Data Quality Team Lead  at GVA Partners

Job Overview

Work closely with data owners, users, and data custodians (IT) to ensure the root cause of reported data issues is understood and underlying problems as well as associated symptoms are resolved.

Develop and implement Data Quality strategies, portfolio & roadmap.

Work on other data related tasks as assigned by the Head of Data Governance and Chief Data Officer.

Key Responsibilities

Overall Accountabilities

• Manage data quality technical rollouts to program teams from a platform usage & functional coverage standpoint.
• Lead informational training sessions to walkthrough core use cases covered by the applications.
• Create functional use cases on the platform and develop standards of maintaining DQ rules on the DQ tools.
• Provide expertise in all aspects of data quality including profiling, validation, standardization, error handling and data cleansing.
• Ensure data models, data architecture, data mapping and data dictionary are being used to develop DQ rules as applicable
• Run validation checks and help in formulating dimensional comparisons
• Work in collaboration with IT and ICSG on standards & capabilities. Provide support on how data governance should address as part of platform maintenance.
• Communicate regularly with program teams and stewards to make necessary design reviews on the platform as needed.
• Create DQ technology best practices and performance optimization methods as applicable
• Formulate techniques for quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy, and legitimacy of data
• Devise and implement efficient and secure procedures for data handling and analysis with attention to all technical aspects
• Assist with reports and data extraction when needed
• Constantly drive the optimization of the bank’s source of record with a focus on maintaining data consistency and promptly resolving conflicts that arise
• Ensure Bank-wide implementation of an enterprise Data Warehouse with a focus on eradicating redundancy, support insights collection and reporting as well as ensure that the Bank's data management is accordance with local and international laws.
• Drive standardization of data integration to promote availability of uniform and reliable data for transaction processing, reporting and analysis

Leadership and Teamwork

• Coordinate data management requirements, the data governance framework (including standards & guidelines) and high-level data architecture to ensure the successful implementation of the data management strategy
• Assist with recognizing and upholding digital security systems to protect delicate information.
• Detail and communicates the data management strategy
• Develop and deliver trainings and coaching for increasing Data Management within all segments of the Bank.
• Ensure strong physical data protection controls are in place.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and transparency around data

Customers / Stakeholders

• Engage appropriate stakeholders in ongoing data protection exercise
• Provide proper training and awareness for staff on data security requirements
• Establish rules and procedures for data sharing with upper management, external stakeholders etc.
• Support others in the daily use of data systems and ensure adherence to legal and company standards
• Work proactively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure best practices on data matters

Manage and own relationships

• Assist in ensuring requirements coming from multiple areas are aligned and conflicts are resolved effectively
• Advisory and Consultancy to our stakeholder community on Data Management related matters.
• Where appropriate partner with Group Legal, Data Protection Officer and Compliance to challenge and redefine privacy controls to achieve increased effectiveness and automation
• Support a proactive privacy approach in support of our data privacy agenda, including “privacy by design”
• Work with stakeholders to evolve Group Data Policy principles and align to Group values
• Provide advisory, execution and governance support as needed in respect of regulation impacting Access Banks data agenda

Skills/Competencies

• Knowledge of industry leading data quality and data protection management practices
• Ability to supervise and train assigned staff.
• Ability to verify data input and correct errors.
• Knowledge of current technological developments/trends in area of expertise.
• Ability to provide a range of systems training and/or support activities for users.
• Knowledge of computer data processing principles.
• Ability to analyze operational data requirements and to create and develop databases specific to requirements.
• Ability to think beyond the current state (processes, roles and tools) and work towards an unconstrained, optimized design
• Familiar with database and BI/Machine Learning/AI concepts
• Ability to work independently and excellent teamwork spirit
• Extremely organized with strong time-management skills
• Ability to take direction and execute
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
• Ability to understand and design platform rollouts for data quality operationalization
• Strong grasp of DQ design and understanding of modern data architecture as it applies to data quality rollouts.
• Strong Communication Skills/Able to Persuade/Influence Others at all organization Levels and the ability foster lasting partnerships
• Ability to translate functional requirements into technical use cases and requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory 

Desirable

• University degree and/or professional qualification in an Information Technology related subject and/or project management
• 4 years of equivalent work experience in the Data Governance field, ideally in the Retail Banking sector
• Excellent analytical skills, written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with advanced SQL scripting and ETL transformation logic on the Informatica suite of applications
• Good understanding of reporting applications and integrations between Data quality and reporting applications
• Strong techno- functional background with ability to understand data quality management and its application to maintaining consistent quality of data across the enterprise for compliance and reporting requirements.
• Ability to partner with a multi-tiered and matrixed organization model to support complex data programs
• Data Governance Certification (CDMP, DAMA, DGSP, or CIMP Master Data Management)
•   IT certification and other professional qualification

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidate should send their resumes in (MS World and PDF) to contact@gvapartners.com, busayoo@gvapartners.com, titilayoe@gvapartners.com, elizabetha@gvapartners.com and chimdiutoa@gvapartners.com. Kindly use job title as subject of the mail.