Ford Motor Company

Data Governance Analyst

Ford Motor Company • $99K — $166K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or similar field; Master's preferred
  • 3-5 years experience in business analysis or data management
  • Proven ability to manage priorities in complex environments
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Familiarity with data governance practices and privacy regulations
  • Technical skills in analytics tools, SQL, and data management tools

Responsibilities

  • Process data-use requests through the Data Activation Portal
  • Analyze privacy requirements based on customer and stakeholder needs
  • Leverage analytics tools to support governance initiatives
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal and IT
  • Support implementation of privacy safeguards on a global scale
  • Conduct compliance activities including GDPR audits
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in data governance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription coverage
  • Flexible family care and parental support programs
  • Vehicle discounts for employees and family members
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Active employee resource groups for diversity and inclusion
  • Paid time off for community service activities
  • Generous holiday schedule, including a break between Christmas and New Year
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Governance Analyst focused on Data Privacy and Use. In this role, you will be part of a global team of subject matter experts with backgrounds in data management, information technology and security, risk management, automotive, and consulting. You will help ensure customer and enterprise data are efficiently utilized as governed enterprise assets while supporting compliance with data privacy, security, access-management, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include processing data-use requests, assessing privacy requirements, conducting data analysis, and working across legal, business, security, risk, and application-development teams to implement appropriate safeguards. By leveraging your data governance knowledge, technical skills, and collaborative mindset, you will help enable compliant, secure, and responsible data usage at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

  • Process manual requests received through the Data Activation Portal (DAP)
  • Analyze customer and stakeholder needs to identify applicable privacy requirements and approval considerations
  • Leverage analytics tools and platforms, including GCP BigQuery, Alteryx, R, and Python, to analyze data, identify trends, and support privacy and data-governance initiatives
  • Utilize database technologies such as SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB to extract, transform, and load data for analysis and reporting in alignment with data governance policies
  • Collaborate with stakeholders in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), business functions such as Human Resources, and IT organizations including Security, Risk Management, and Application Development
  • Support the definition and implementation of privacy safeguards within a global data environment
  • Understand and support data-security requirements across functional areas, including Ford Credit, Marketing, Sales & Service, Product Development, and regional KPI and metrics initiatives
  • Support compliance activities, including GDPR and CCPA audits, OICs, access reviews, and related governance assessments
  • Escalate privacy, data-use, and compliance issues through appropriate forums and work cross-functionally to develop technical solutions
  • Serve as a data governance subject matter expert, demonstrating a strong understanding of data-management principles and responsible data-use practices
  • Partner with data stewards to ensure information is used in accordance with compliance, access-management, and control policies
  • Develop and maintain knowledge of country- and region-specific data-security and privacy laws and regulations, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
  • Provide feedback and recommendations to enhance Ford's enterprise data governance model
  • Identify and implement opportunities to improve existing data governance, privacy review, and approval processes
  • Manage multiple workstreams concurrently while maintaining clear documentation, stakeholder communication, and timely execution


Qualifications

We recognize that no one person will embody every single quality or skill listed below. If you are passionate about data privacy, responsible data use, and enterprise data governance, we encourage you to apply.

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field
  • Equivalent relevant experience may be considered
  • Master's degree preferred, with a focus in Data Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline

Experience:
  • 3-5 years of experience in business requirements analysis, business process management, project management, consulting, data management, or a related role
  • Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders across business, legal, privacy, security, risk, and technology organizations
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams within a fast-paced, complex enterprise environment
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, customer-service, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive issues toward practical solutions

Required Technical Experience:
  • Knowledge of data management tools, data standards, and enterprise data governance practices
  • Experience using data analytics and reporting tools, such as GCP BigQuery, Alteryx, R, Python, or similar technologies
  • Familiarity with database technologies and querying, including SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or comparable platforms
  • Understanding of data privacy, access management, security controls, and responsible data-use principles
  • Experience translating business, privacy, and compliance needs into clear requirements, approval criteria, and process improvements
  • Strong organizational skills and a process-improvement mindset

Preferred Experience:
  • Knowledge of data engineering tools and enterprise data governance practices
  • Understanding of compliance, regulatory, and privacy requirements, including GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, and similar frameworks
  • Prior experience creating data-protection controls and standards using privacy frameworks
  • ISACA, CISSP, or related privacy, risk, security, or governance certifications
  • Experience with project-management methods and frameworks, including Agile delivery practices
  • Familiarity with existing ACR, ICR, and SCRP processes
  • Experience supporting data privacy audits, access reviews, regulatory assessments, or data-use approval workflows


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
  • Tuition assistance
  • Established and active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service
  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary

This position is a salary grade 8.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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