Senior Advisor, Data governance

As a data governance senior advisor, you help define and implement data management processes, allowing optimal and secure use of data for the benefit of members and clients, with compliance rules, privacy, privacy policies and security in mind. You assist teams by helping them recognize and manage data as a strategic asset. You lead and influence stakeholders in projects to proactively meet cross sector business needs through the development of highly innovative practices and complex, strategic data governance initiatives. You make recommendations about data use and compliance with governance documents that apply to data, as part of strategic, innovative, cross sector initiatives that have a major impact on the organization's directions. Your initiatives require extensive, in depth knowledge of your line of work. You serve as an expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as a resource person and coach for senior management and decision making bodies. You interact with many stakeholders working in a wide range of fields and advise decision-making committees on strategic directions and business positions. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Provide strategic support to data producers and users to help them understand how to valorize data for the benefit of members and clients, in keeping with sound data governance.
• Serve as a specialist advisor to decision making bodies on developing and applying data management processes and controls.
• Define, develop, operationalize and improve standards, processes, tools and best practices related to data governance foundations.
• Coordinate identification of the sector's data needs and opportunities to help define strategic directions for data governance.
• Help the sector's decision making bodies analyze risks and potential gaps between what is set out in the governance documents and their operational practices.
• Lead the development and implementation of practices and mechanisms to ensure compliance with the governance documents that apply to data.
• Coordinate, monitor, measure and communicate about the performance of the standards and the practices in place, including changes in data governance maturity.
• Lead innovative, cross sector projects related to the development of data governance.

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
• Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Knowledge of French is required

Complexity, Interpersonal Savvy, Strategic mindset

Trade Union (If applicable)

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Job Family

Data (FG)

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