Data Management Strategy & Governance Lead… at Cigna · Hyderabad

Data Management Strategy & Governance Lead Analyst - HIH - Evernorth
Location: Hyderabad, India
Data Management Strategy & Governance Lead Analyst
Role Summary
The Data Operations Business Analyst is responsible for defining, capturing, and operationalizing data specifications and business metadata for Platinum‑level enterprise data sources. This role focuses on the detailed documentation of source tables, data structures, lineage, and business meaning, ensuring that critical enterprise data assets are fully specified, governed, and discoverable within enterprise data governance platforms.
The role partners closely with business stakeholders, analytic teams, and data engineering to translate enterprise data assets into well‑documented, observable, and trusted data products, with specifications maintained centrally in governance and metadata management tools such as Collibra.
Key Responsibilities
Data Specification & Metadata Capture
Lead the identification and documentation of data specifications for Platinum‑level enterprise data sources, including:
Source systems and source tables
Key data elements and attributes
Transformation logic and dependencies
End‑to‑end data lineage
Gather, define, and maintain business metadata, including:
Business definitions and terminology
Metric descriptions and business context
Data ownership and stewardship assignments
Ensure both business and technical metadata are complete, accurate, and aligned to enterprise standards.
Enterprise Data Governance Enablement
Ensure all data specifications and metadata are registered, maintained, and governed within enterprise data governance tools, with a primary focus on Collibra.
Support governance workflows including:
Data asset onboarding and certification
Business glossary curation
Stewardship reviews and approvals
Partner with data owners, stewards, and governance teams to ensure Platinum data sources meet certification, transparency, and auditability expectations.
Data Lineage, Architecture & Observability
Work closely with data engineering and platform teams to document logical and physical data lineage from source through analytic consumption.
Capture and maintain data architecture artifacts that support impact analysis and change management.
Partner with engineering to define and automate data observability specifications and reporting, aligning quality, freshness, and reliability indicators back to documented data assets.
Cross‑Functional Partnership
Act as a liaison between business, analytics, governance, and engineering teams, ensuring consistent understanding of enterprise data definitions and specifications.
Facilitate specification walkthroughs, design reviews, and metadata validation sessions.
Support analytic and reporting teams by ensuring Platinum data products are clearly specified, trusted, and discoverable for reuse.
Required Qualifications
5–6 years of experience in data management, data operations, business analysis, or analytics enablement.
Strong experience documenting data specifications, including source tables, lineage, and metadata.
Hands‑on experience with enterprise data governance and metadata tools, preferably Collibra.
Solid understanding of:
Enterprise data architectures (data warehouse, lakehouse)
Analytic and reporting consumption patterns
Data certification and governed data products
Ability to translate complex technical structures into clear business metadata and documentation.
Demonstrated experience working with business stakeholders, analytic users, and data engineers.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting Platinum / Tier‑0 / certified enterprise data sources.
Familiarity with data observability and data reliability concepts.
Experience documenting end‑to‑end lineage and data architectures in complex enterprise environments.
Exposure to regulated or compliance‑driven data domains.
Experience working within a DataOps or product‑oriented data organization.
Key Competencies
Data specification and metadata management
Business and technical translation
Governance‑first mindset
Attention to detail and data accuracy
Cross‑functional collaboration and influence
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.