Data Governance Analyst - Toronto

Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work model

Professional development and career成长

Job summary

Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to drive enterprise data governance, quality, and AI-ready data across Finance, Actuarial, Operations, and IT. Based in downtown Toronto with a flexible hybrid model, you will shape governance practices that impact decision-making and analytics.

You will design policies, build profiling checks, and maintain lineage while collaborating with partners to ensure secure, consistent data sharing across the insurance ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Five years of overall professional experience, with at least two years in data governance or data management.
• Strong SQL development experience (T-SQL preferred) and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience communicating with business and technical teams to define governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Data Governance Leadership to scale enterprise policies and standards.
• Data Quality: create SQL-driven validation checks and profiling processes.
• Metadata & Lineage: maintain enterprise data dictionary and lineage docs.
• AI & Analytics Support: provide governed data for AI and analytics with governance controls.
• Collaboration: partner with Finance, Operations, Actuarial, and IT to standardize practices.
• Subject Matter Expertise: act as governance expert with internal teams and regulators.
• Continuous Improvement: stay current with evolving governance and AI frameworks.
• Data Remediation: develop SQL queries to analyze and correct data issues.
• Adhoc SQL tasks: execute templated tasks for accounting functionalities.

Skills

SQL coding

Data governance

Data quality

Communication

Prioritization

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor’s or college diploma in Information Management/CS/DS

Tools

Purview

Collibra

Power BI

Power Apps

Power Automate

PySpark

Job description

We are currently seeking a driven and collaborative Data Governance Analyst to join our forward-thinking information systems team in our downtown Toronto office.

DATA GOVERNANCE ANALYST

TORONTO

Position Overview:

As a Data Governance Analyst on our Data & Analytics Team, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring that data is accurate, consistent, and trusted across the business. This role goes beyond compliance, you will help shape how our data is governed, making it easier to share, analyze, and leverage across the organization. You’ll collaborate with business and technical partners to design governance practices that directly impact decision-making, support advanced analytics, and prepare us for innovative uses of data in the insurance industry.

Working alongside skilled colleagues in finance, actuarial, operations and underwriting, you’ll ensure that our data is high-quality and AI-ready, helping unlock new insights and improve business performance. If you’re passionate about data, eager to make an impact, and ready to grow your career in a collaborative and high-performance culture, this opportunity is for you.

What you will do:

• Strategic Data Governance Leadership: Design and implement enterprise data governance policies, standards, and best practices that scale with our growth.
• Data Quality: Build and maintain SQL-driven validation checks and automated profiling processes to safeguard accuracy and reliability.
• Metadata & Lineage: Maintain the enterprise data dictionary, lineage documentation, and standardized definitions.
• AI & Analytics Support: Collaborate with the Data Team members to provide governed, high-quality, and unbiased data for AI and advanced analytics. Implement AI governance controls such as lineage tracking, versioning, and explainability.
• Collaboration: Partner with Finance, Operations, Actuarial, and IT teams to address governance challenges and standardize practices.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Act as a data governance expert with internal teams and external partners, including regulators, to promote secure, effective, and collaborative data sharing across the insurance ecosystem.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with evolving governance, data quality, and AI frameworks, bringing new ideas and practices to the organization.
• Data Remediation: Develop SQL queries to analyze datasets and correct data integration data failures.
• Adhoc SQL tasks :Execute SQL templated tasks to implement accounting functionalities (reversals,re-invoicing) whilst ensuring data consistency.

What You Bring:

Core Skills

• Strong SQL coding skills with the ability to write clear, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Proven experience in data governance and data quality management.
• Strong communication skills to bridge technical concepts with business needs.
• Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Curiosity, attention to detail, and passion for data-driven decision-making.

Technical Expertise

• Implementation and management experience with enterprise metadata management platforms (Purview, Collibra, or similar).
• Advanced T-SQL development (queries, stored procedures, optimization).
• Azure MS Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps, Power Automate) exposure.
• Experience with AI/ML workflows (data preparation, feature engineering, evaluation) is an asset.
• Familiarity with Pyspark is an asset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in Information Management, Computer Science, Data Science,Acturial Science or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of overall professional experience, including at least 2 years in data governance, or data management .
• Strong SQL development experience (T-SQL preferred).
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and ETL processes.
• Familiarity with AI governance principles and ethical AI practices an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) are considered assets.
• Prior work experience in insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries is an advantage.

Why Join Us:

• Work for a recognized leader in the insurance industry with a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Play a key role in shaping the future of data governance and AI governance.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid work model that balances work and life.
• Access professional development and career growth opportunities.
• See your work make a real impact, our entrepreneurial style means your contributions are visible and celebrated.

Location

• Downtown Toronto – Hybrid

Salary

• The maximum potential base salary for this position is $80,000.

This salary range reflects the expected base compensation for the role across Canada. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, and scope of responsibilities. Trisura provides this range in good faith in accordance with applicable legislation.

This position is for an existing, currently vacant position.

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