Data Governance Lead

4 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada Thales Canada Inc., Defence and Security Full time

Location: Ottawa, Canada

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

**This position is Hybrid Ottawa.**

**Position Summary**

Thales is looking for a **Data Governance Lead** who will be responsible for data governance on the AJISS program, acting as the strategic leader for establishing and ensuring adherence to data governance frameworks. This includes setting data-related goals, aligning data initiatives with business objectives, and leading the overarching data governance strategy for AJISS program. The Data Governance Lead defines data policies and standards to maintain data quality and compliance. The Data Governance Lead champions the importance of data as a strategic asset. They oversee the implementation of data governance tools and technologies and are accountable for measuring the performance of data governance initiatives.

**Key Areas of Responsibility**
- Establish and lead a program-wide Data Strategy & Governance initiative comprised of data stewardship and data quality accountabilities for program data assets; Effectively communicate the strategic value and impact of data governance to teams, gaining support and investment to meet governance, organization and technology needs
- Work with team leads to develop and align on procedural and systematic data standards that ensure timeliness and quality, while complying with data privacy and protection regulations
- Reinforce program data governance principles and processes and promote adoption across data management systems and teams
- Facilitate resolution of complex issues related to conflicting data ownership, data and rule definitions, data availability and usage across a broad network of stakeholders
- Nominate, lead, motivate, and grow newly established team of data Owners, Data stewards, while coordinating data steward community of practice; Oversee management of Data Governance toolset, providing direction on a data model.
- Understand how different disciplines interact and use/share data; Align the integration of systems and teams to the data model; Understand and drive a data maturity model

**Minimum Requirements**
- Proven ability to plan and provide status for the work; Proven ability to roll out a Data Governance project
- Experience working with ETL, BI Analytics and enterprise governance tools such as SAP, IBM Infosphere, Cognos, Power BI, SAS, SSIS; Experience with data modeling techniques and languages; Experience in a Data Governance Lead role and/or Data Integration, Information Architecture roles, Business Intelligence and Analytics Solution Architecture Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP or IBM Maximo; Experience with In-service-support; Windchill;
- Bachelor's degree, computer science or related technical degree; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

**Special Position Requirements**
- Travel: Maximum 4 national trips per year.

**What We Offer**

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

- Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
- Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
- Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
- Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
- Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

**Why Join Us?**

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This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian Enhanced Reliability security clearance.

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