Data Governance Analyst

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is a not‑for‑profit regulator dedicated to enhancing public safety across Ontario. TSSA’s team of over 450 professionals delivers safety oversight across multiple regulated sectors through technical expertise, compliance, and collaboration with industry partners. At TSSA, safety is embedded in our culture and in all aspects of our work. Each role at TSSA has an impact on keeping Ontarians safe through engagement, evidence, enforcement, and education. We help build a safer community.

Data analytics sits at the heart of TSSA’s vision for a safer Ontario. As part of the Data Analytics team, you will help strengthen the organization's data governance framework by improving the quality, consistency, and reliability of critical business data. By partnering with business and technology stakeholders, resolving data governance issues, and promoting effective data stewardship, you’ll support informed decision-making, regulatory compliance, and trusted reporting and analytics across the organization.

Your Key Contributions:

• Investigate and resolve data governance issues, analyzing data, business processes, systems, integrations, and controls to identify root causes, coordinate remediation activities, and improve the quality and reliability of critical business data. 

• Support governance requirements across projects and initiatives, assessing the impact of business process changes, system implementations, and data migrations on critical data assets and recommending appropriate controls and mitigation strategies. 

• Maintain critical data governance documentation, including data dictionaries, metadata, data lineage, and data definitions to promote a consistent understanding and appropriate use of data across the organization. 

• Monitor data governance and data quality performance, coordinating governance reviews, tracking quality metrics, evaluating controls, and identifying opportunities to strengthen governance practices and continuous improvement. 

• Provide data governance expertise and stakeholder guidance, collaborating with business and technical teams to promote governance standards, assess risks, facilitate issue resolution, and support the effective stewardship of critical data assets. 

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders, working across analytics, operations, information technology, legal, and vendor teams to ensure data governance activities align with business objectives and compliance requirements.

Your Qualifications & Key Strengths:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline with a strong data and analytical focus.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, or a related discipline.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong knowledge of data governance principles, including critical data elements (CDEs), data quality, metadata, data lineage, data stewardship, and data lifecycle management, with the ability to apply governance practices in a business environment.

• Advanced analytical and data investigation skills, including data profiling, SQL, root cause analysis, and the ability to assess data quality issues and develop practical solutions.

• Understanding of business processes and data ecosystems, including data models, integrations, source-to-target mappings, reporting environments, and the impacts of business and system changes on critical data.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain complex data concepts to non-technical audiences, facilitate governance discussions, and provide clear recommendations.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and sound judgment, with experience using data governance and analytics tools such as Microsoft Purview, Power BI, or similar platforms to support governance monitoring, documentation, and decision-making.

Helpful Information That Matters:

Hiring Range Details: The hiring range for this role is $72,300 - $90,400.  The annual salary may vary within this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications.

Fostering a strong safety culture: TSSA has earned the 5-Star Safety Cultures Award from Canadian Occupational Safety magazine for four consecutive years (2022-2025).  For more information on TSSA and our values please visit our career page TSSA Careers | TSSA

Equal Opportunity Employer: TSSA is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are committed to building and maintaining collaborative, caring and positive work environments so that our employees bring their whole selves to work each and every day. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or disability. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Accommodation: TSSA is pleased to offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a job opportunity, or are contacted by us regarding a job opportunity, please advise of any accommodation you may require.

Posting Details: This job posting is for an existing vacancy within TSSA. We are actively seeking a qualified candidate to fill the current position. We encourage all interested applicants to apply. TSSA uses AI to support screening of pre-screening question responses. Even if an application is flagged by the system, our team endeavours to review all candidates’ qualifications and experience.