Data Governance, Senior Specialist

Interac Corp. • Toronto, ON

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Data Governance, Senior Specialist to provide enterprise leadership for Interac’s data governance capabilities, ensuring data is managed as a strategic, trusted, and well-governed asset across the organization.

Requirements

• A degree preferred in Business Administration, Engineering or Information Management or a related field.
• 3-5 years of formal Data Management, Data Governance, Risk or Compliance experience.
• Experience in using a data management tool like Alation, Informatica, Collibra.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel and MS Office.
• Strong analytical skills and well-developed critical thinking.
• Ability to adapt to change and to detect and respond to evolving business needs.
• Quick learner with curiosity and motivation for continues learning.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical issues clearly and concisely to a non-technical audience.
• Proactive and result-oriented approach with the ability to initiate change and take ownership.
• Must be detail oriented and highly organized.
• Understands the factors influencing our business and can integrate the various competing needs to ensure success for their group.
• Approach problems from a business perspective.
• Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, takes risks, supports change, encourages innovation, solves problems creatively.
• Ability to work in teams and independently, influence others and manage conflict.
• Must be eligible to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a Full Time Capacity.

Responsibilities

• Develops metrics and KPIs to monitor data governance compliance as well as reporting to gauge the health and maturity of the data governance program.
• In collaboration with subject matter experts and data stewards, defines and implements data governance policies, standards and to ensure enterprise data is accurate, complete, secure, and reliable.
• Supports metadata management activities for data and models (AI/ML) ensuring that critical data and models are identified, classified and recorded in the Enterprise Metadata Management Tool (Alation).
• Supports the maintenance of data lineage, data dictionary and data catalog for the Analytics Environment.
• Improves data quality management through collaboration with key stakeholders (data stewards, technical custodians) and expediting the resolution of data quality issues through the appropriate choice of error detection and correction, process control and improvement, or process design strategies.
• Supports data retention activities and ensures that legal and reputational risks are mitigated through appropriate controls.
• Supports data management and model risk management activities ensuring that frameworks and roadmaps are implemented and executed.
• Effectively manages change and communication including data governance principles and processes to data community.

Benefits

• Generous vacation and wellness days to help you recharge
• Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage for peace of mind
• Market-leading employer-funded RRSP program to invest in your future
• Flexible hybrid work model for better work-life balance
• Access to a free and confidential 24/7 employee & family assistance program to offer support for you and your immediate family
• Pregnancy and parental leave top-up to support growing families
• Charitable donation matching with United Way to amplify your impact

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior