Senior Data Governance Enablement Analyst

He aha ai tātou – Why us?

At One NZ we’re not just imagining the future, we’re building it. Our purpose? A better-connected Aotearoa New Zealand. Kia renarena te taukaea i Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our ambition? To become the most AI-enabled telco on the planet. This isn’t just about our technology, It’s about you. We’re investing in our people like never before.... empowering them to grow, lead, and shape what’s next.
Through our AI School, access to world-class learning platforms, or career pathways that evolve with you, we create an environment where your curiosity thrives, and your skills accelerate.
Join us and be part of something extraordinary: connect with purpose and help redefine what’s possible.

Uia mai koe te pātai, he aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? Māku koe e ki atu he tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
“If you asked me, what is the greatest thing in this world, I would say it is people, it is people, it is people.”

Ko tō tūranga – your role

As the Senior Data Governance Enablement Analyst, your role is to lead the practical adoption and uplift of data governance, data quality, governance frameworks, and compliance-supporting practices across reporting, analytics, AI, operational, and data domains. You’ll help One NZ improve trust, accountability, transparency, compliance readiness, and confidence in data by making ownership, stewardship, business definitions, metadata, quality rules, issue management, remediation activity, control evidence, and governance expectations clear, embedded, measurable, and sustainable.

Ko tō mahi – what you’ll do

• Lead data quality uplift across priority data assets, reports, data products, operational datasets, and key metrics.
• Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Analysts, Engineers, Product Managers, Finance, and SMEs to define critical data, quality rules, thresholds, scorecards, and improvement actions.
• Lead the practical adoption of data governance frameworks, standards, policies, operating rhythms, templates, and playbooks.
• Translate governance framework expectations into clear business and technical actions that are embedded into delivery, reporting, operations, and data product lifecycle practices.
• Coordinate governance evidence, control records, policy mappings, ownership records, classification, access evidence, issue logs, remediation tracking, and audit-supporting documentation.
• Work with risk, compliance, privacy, and security stakeholders to support compliance readiness and strengthen governance practices.
• Lead complex data quality and governance issue management, including impact assessment, prioritisation, triage, root cause analysis, ownership assignment, remediation tracking, closure evidence, and escalation.
• Help Data Owners and Data Stewards clarify accountabilities, document business meaning, agree controls, and embed governance into day-to-day operations.
• Lead governance and data quality reporting, including adoption metrics, scorecards, issue registers, stewardship actions, catalogue completeness, ownership gaps, compliance evidence, control gaps, remediation progress, and maturity indicators.
• Act as a trusted advisor and senior point of support for governance, frameworks, data quality, and compliance matters, facilitating working sessions and guiding teams through practical adoption.

Na tōu rourou - what you’ll bring

• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, ownership models, stewardship practices, decision rights, standards, templates, playbooks, forums, and operating rhythms.
• Strong experience with data quality rules, thresholds, monitoring, scorecards, issue management, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and continuous improvement.
• A good understanding of how governance supports compliance, auditability, risk management, privacy, security, classification, access controls, retention, lifecycle management, and responsible data use.
• Strong understanding of ownership, stewardship, business glossaries, critical data elements, metadata, lineage, classification, policy alignment, and governance reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of data catalogues, business glossaries, reporting inventories, semantic definitions, metadata, lineage, control mappings, and documentation practices.
• Good understanding of BI platforms, data pipelines, semantic layers, warehouses, data lakes, cloud platforms, operational data flows, and data product delivery.
• Experience leading governance dashboards, quality scorecards, issue logs, action registers, adoption metrics, control evidence, compliance reporting, and maturity tracking.
• Strong understanding of least-privilege access, sensitive data handling, auditability, policy alignment, risk escalation, and responsible use of data.
• The ability to guide less experienced analysts, support consistent ways of working, contribute to templates and playbooks, and act as a trusted advisor across governance, data quality, and compliance enablement.

Nā mātou te rourou – what you’ll get

• One New Zealand is leading the way by ensuring you can have a truly balanced life. Most roles allow flexibility to work from home and flex your hours to enjoy work & whānau commitments.
• A fully subsidised Southern Cross health insurance cover for you and your family.
• Lifestyle leave, giving you the option to purchase an extra week or two of annual leave.
• Discounts on One New Zealand products, services and much more!

We are proudly Rainbow Tick certified and champion diversity of thought, perspective and background. Joining our whānau is more than starting a new job - it’s the beginning of a journey that will challenge and inspire you to play a role in something bigger.
Tū hikitia rā, tū hāpainga. Tū hāpainga, tū hikitia rā.
We stand to uplift, to support and to elevate others.

Dean Whittingham #LI-DW1