Analyst, Data Governance

Canadian Tire Corporation•Oakville, ON

43d•$53,000 - $88,000

About The Position

At Canadian Tire Services Limited/Canadian Tire Bank, it is our mandate to continue to create innovative and rewarding financial solutions for our customers. Our growing suite of products and services showcase the dynamic contributions from our employees and our success is driven by a strong vision, loyal customers, and our ability to build teams that reflect the diverse customers and communities in which we live and work. Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or a related field.
Proven experience with corporate data environments supporting cross-functional governance.
Proficient in PL\SQL and confident working in a structured data environment.
Knowledge of business intelligence, modern data warehousing techniques, cloud solutions such as Azure or GCP.
Experience with ETL/ELT processes and modern integration frameworks like API and event streaming.
Experience in IBM Cloud Pak for Data and/or Databricks Unity Catalog.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Expertise in creating/enforcing data governance policies to ensure data integrity, privacy, compliance, security.
Ability to work with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, and Risk partners
Hands-on experience with data analysis, quality assessment, metadata management.
Excellent communication skills for presenting complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to problem-solve and handle ambiguity.
Effective stakeholder management; ability to build trusted relationships and influence decision-making.
Experience in process design/improvement initiatives and leveraging automation.

Nice To Haves

CDMP certification is an asset.

Responsibilities

Data Governance Leadership: Support the development, implementation, maintenance, monitoring, and enforcement of data governance standards, policies, procedures, and controls to ensure adherence to privacy, compliance, risk, regulatory, and legal requirements. This includes AI Governance to ensure ethical use and compliance with regulatory standards for AI-driven processes.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with leadership, IT departments, business units, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Risk teams, data producers and consumers, and IT data platform teams to align on data governance goals and support the operationalization of a robust data governance framework. Promote data literacy by developing materials and conducting training on best practices.
Policy Development: Assist in the creation and enforcement of data management policies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Contribute to shaping the data governance accountabilities and operating model and enable data stewardship.
Data Quality Assurance: Contribute to the enhancement and implementation of robust data quality frameworks and conduct regular audits to maintain high data standards. Support the development and evolution of data governance metrics and KPIs; monitor & measure the overall efficacy of the data governance program. Proactively monitor data, metadata, and reference data to ensure quality across the CTB data lifecycle. Implement and leverage data governance tools and platforms to enable capabilities; manage and maintain metadata and other data governance artifacts such as glossaries, classifications, and lineage.
Risk Management: Identify potential risks related to data governance and develop mitigation strategies. Support data sharing and collaboration across teams and departments; ensure proper data access, usability, and monitoring of data sharing agreements.
Project Oversight: Contribute to large-scale data governance projects from inception to completion. Stay updated on industry trends, standards, and regulatory requirements related to data governance; recommend appropriate modifications to existing policies and practices.