Senior Specialist – Data Governance

Senior Specialist – Data Governance

Requirements

• A minimum bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in Data Governance and data controls.
• Advanced experience using Data Governance Platforms for Metadata and Data Quality Management.
• Advanced experience in compliance and data risk management.
• Sophisticated experience in collaborator management and championing data governance to collaborators.
• A high level of initiative and goal-setting, with a proven track record of achieving challenging goals.
• Ability to foster positive relationships and work effectively with teams throughout the organization.
• Proven experience in defining and implementing policies and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Data Governance Officer (DGO) in completing the Data Governance strategy, policy, standards, and adoption of DG processes and value.
• Contributing to the execution of the Data Risk and Control Framework.
• Monitoring adherence to the enterprise Data Governance framework and Data Governance policies and standards.
• Identifying exceptions to policies/standards and advancing them to the DGO and Data Council.
• Managing processes aligned with the Information Asset Register, Critical Data Register, Highly Critical data mapping, and yearly attestations of the Accountable Executive, DGO, and Data Owners.
• Conducting insightful Data Impact Assessments, working closely with the business for new initiatives and presenting in Data Council meetings.
• Supporting Workgroups and leading data projects to embed DG standards.
• Supporting the tracking of Data Issues in the Data Issues and Activities Log.
• Maintaining and managing the enterprise data catalogue, data lineage, and metadata management tools within the organization’s big data environment.
• Working within data governance technologies, particularly Manager Business Glossary, Confluence, and Data Council sites.
• Contributing to the development of global DG training programs and, where applicable, developing and leading the presentation of educational DG programs across Canada.
• Supporting Records and Information Management Projects and Third Party Data Risk Management Processes.
• Driving compliance with the Global Data Governance Standard.
• Collaborating with Global Data Governance, Data Owners, and Data Council to improve maturity.
• Identifying and recording improvement plans to increase DG maturity across the business, with oversight to ensure artifacts and/or processes are embedded and auditable.
• Supporting the DGO and monitoring business remediation dealing with DG risk, control, and governance arrangements.
• Crafting and publishing Canada’s monthly DG reports to the Global DG team.
• Coordinating the data transfer register and managing third party data risk.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the insurance (Property and Casualty) sector is an asset.