Data Governance Manager

1 month ago

Toronto, Canada Randstad Digital Full time

SR. Data Governance Specialist Contract position

Number of openings 1-2

Location either Montreal, PQ, Toronto / Mississauga ON

Must be eligible to work in Canada

Contract position, 2days/week onsite

Must be bilingual for Montreal location, or English for Toronto / Mississauga

7hrs/day billing

References are needed upon submission

Backcheck is required when onboarding


You must have a good understanding of data governance principles, such as data quality, data compliance, data accessibility and data governance accountabilities. We are looking for an effective communicator to work closely with the business units, Legal and Compliance as well as the architecture, IT and data analytics teams, in order to enable, implement and monitor data governance standards and best practices.


Roles and responsibilities:

  • Define, communicate and implement data governance processes in collaboration with other stakeholder groups.
  • Define, document and communicate data governance standards, guidelines and training material related to subjects associated with data quality, data retention, data classification, compliance, accessibility and accountabilities.
  • Support and advise projects or business stakeholders on data governance subjects, including data retention compliance.
  • Act as a SME - subject matter expert on all subjects associated with data governance and data quality
  • Onboard and support data governance owners, leaders and stewards into their role.* You're supposed to know the subject better than the director, so you'll be the team's expert.

New initiatives: Participate in building business glossary, metadata management and a data catalog.


Must have skills and experience:

  • Strong data related domains / experience and train/coach the current team. Quite generalist
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in data governance OR Minimum 10 years' experience with data related domains, such as information security governance, or data architecture.
  • Good understanding of privacy laws and regulations in Quebec and Canada (Example : Loi 25)
  • Good understanding of data management systems and platforms, used for data science or AI
  • Solid communication skills and capacity to explain complex concepts
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify data governance issues and suggest effective solutions
  • Initiative, resourcefulness, autonomy and a good sense of responsibility
  • Good understanding and experience with data governance tools such as business glossary, data catalogs, data dictionaries, metadata management systems.
  • Insurance or Financial Services industry experience, an asset to understand the business team
  • Certified Data Management Professional from Dama International, an asset

Knowledge of how to create a Data catalog is a bonus

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