Associate Director, Enterprise Data Governance

6 months ago

Toronto, Canada EQ Bank | Equitable Bank Full time

Purpose of Job

The Associate Director, Enterprise Data Governance, will be responsible for developing and deploying mission-critical data governance policies, standards, and processes on the origination, management, usage and disposition of data assets across Equitable Bank. This role requires close collaboration with other departments within Equitable Bank, and especially with the Risk group as it relates to regulatory requirements and the company’s AIRB objectives.

**Main Activities**:

- 1. Core Function (50%)
- Collaborate with data stewards, data owners, data custodians, and data consumers to establish best practices, processes and procedures in support of Data Governance
- Track resolution of data quality issues to resolution as part of reporting; oversee and populate Issues Tracker (ensure clarity of content) and ensure issues are prioritized and tracked to remediation or surfaced at the appropriate forums for transparency and visibility; develop key messages from the data for consumption by executive audience (work the governance feedback loop)
- Participate and guide data stewards in the CDE identification process
- Ensure alignment of existing Data policies with relevant legal and regulatory mandates by interfacing closely with Risk, Law and Compliance
- Operate the Data Remediation and Change Management process and be the central point of contact for data stewards and ensure the conclusion of Data Quality issues
- Certify that all the metadata entered in the Data Governance tool is correct and validated by the data owner, including Business Glossary definitions and maintain an inventory of Data Controls
- Ensure that projects that impact AIRB CDEs align with the Data Governance Framework and other related artifacts. This involves collaboration with Enterprise Risk Governance team to
- Ensure that appropriate data-related gaps are identified and actions plans are created to remediate the gaps.
- Plan and execute structured approach to providing robust Line 1B challenge to Line 1 re 2006 OSFI Data Maintenance note, and provide monthly at least updates on progress to second line in Risk and Line 1B Senior Director.
- Assess tooling

2. Team Development (30%)
- Provide encouragement to team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new training or skill checks
- Manage direct reports performance via weekly 1:1s on clear deliverables
- Track work progress and outputs via documented Kanban boards
- Ensure full utilization and capacity, and escalate capacity availability to Senior Director if necessary
- Manage mid-year and end of year performance assessments and coach in the moment on did well’s and do better’s (effective performance feedback)
- Support training goals for team
- Build the team and personal profile to be the go-to trusted advisors and thought leaders for DG in EQB; promote data literacy in EQB through regular trainings for BUs in selected DG sessions (quarterly) and providing the data perspective in various steering committee meetings
- Plan and allocate resources to effectively accomplish the team’s deliverables
- Establish and maintain relevant controls and feedback systems to check the information accuracy and integrity of the team’s deliverables
- Lead employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment.

3. Training (10%)
- Lead the development and delivery of Data Steward training and internal accreditation
- Participate in the development and delivery of internal data literacy training programs (e.g., Data Governance Basics, Data Quality best practices)
- Assist in delivering the training for existing and new Data Stewards

4. Support and Maintenance (10%)
- Support audit activities pertaining to Data Governance

**Knowledge/Skill Requirements**:

- Undergraduate degree, preferably in the areas of Technology or Commerce/Business Administration
- 15+ years of experience working in data governance or data management role in a Canadian FI
- 5+ years of people management experience
- Experience with drafting policy, standards, and other related documents
- Experience with any Data Governance tools (e.g., Collibra, OvalEdge, Apache Atlas, etc.)
- Experience with Data Stewardship in a Canadian financial institution
- Good knowledge of SDLC - agile and waterfall methodologies
- Proficient knowledge of SQL
- Proficient user of MS Office Suite
- Excellent written, verbal and comprehension skills
- Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
- Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills

Nice-to-have
- Data Governance or Data Management accreditation is a plus (e.g., CDMP, DGSP, CIMP)
- Understanding of Master Data Management technology, processes and design principles
- Experience with implementing regulatory programs
- Experience in implementation of Advanced Internal Ratings Based (AIRB) approach
- Project/Program/Portfolio management experience
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