chicago is moving laterally from a data analyst or database administrator role at one of the city's large healthcare networks, insurance companies, or financial services firms, where data governance teams often promote from within. Pursuing a CDMP or Coursera data governance certificate strengthens early applications. Entry-level titles like data steward coordinator or junior data analyst at Chicago-area firms serve as common starting points before moving into dedicated governance work.
Which industries hire the most data governance specialists in Chicago?
Most data governance specialist openings in Chicago sit in Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Manufacturing, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Chicago's position as a national hub for commodities trading, insurance, and large hospital systems creates sustained demand for professionals who can manage data lineage, privacy compliance, and regulatory reporting at scale.
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