Business Data Consultant

Business Data Consultant

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated analytical ability
• Creative problem solving skills
• Strong project management leadership
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams at various levels
• Proficiency in the use of spreadsheets, graphing, and presentations with a working knowledge of financial models

Responsibilities

• Manage implementation of the Data Management Program within the Commercial Bank, providing training to business line and technology personnel
• Facilitate data management-related working groups
• Develop an understanding of the data management practice, researching current industry trends
• Measure compliance with the business and Enterprise Data Management policy and standards for assigned units
• Work with assigned units to identify critical data elements and capture related metadata
• Monitor quality of data within assigned units, through measurement of enterprise-wide key performance/key risk indicators (KPIs/KRIs) to ensure effective data risk management
• Facilitate remediation of data management-related issues within assigned units
• Analyze large data sets to derive business insights to drive tangible business value
• Showcase the ability to effectively communicate data insights to stakeholders across different functions and levels within the Commercial Bank
• Demonstrate usage of business and enterprise data management and business intelligence tools by relevant stakeholders
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable
• Complete other related duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Minimum of 8 years’ professional experience
• Knowledge of data management practices and/or Bank products, systems and workflows
• Knowledge of Commercial Banking lending and servicing operations
• Knowledge of process improvement methodology and business process management techniques
• Proficient in pertinent project and presentation software
• Basic SQL programming knowledge