Director, Data Governance

4 days ago

Toronto, Canada CPA Ontario Full time
Combine Your Data Expertise with Strategic Leadership and Become CPA Ontario’s Director of Data Governance CPA Ontario is currently seeking a Director, Data Governance to lead the ongoing development and operationalization of data governance across the organization. In this pivotal role, you will work closely with senior leadership, data stewards, and IT teams to establish and enforce policies, procedures, standards, and practices that ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. You will also spearhead the continued development and use of data governance tools and technologies to support data governance strategies and operations, all while maintaining a focus on the secure, efficient, and effective use of data. What You’ll Be Doing: Leading the ongoing development and execution of the Data Governance Program framework and strategy, focusing on data ownership, stewardship, data cataloguing, data classification, and data quality management. Partnering and Collaborating with IT Security to develop and implement data security strategies including access control, sharing policies, and sensitivity classification. Partnering with key business and IT stakeholders to support the ongoing implementation of data governance policies, standards, and practices. Providing leadership to business and IT projects to ensure adherence to data governance standards, and collaborating with Data Stewards, Data Domain Owners, and IT Security on Data Governance initiatives. Developing and implementing policies to support the Data Governance strategy, leading the Data Governance Working Group to address and resolve issues and challenges. Creating and maintaining a comprehensive data catalog, including a data dictionary, business glossary, and data sensitivity classifications. Defining and executing data quality metrics, remediation plans, and monitor performance using KPIs. Advocating for and overseeing the use of data governance tools across the organization. Leading the use of tools such as Microsoft Purview for cataloging and Microsoft PowerBI for data quality measurement, ensuring these tools are leveraged effectively across all stakeholders, and collaborating with IT teams to keep systems current. Who You Are: A post-secondary graduate in Business, Information Systems, Information Technology, or an equivalent discipline. An advanced degree or certification in Data Governance or related fields is a plus. A subject matter expert with 5+ years of experience in Data Governance leadership roles, and a proven track record in designing, implementing, and operationalizing data governance frameworks across various data management areas, including data cataloguing, classification, quality management, and data security. Demonstrated technical expert in data governance tools and technologies, with hands-on experience using tools like Microsoft Purview for metadata management and PowerBI for data quality measurement. An exceptional communicator, skilled in leading cross-functional teams, presenting complex ideas, and building strong relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Highly organized, exceling at managing multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring high attention to detail and accuracy. A strategic thinker, capable of driving large-scale governance initiatives from inception to completion with a high degree of initiative and independence. What We Offer:

A fast-paced environment. Collaboration, innovation and passionate professionals are at our core. We relentlessly pursue what’s next to unlock the full potential of you and us together.


Flexible work environments. As part of our Hybrid work culture, we provide flexible, remote work options to support you in your career, in addition to in-office teamwork and collaboration.


Diversity and inclusion. We recognize the value in our differences and prioritize inclusivity to bring together the best talent to protect the public, advance the profession and enable CPAs to lead business and society forward.


Ongoing learning and career growth. We want your career to skyrocket. We support career advancement and professional development opportunities with learning investments to promote your future growth. Thrive with us.


Focus on your well-being. With industry leading benefits and wellness programs, including a healthy lifestyle allowance, mental health resources and more, we’re committed to your well-being.

Who We Are:

We protect the public. We advance the profession. We enable CPAs to lead business and society forward. We ensure that our 103,000 members and 18,000 students meet the highest standards of integrity and expertise. We help them stay ahead of global market trends and abreast of regulatory change. CPAs represent a globally recognized, premium designation. Our Chartered Professional Accountants are valued by organizations in all industries for their financial expertise, strategic thinking, management skills and leadership. We believe that success happens when both business and society benefit. For information on the profession visit: cpaontario.ca.

We Appreciate Your Interest In CPA Ontario And This Position: At CPA Ontario, we are committed to building high-performance teams. Our selection process is thorough, and all candidate applications are reviewed. Should your qualifications and experience meet the requirements of this role, a member of our recruitment team will contact you. We encourage you to set up CPA Ontario job alerts for positions that align to your experience and career goals.
CPA Ontario is an inclusive employer. Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email accessibility@cpaontario.ca with “Accommodation Required” in the subject line to provide your contact information. A member of the Recruitment team will contact you within 48 hours.

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