Data Governance Specialist

• Developing and enforcing data governance policies, standards, and practices.
  
• Design and execution of a Data Governance framework and strategy
  
• Ensuring data quality, data privacy, and security measures are upheld.
  
• Monitoring data compliance with internal and external regulations.
  
• Supporting data-related risk management and mitigation efforts.
  
• Leading initiatives for data classification, lineage, and metadata management.
  
• Driving data stewardship and data ownership programs across the WFS data community.
  
• Conducting audits and assessments to ensure ongoing compliance and governance effectiveness.
  

Requirements

Key Competencies

• Develop and implement a comprehensive data governance framework tailored to the organization.
  
• Establish clear policies, standards, and procedures for data management.
  
• Regularly review and update governance frameworks to adapt to evolving business needs and regulatory changes.
  
• Ensure alignment between governance frameworks and industry best practices.
  
• Document roles and responsibilities for data ownership, stewardship, and custodianship.
  

Metadata Management and Data Lineage

• Implement and maintain a metadata management strategy for the organization.
  
• Ensure data lineage is documented and traceable from origin to final use.
  
• Create standardized metadata definitions and structures for key data assets.
  
• Provide visibility into the flow of data across systems and processes.
  
• Ensure metadata repositories are accessible and used effectively by business and technical teams.
  

Data Quality Management

• Define metrics and benchmarks to measure and monitor data quality across the organization.
  
• Identify and remediate data quality issues, including inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and redundancies.
  
• Implement data cleansing and enrichment processes to improve data accuracy.
  
• Collaborate with business units to establish data validation rules and controls.
  
• Provide ongoing training and support to promote a culture of data quality awareness.
  

Data Security and Privacy Management

• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement data protection mechanisms.
  
• Identify and manage risks related to data breaches or unauthorized access.
  
• Ensure data encryption, masking, and anonymization practices are in place where appropriate.
  
• Regularly assess and test data security controls to ensure their effectiveness.
  
• Lead initiatives to enhance privacy practices, including consent management and user access rights.
  

Data Stewardship and Ownership

• Establish and maintain a data stewardship program to empower data custodians across departments.
  
• Clarify data ownership responsibilities to ensure accountability for data assets.
  
• Foster collaboration between data owners and stewards to improve data quality and compliance.
  
• Provide training and resources to support data stewards in their roles.
  
• Monitor and assess the effectiveness of data stewardship and ownership programs.
  

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Risk, Business, Finance, IT or related field.
  
• Preferred: Certified Data Management professional
  

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum: 3 to 5 years of experience in a Data Management or Data Governance capacity
  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
  
• Strong analytical skills with creative and flexible approach to problems solving
  
• Ability to produce high quality documentations
  
• Preferred: 3+ years’ experience in the Financial, Banking or FinTech industry in a risk management or data management role
  
• Experienced cloud practitioner and exposure to AWS cloud environment
  
• Experience using data governance tools ex. Atlan, Ataccama, Calibra, Amazon DataZone etc.
  
• Proficiency in SQL/PostgreSQL/Redshift and/or Python