Lead IS Business Analyst, Governance

Your Opportunity as the Lead IS Business Analyst, Governance The Lead Analyst, Governance serves as a bridge between business stakeholders, technical teams, and governance partners, applying business analysis, facilitation, process design, and relationship management skills to translate governance strategy into practical, scalable ways of working. This role sits at the intersection of business and technology, partnering closely with Data Owners, Data Stewards, technical teams and other governance partners to ensure processes are understandable, consistently applied, and supported through clear documentation, decision pathways, and enabling technology. Working with limited guidance, the Lead Analyst coordinates the day-to-day operation and evolution of the Analytics Data Governance (ADG) program. Responsibilities include facilitating cross-functional collaboration, enabling governance decisions, administering governance tooling, and identifying opportunities to improve program effectiveness. The role applies core business analysis disciplines, including stakeholder engagement, requirements elicitation, process analysis, facilitation, documentation, and change enablement to support both the ongoing Cloud Analytics Platform Implementation (CAPI) Program and the long-term evolution of the Analytics Data Governance capability.  This role offers the opportunity to help shape and mature a growing enterprise capability.  Individuals who thrive in this role are comfortable navigating ambiguity, aligning diverse stakeholder groups, and driving initiatives forward through influence rather than direct authority. Location: Orrville, OH (Close proximity to Cleveland/Akron) Work Arrangements: Hybrid - onsite a minimum of 9 days a month primarily during core weeks as determined by the Company; maybe more as business need requires In this role you will: Program Operations & Functional Coordination Coordinate the day-to-day operation of the ADG program, including governance intake, prioritization, planning, and stakeholder coordination across domains. Facilitate cross-functional discussions, working groups, and Governance Forum activities to gather requirements, drive decisions, identify risks, and advance actions toward resolution. Identify stalled work, unresolved issues, unclear ownership, or recurring points of friction and initiate appropriate follow-up or escalation. Support strategic Enterprise Data Platform initiatives through requirements gathering, process design, and cross-functional coordination. Governance Standards, Processes, & Decision Enablement Establish and maintain processes, decision frameworks, documentation, and guidance that enable consistent adoption of governance practices. Enable effective decision-making by helping stakeholders understand decision authority, navigate escalation pathways, and document outcomes. Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of governance processes and controls as business needs and governance maturity evolve. Platform & Metadata Enablement Administer & maintain business-facing configurations within the enterprise data governance platform that support data governance, data discovery, analytics consumption, and governance workflows. Translate governance requirements into scalable platform capabilities partnering with platform engineering and technical teams on integrations, workflows, and support practices. Coordinate the governance aspects of onboarding new domains, data products, or data sources, including ownership, metadata, classification, documentation, and workflow readiness. Evaluate platform usability and governance needs, recommending improvements that strengthen discoverability, traceability, consistency, and adoption. Monitoring, Reporting, & Continuous Improvement Monitor governance health through adoption, participation, documentation, workflow, and effectiveness measures. Analyze governance activity and recurring issues to identify opportunities for improvement.