Data Governance and Information Management Director

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Securian Canada Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Governance and Information Management Director to join our team at Securian Canada. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for establishing and upholding enterprise-wide data principles, partnering with functions across the business to implement data management practices and data governance, and enabling robust data quality, information management, and reduction of overall data risk.

Key Responsibilities
  • Foster a data-driven culture by championing the management of data as a strategic organizational asset and building strong, collaborative relationships with business leaders, technology partners, and other support functions to embed data governance across the enterprise.
  • Design and implement a data management framework, including metadata management, data catalog, lineage, and data pipelines controls, to ensure seamless integration of data for critical decision-making, regulatory compliance, and operational use cases.
  • Build and maintain a data quality program, leading requirements gathering, performing assessments, and monitoring and maintaining data quality to ensure data remains accurate, consistent, and dependable throughout its lifecycle.
  • Safeguard data privacy and security by implementing measures to secure sensitive information, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations, and preventing unauthorized access or breaches.
  • Manage data access and usability by enabling smooth access and utilization of data resources across departments, ensuring data is easily retrievable and optimally used for business needs.
  • Empower data-driven decision-making by ensuring the organization leverages high-quality data for reporting, strategic insights, analytics, and informed decision-making processes.
  • Determine roles and responsibilities, defining and allocating responsibilities, including data owners, data stewards, working groups, etc., for data management and governance tasks, ensuring accountability throughout the organization.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in business, computer science, information management, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in data management, governance, or analytics, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
  • Hands-on experience implementing, expanding, and using one or more leading data quality software products at scale, such as Atlan, Collibra, Informatica, etc.
  • Highly skilled in data management tooling across AWS, Azure, including data lineage, metadata management, CDEs, profiling, catalog, business glossary, data policy, and data quality, etc.
  • Experience managing or implementing a data governance framework at an enterprise-wide level.
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, coach, and motivate team members and foster collaboration across business and technical units.
  • Excellent communication and change management skills, with experience driving enterprise-wide data governance and data quality initiatives.
  • Knowledge of data-related regulatory requirements, including PIPEDA, CASL, Bill C-27, CPPA, GDPR, AIDA, and Bill 64.
  • Proficiency in modern data stack architecture (ingestion, storage, transformation, and visualization) and hands-on experience with data quality solutions.
  • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
About Securian Canada

Securian Canada is a leading insurance provider in the Canadian Financial Institution and Association & Affinity markets. We offer insurance solutions built with genuine care, providing specialized experiences to those we serve. Our team is agile and innovative, and we're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, valuing diverse perspectives so that you can be the person you want to be – both in and outside of work.

We offer a competitive total rewards program with a variety of perks and benefits, including flexible work arrangements, generous starting paid vacation time, paid volunteer days, paid personal and wellness days, educational assistance, flexible health and wellness account, up to 14% of combined contributions to the RRSP matching program, family-friendly maternity/parental leave, and many more benefits, perks, and programs.

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