Data Governance Consultant

Role Overview

• Act as advocate for all data domains and information used by US Operations to maintain accuracy and ensure proper utilization.
• Inventory and prioritize data assets, coordinating with Operations Leadership and other roles within the Global Data Governance structure.
• Develop comprehensive understanding of data flow from both business and systematic perspective to ensure integrity of that flow is maintained.
• Act as intermediary to ensure alignment between Global Data Governance, Global operations and US Operation and IT Segments regarding data standards, roadmaps, and prioritization of initiatives.
• Capture, define, describe Business terms, Classifications, and Business Rules.
• Support Technical Data Custodians and data analysts in decomposing business rules into data quality rules, and creating data catalogues and lineage as data is implemented
• Ensure that data quality levels are assessed for all our prioritized critical data elements, and that data quality remediation is implemented when needed
• Ensure all key data risks are well understood and mitigated appropriately, working effectively with the Data Protection, IT Security, Risk, Data Architecture and Data Management functions including ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Navigate meetings of various stakeholders and preferences to ensure a unified approach and ultimate execution of the deliverable.
• Provide effective and concise communication with stakeholders, management, and business partners.
• Measure and communicate results and tie them back to key performance metrics, such as Service Level timings, budgets or Key Results based on Value Stream metrics.
• Responsible for directing activities of other team members depending on project initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience
• 5-7 years of business experience including progressive business analysis experience
• Strong presentation and communications skills
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to drive toward unified team consensus
• Ability to build effective business relationships with key stakeholders and business management
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry including product development, distribution, customer and administration services and regulatory structure
• Progressive business analysis and/or project management experience supporting significant business initiatives
• Experience in financial services/insurance industry
• Ability to handle multiple demands and competing priorities of various large initiatives running concurrently.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, and learn/assimilate information quickly.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement savings plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible working environment
• Wellness benefits
• Employee/family assistance plans