Business Data Designer (US)

TD Bank•Mount Laurel, NJ

About The Position

The Business Data Designer gathers and translates business data requirements, performs impact analysis, and supports stakeholder engagement. The role ensures proper data ingestion, curation, and consumption to meet stakeholder needs, and clarifies solution designs that support business strategies and analytical initiatives. It documents, prototypes, and validates current- and future-state data flows, and provides subject matter expertise on business processes affecting data curation and their impact on data. This highly seasoned professional serves as a subject matter expert across multiple areas of business information management. The role applies advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, works autonomously as a senior or lead on diverse assignments, and coaches others. It manages and directs analysis, design, and support of business information management solutions; brings expertise or experience with big data solutions and technologies; keeps abreast of innovation in the field; and is familiar with visualization tools. The position collaborates with business and technology partners to deliver governed, secure, well-documented data solutions. It leads complex analysis and requirements work, supports implementation and testing, oversees business impact after implementation, and contributes expertise to cross-functional and enterprise initiatives. Preferred qualifications include experience with commercial lending processes and data, business analysis, requirements management, and delivery execution.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or technical certificate, and/or 5+ years of relevant experience from a business administration, statistical, mathematical, scientific, or financial background.
Expert-level analytical and problem-solving skills.
Fluency in multiple programming languages.
Substantial knowledge and expertise in a complex field, including conceptual expertise in the role's specialty and knowledge of related areas.
Expertise or experience with big data solutions and familiarity with big data technologies.
Ability to work autonomously as a senior or lead and coach or educate others.
Ability to manage and direct analysis, design, and support of business information management solutions.
Familiarity with visualization tools.
Ability to gather, analyze, document, and maintain data requirements and apply standards and best practices.
Ability to collaborate with business and technology teams and support data governance, data security, and regulatory compliance.

Nice To Haves

5+ years leading, analyzing, documenting, and managing stakeholder requirements using varied techniques to elicit, challenge, understand, and reach consensus.
5+ years of business analysis and delivery execution practices and standards.
5+ years of experience with commercial lending processes and data, serving as a conduit for business and user interaction with technology.
Knowledge of commercial lending and finance and ability to provide thought leadership and participate in knowledge transfer.

Responsibilities

Lead complex analysis in an evolving data environment.
Gather, analyze, document, and maintain data requirements for business applications, interfaces, and reporting environments using data maps.
Apply standards and best practices to ensure application data is accurate, complete, current, understandable, and accessible.
Work with data owners to define and manage data dictionaries and catalogs for data platforms, systems, servers, and applications.
Advise on the efforts of data modelers, data warehouse and data integration developers, and data management processes involving data lakes, database usage, and data warehousing.
Adopt, maintain, and enhance Enterprise Data Governance policies in alignment with TD enterprise standards.
Provide thought leadership and insights on emerging data information management solutions and frameworks.
Ensure programs, policies, and practices are well managed, meet business needs, comply with internal and external requirements, and align with business priorities.
Provide leadership and guidance on risks and complex situations in cross-functional and enterprise initiatives.
Monitor emerging issues, trends, and regulatory requirements and assess their potential impacts.
Collaborate with technology and business teams to align and deliver data solutions.
Facilitate data analysis and investigations for business users and QA teams; assist with complex issues and validate business cases during development and testing.
Oversee business impact after implementation and ensure solutions meet intended outcomes during the warranty period.
Coordinate business requirements with technical teams and support smooth data integration into source code repositories and effective source code management.
Lead or participate in business and technical design reviews to ensure data architectures meet operational and business objectives.
Raise and manage change requests with business stakeholders and support release management and timely delivery.
Lead or participate in data governance and data management initiatives, aligning business requirements with enterprise policies.
Ensure business metadata and data lineage are documented and integrated with enterprise metadata management tools.
Promote data security best practices and protect technical and business aspects from common vulnerabilities.
Document business requirements and technical decisions; communicate risks, lessons learned, and enhancement opportunities across teams.
Safeguard organizational interests, manage business risks, and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory guidelines.
Stay current on industry trends, business processes, data tools, and best practices to improve collaboration between business and technology teams.
Share knowledge and best practices across business and technology teams, contribute to team development through mentorship, and support a positive, inclusive, collaborative work environment.
Maintain timely communication about project status and relevant day-to-day information, and develop productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Perform occasional domestic travel; international travel is never required.

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits
Savings and retirement programs
Paid time off, including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO
Banking benefits and discounts
Career development
Reward and recognition
Training programs
Online learning platform
Mentoring programs
Variable compensation and incentive awards may be available, including cash and/or equity incentive awards