Data Analyst

Nexus Systems Group Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions firm is seeking a seasoned Data Analyst to join their team in Toronto. The successful candidate will support data initiatives related to the Group Treasury Data Office. This role requires significant experience in data management and tools such as Collibra and IGC. The position supports hybrid work and offers an extension opportunity until October 2025. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, with a background in Engineering or related fields.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience as a Data Analyst.
• Proficient in Data Management Tools and data flows.
• Strong analytical skills in data concepts.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic data initiatives and analysis.
• Create data quality rules and analyze outcomes.
• Build metadata model and business glossary.

Skills

Data mapping

Data quality analysis

Metadata management

PowerBI

Tableau

Education

Engineering, Computer Science or related fields

Tools

Collibra

IGC (Information Governance Console)

Job description

Overview

Location Address: Hybrid (minimum once a week) – Toronto

Contract Duration: ASAP until October 31, 2025

Extension Opportunity: Yes

Number of Positions: 1

Scheduled Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm

The Data Analyst, Data Remediation Audit Program contributes to the overall success of the Group Treasury Data Office in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans and initiatives are executed/delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. The main function of the Data Analyst role is to support the investigation, development, testing and operationalization of data solutions related to the strategic goals of the Group Treasury Data Office. This role ensures all activities are conducted in compliance with enterprise data standards, policies and procedures. This project entails a three-year road map from 2024 to 2026, an extension opportunity is available for the candidates.

Candidate Value Proposition: We are data partners that support technology and business around the world. You will get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Manager on strategic data and innovation initiatives, presentations, and analysis with executive-level visibility for the Treasury Management team.
• Experience working in data management and can provide hands-on support on the implementation according to Data Office playbooks, guidelines, standards, and policies (e.g., documenting initiatives, use cases, data tiering and classification, critical data elements, and business data elements).
• Performs necessary data mapping and lineage activities and documents information flows to support specific business requirements.
• Performs data quality rule creation, and analyzes and communicates results supporting data quality processes.
• Builds the metadata model and business glossary by gathering information from multiple sources: business users, existing data sources, databases and other relevant documents and systems.
• Participates in knowledge transfer within the team, and business units and provides recommendation opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team.
• Monitors project progress by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports and recommending actions.
• Work in an Agile mindset to accelerate the delivery of the project.
• Prepares technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Assesses, researches, analyzes, and documents project needs and outcomes by selecting the appropriate information gathering and/or modeling technique to elicit requirements.
• Champions a data-driven & customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and foster broader Bank relationships and DO knowledge.

Candidate Requirements / Must-Have Skills

1. 8-10 years of working experience as a Data Analyst with a strong understanding of data concepts (metadata, data mapping, data quality, data modeling, data governance).
2. Hands-on experience working within Data Management and Operations, including proficiency in Data Management Tools (Collibra and IGC preferred) and understanding of data flows within a large enterprise.
3. Working knowledge of data management frameworks and the ability to trace data elements from origination to movement between systems, including any transformations.
4. Working knowledge of data models, data relationships, mapping lineage, and business rules using IGC (Information Governance Console) and universal catalog.
5. Hands-on experience with developing dashboards in PowerBI and Tableau.

Nice-To-Have Skills

• Strong business acumen, data analysis, metadata documentation, and data quality controls skills specifically for analyzing business process controls, sourcing, and provisioning of lineage, identifying data quality issues, and proposing remediation steps.
• Understanding of Bank’s systems i.e. ALM6, IGC, GC.
• Demonstrated ability to provide evidence to 2nd Risk Management Team and 3rd line Audit team.
• Understanding or experience with Treasury.
• Cloud platforms and related data services knowledge (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services).

Soft Skills

• Strong communication (verbal/written) skills and ability to distill information for executives.
• Strong organizational skills to effectively manage multiple tasks within varying timelines.
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as work independently or with minimal direction.
• Strong decision-making, forward-thinking and creative problem-solving skills to anticipate and respond quickly to technological/market influences.

Education

Strong technical education background, majoring in fields that require a high degree of analytical skills, such as Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math, Statistics, Accounting or related fields.

Candidate Review & Selection

• One round MS Teams video interview – Hiring manager and Team member (1 hour)

• 70% technical (data governance and analytic capabilities) and 30% soft skills

• Possibility of second-round interview