What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Governance & Quality Specialist position at YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS?
The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is seeking a Data Governance & Quality Specialist to lead enterprise-wide data quality, stewardship, governance, and integrity initiatives. This role will serve as the association's primary advocate for accurate, consistent, secure, and trustworthy data across business systems, membership platforms including Salesforce, financial systems, program management applications, and reporting environments.
The Data Governance & Quality Specialist will partner with business leaders throughout the association to establish data standards, assist with defining and documenting business processes, improve reporting accuracy, drive user accountability, and support strategic decision-making through trusted data.
This position combines technical, analytical, and business process responsibilities and requires strong collaboration across multiple departments.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Data Governance
• Develop and maintain enterprise data governance standards and policies
• Establish data ownership and stewardship responsibilities across departments
• Create and maintain business data definitions and data dictionaries
• Lead governance discussions and governance meetings
• Assist departments in adopting data quality best practices
Data Quality and Integrity
• Monitor data quality metrics and identify trends
• Perform regular audits of constituent, membership, donor, employee, and program data
• Develop processes to identify and resolve duplicate records
• Create data cleansing and remediation plans
• Investigate root causes of recurring data quality issues
Salesforce and Business Systems Support
• Partner with Salesforce and Daxko Core administrators and business stakeholders to improve data integrity
• Assist with field governance, validation rules, workflows, and quality controls
• Support integration quality between Salesforce and other systems
• Participate in testing and validation of system enhancements
Reporting and Analytics
• Develop data quality dashboards and scorecards
• Monitor key performance indicators for data accuracy, completeness, and consistency
• Provide executive-level reporting on governance initiatives and progress
Training and Change Management
• Deliver training on data standards and governance practices
• Create documentation and user guidance
• Promote a culture of data accountability across the association