Data Governance Specialist

fil; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Canada is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to lead master data, data quality, and governance initiatives. You will partner with business and technology teams to ensure accurate, complete, and reliable enterprise data across domains such as Customer and Reference Data.

The role emphasizes collaboration, governance framework maintenance, and data lineage, with opportunities to influence data strategy and operational readiness in a hybrid Canada-wide environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum university degree in IT or business.
• 4–5 years in master data management and data governance.
• 3–5 years with glossary and metadata tools and BI tools.
• Financial services experience is an asset.
• CDMP certification is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain master data management, data quality, and governance practices.
• Support data standards, governance frameworks, and data stewardship.
• Onboard source systems, profile data, map, validate, and implement data processes.
• Participate in MDM record matching, survivorship, and golden-record workflows.
• Maintain definitions, metadata, reference data structures, and lineage documentation.
• Coordinate issue resolution with business and tech stakeholders.
• Monitor data quality rules, thresholds, and dashboards.
• Assist in data governance frameworks, policies, and controls.

Skills

MDM

Data quality

Data governance

SQL

Education

University degree (IT/Business)

CDMP certification (asset)

Tools

Ataccama

Collibra

EDC

Tableau

Snowflake

AWS Kinesis

Kafka

Job description

Job Description

Current work authorization for Canada is required for all openings.

This is a hybrid role with a mix of remote and in-office working

The work location for this role is 483 Bay Street in Toronto until approximately late 2026, when the work location will change to the new Mississauga office at 3 Robert Speck Parkway.

Who We Are

At Fidelity, we've been helping Canadian investors build better financial futures for over 35 years. We offer individuals and institutions a range of trusted investment portfolios and services - and we're constantly seeking to find new and better ways to help our clients. As a privately owned company, we boldly embrace innovation in all areas as we continue to grow our business into the future.

Working with us means you'll be part of a diverse and dedicated group of people who make a real difference for our clients and communities every day. You'll have a wide range of opportunities to grow and develop your career in an inclusive environment where you'll feel valued and supported to be your best - both personally and professionally.

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting to the Manager Data Governance, the Data Governance Specialist (MDM, Data Quality & Governance) plays a pivotal role in establishing, enhancing, and maintaining Master Data Management, Data Quality, and Data Governance practices across Fidelity Canada. The position supports enterprise master data standards, governance frameworks, data quality controls, business glossary, metadata, and data stewardship practices to improve the accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability of enterprise data. The Specialist will partner with business and technology teams to deliver reliable master data, strengthen accountability for critical data assets, and promote consistent application of data governance and data quality standards.

• Support implementation and expansion of MDM capabilities across key enterprise data domains, including Customer, Product, and Reference Data
• Define and document master data standards, business rules, ownership, stewardship responsibilities, and governance processes
• Support source-system onboarding, data profiling, mapping, validation, testing, implementation, and operational readiness
• Participate in record matching, merging, survivorship, hierarchy management, and golden-record processes
• Maintain master data definitions, metadata, reference data structures, hierarchies, and related documentation
• Identify, investigate, and coordinate resolution of master data issues with business and technology stakeholders
• Define and maintain data quality rules, thresholds, controls, and monitoring requirements with Data Owners and Data Stewards
• Profile data, analyze exceptions, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate remediation through resolution
• Monitor MDM and data quality scorecards, trends, exceptions, and key performance indicators
• Support enterprise Data Governance frameworks, standards, policies, procedures, and controls
• Maintain business glossary terms, metadata, catalog content, Critical Data Elements, and lineage documentation using tools such as Ataccama
• Promote clear ownership, stewardship, accountability, audit readiness, and consistent governance adoption

What We're Looking For

University degree, preferably with a focus in IT, Business, or equivalent experience

Minimum 4-5 years of experience in master data management, data governance, including measuring/monitoring data quality, and recommending improvements in data

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience with business glossary and metadata management tools (e.g. Ataccama, EDC, Collibra), data quality tools (Ataccama, Informatica DQ) and business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau, SAP Business Objects, Salesforce Einstein Analytics)

Financial Services industry experience, an asset

Certified Data Management Professional from Dama International, an asset

Expertise You Bring

Working knowledge of MDM concepts and experience supporting master data standards, source onboarding, matching, golden records, hierarchies, or reference data

Experience with data profiling, data quality rules, issue analysis, remediation, metadata, business glossary, stewardship, or lineage

Experience and knowledge of data governance in a cross-functional environment of multiple data sources/repositories

Ability to assess and recommend improvements in data management processes and tools to ensure requirements are met

Enthusiasm for problem solving with a creative and resourceful approach to finding the right solution for the job

Self-starter, ability to adapt and quickly develop in-depth technical understanding of new/different applications

Solid communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills

Expertise in master data management, data governance and data quality experience using industry standard tools

Experience with Data Warehousing (Snowflake), Data Lakes and SQL databases preferred

Experience of data streaming using AWS Kinesis and Kafka, an asset

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