Sr. Data Governance Analyst - Mortgage Servicing

Kforce has a client seeking a Remote Senior Data Governance Analyst - Mortgage Servicing. Responsibilities:

• Support data governance initiatives across complex mortgage servicing data and systems
• Partner with business and technical teams to define critical data elements, business terms, ownership, and data standards
• Work directly with data stewards and subject matter experts to understand how servicing data is created, used, and interpreted
• Analyze data across multiple source systems, data warehouses, and cloud environments to identify inconsistencies and improve data quality
• Help establish clear definitions and standards for servicing concepts, KPIs, business rules, and reporting metrics
• Facilitate discussions with senior stakeholders to resolve conflicting definitions and drive alignment across business functions
• Collaborate with data analysts, engineers, architects, Finance, Operations, and other teams on data initiatives
• Support data cataloging, lineage, documentation, and governance processes
• Perform SQL queries to research data, validate findings, and investigate data quality issues
• Proactively investigate data challenges and recommend solutions based on business impact

Requirements:

• Hands-on knowledge and experience within mortgage servicing and the mortgage servicing lifecycle
• Experience in data governance, data management, business analysis, data conversion/migration, or related discipline
• Experience working with complex data environments involving multiple source systems and downstream data warehouses
• Experience defining business terms, critical data elements, KPIs, data ownership, or governance standards
• Strong understanding of mortgage servicing functions such as loan assumptions, bankruptcy, cashiering/payment processing, credit bureau reporting, default management, insurance and taxes, loss mitigation, and loan payoffs
• Knowledge of Snowflake, SQL Server, enterprise data warehouses, or comparable data platforms
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to query tables, validate information, and investigate data quality concerns
• Exposure to Collibra or another enterprise data catalog or governance platform
• Strong communication skills with the ability to lead conversations with experienced Data Engineers, mortgage servicing SMEs, data stewards, and senior leadership
• Proactive and adaptable, with the ability to investigate unfamiliar data, identify answers independently, and operate effectively in an evolving environment
• Ability to translate complex servicing data, status codes, and terminology into clear business definitions and meaningful data standards
• Experience with data quality processes or internally developed data quality rules is preferred
• Power BI exposure is a plus