Analyst, Data Governance

Kibbi Technologies Inc.; Oakville; On-site; CAD 53,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits & retirement programs

Performance incentives

Continuing education programs

Well-being perks

Career growth & product discounts

Job summary

Canadian Tire Services Limited/Canadian Tire Bank is seeking a Data Governance Leader to drive the governance program across privacy, compliance, and risk. You will partner with Legal, Privacy, IT, and business units to codify policies, monitor data quality, and enable trusted data sharing.

You will also develop training materials, advance data literacy, and shape the governance operating model while keeping pace with evolving regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or related field.
• Experience in corporate data environments supporting cross-functional governance.
• Proficiency in PL/SQL and structured data environments.
• Knowledge of BI, modern data warehousing, and cloud solutions (Azure/GCP).
• Experience with ETL/ELT and modern integration frameworks (API, event streaming).
• Hands-on with data analysis, metadata management, and data stewardship.
• CDMP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead data governance initiatives aligning with privacy, compliance, risk, and legal requirements.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Risk, and IT to operationalize governance.
• Promote data literacy through training and materials.
• Develop and enforce data management policies and governance metrics.
• Monitor data quality, metadata, and reference data across the data lifecycle.
• Implement governance tools and maintain glossaries, classifications, and lineage.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies; oversee data sharing governance.
• Contribute to large-scale governance projects from inception to completion.
• Stay current with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Data governance leadership

Stakeholder management

Data literacy training

Policy development

Data quality assurance

Risk management

Project oversight

Effective communication

Process design/improvement

Automation

Education

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science/IS Management or related field

Tools

PL/SQL

Azure

GCP

IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Databricks Unity Catalog

Microsoft Visio

PowerPoint

Excel

ETL/ELT

API & event streaming

Job description

What You Will Do:

• Data Governance Leadership: Support the development, implementation, maintenance, monitoring, and enforcement of data governance standards, policies, procedures, and controls to ensure adherence to privacy, compliance, risk, regulatory, and legal requirements. This includes AI Governance to ensure ethical use and compliance with regulatory standards for AI-driven processes.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with leadership, IT departments, business units, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Risk teams, data producers and consumers, and IT data platform teams to align on data governance goals and support the operationalization of a robust data governance framework.
• Promote data literacy by developing materials and conducting training on best practices.
• Policy Development: Assist in the creation and enforcement of data management policies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to shaping the data governance accountabilities and operating model and enable data stewardship.
• Data Quality Assurance: Contribute to the enhancement and implementation of robust data quality frameworks and conduct regular audits to maintain high data standards.
• Support the development and evolution of data governance metrics and KPIs; monitor & measure the overall efficacy of the data governance program.
• Proactively monitor data, metadata, and reference data to ensure quality across the CTB data lifecycle.
• Implement and leverage data governance tools and platforms to enable capabilities; manage and maintain metadata and other data governance artifacts such as glossaries, classifications, and lineage.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks related to data governance and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support data sharing and collaboration across teams and departments; ensure proper data access, usability, and monitoring of data sharing agreements.
• Project Oversight: Contribute to large-scale data governance projects from inception to completion.
• Stay updated on industry trends, standards, and regulatory requirements related to data governance; recommend appropriate modifications to existing policies and practices.

What You Bring:

• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or a related field.
• Proven experience with corporate data environments supporting cross-functional governance.
• Proficient in PL/SQL and confident working in a structured data environment.
• Knowledge of business intelligence, modern data warehousing techniques, cloud solutions such as Azure or GCP.
• Experience with ETL/ELT processes and modern integration frameworks like API and event streaming.
• Experience in IBM Cloud Pak for Data and/or Databricks Unity Catalog.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Expertise in creating/enforcing data governance policies to ensure data integrity, privacy, compliance, security.
• Ability to work with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, and Risk partners
• Hands-on experience with data analysis, quality assessment, metadata management.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to problem-solve and handle ambiguity.
• Effective stakeholder management; ability to build trusted relationships and influence decision-making.
• Experience in process design/improvement initiatives and leveraging automation.
• CDMP certification is an asset.

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs
• Other perks to support your well-being
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $53,000 and $88,000 Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.

About Us

At Canadian Tire Services Limited/Canadian Tire Bank, it is our mandate to continue to create innovative and rewarding financial solutions for our customers. Our growing suite of products and services showcase the dynamic contributions from our employees and our success is driven by a strong vision, loyal customers, and our ability to build teams that reflect the diverse customers and communities in which we live and work. Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.