Senior Data Governance Analyst at Platinum Careers

Job Description

Job Overview

Drive all organization-wide data governance activities and will be responsibility for improving the quality and managing the protection of sensitive data and information assets.

Establish and ensure adherence to an enterprise data governance framework for data policies, standards and practices to achieve the required level of consistency, quality and protection to meet overall business needs.

Work on other tasks as assigned by the Chief Data Officer

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and govern an enterprise data governance implementation roadmap including strategic priorities for development of information-based capabilities.
• Design and roll out an enterprise-wide data governance framework, with a focus on improvement of data quality and the protection of sensitive data through modifications to organization behaviour policies and standards, principles, governance metrics, processes, related tools and data architecture.
• Define roles and responsibilities related to data governance and ensure clear accountability for stewardship of the company’s principal information assets.
• Serve as a liaison between Business and Functional areas and DMO to ensure that data related business requirements for protecting sensitive data are clearly defined, communicated, and well understood and considered as part of operational prioritization and planning.
• Develop & maintain inventory of the enterprise information maps, including authoritative systems, owners, and make sure the enterprise Data Catalogue is fully maintained.
• Develop and deliver trainings and coaching for increasing Data Citizenship within all segments of the Bank.
• Define indicators of performance and quality metrics and ensure compliance with data related policies, standards, roles and responsibilities, and adoption requirements.
• Lead Senior Management, comprising resources from the Business and Functional areas and IT business and operations functions, to achieve their objectives; resolve issues escalated from Business and Functional areas data governance representatives.
• In conjunction with the DMO, provide progress reports to Board management and oversee periodic updates to the DMO Data Governance Roadmap.
• Coordinate external data sources to eliminate redundancy and streamline the expense related to those services.
• Identify new business opportunities pertaining to the use of information assets to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in the marketplace / represent data as a strategic business asset at the Senior Management table.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of data quality standards, data protection standards and adoption requirements across the enterprise.

Skills/Competences

• Knowledge of industry leading data quality and data protection management practices
• Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of
• enterprise information assets and approaches related to data protection
• Knowledge of data related government regulatory requirements and emerging trends and issues
• Demonstrated consulting skills, with change management concepts and strategies, including
• communication, culture change and performance measurement system design
• Knowledge of risk data architecture and technology solutions
• Internally and externally recognized subject matter expert that influence the way things are done
• Familiar with Agile Project Management Methodologies
• Familiar with database and BI/Machine Learning/AI concepts Ability to impact operations and effect change without being confrontational
• Ability to work independently and excellent teamwork spirit
• Extremely organized with strong time-management skills
• Ability to take direction and execute
• Good communication skill (Oral & Written)
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
• Problem Solving, Critical Thinking and Relationship Building
• Detail oriented, analytical and inquisitive
• Self-management
• Big Picture Thinking
• Interpersonal skills
• Relationship Building

Qualification and Experience

Mandatory

• MSc in relevant field
• 5 years of equivalent work experience in the Data Governance field, ideally in the Retail Banking sector
• Excellent analytical skills, written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

IT certification and other professional qualification