Data Steward

Galent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in data governance is seeking a skilled professional to support the development and enhancement of data governance policies. This role involves collaboration with technology and business users to ensure data is accurately represented and managed. Candidates with 1-4 years of experience and strong skills in Microsoft products will thrive in this dynamic environment that values operational efficiency and effective communication.

Qualifications

• 1-4 years of applied data governance experience.
• Experience in financial services or insurance is an asset.
• Understanding of data governance principles required.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and enhancement of data governance policies.
• Work with business users to ensure data is correctly represented.
• Support strategic decisions related to data initiatives.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Time Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Data Management or Data Governance Certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Purview

SQL

Collibra

Job description

• Support the development, maintenance, and enhancement our data governance policy, standards, processes, and practices.
• Support the implementation and adoption of data governance across the enterprise
• Work with technology and business users to ensure our data is understood and reflected in our Data Inventory to enable people to find what they need when they need it.
• Support requirement definition and analysis as we build out our Connected Data Platform, connecting people to the data they need.
• Identify opportunities to improve effectiveness of the data governance organization with focus on operational efficiency and collaboration
• Provide front line support to our data community and translate complex topics into simple and effective statements that have impact
• Support strategic decisions, issues, risks, and milestones related to data initiatives

What you will bring

• 1-4 years of applied data governance experience
• Strong organizational Skills
• Expert in Microsoft products (PowerPoint and Excel)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Agile, practical, customer service-oriented mindset (doesn’t over complicate processes)
• Passionately curious and excited to learn new things
• Ability to work in a fast paced highly focused team
• Experience in financial services and insurance is an asset
• Data certification in Data Management or Data Governance an asset (e.g. DGSP or CDMP)
• Working knowledge of data governance and management technology an asset (e.g. Collibra, Microsoft Purview)

Any specific tools / skillset :

• Understanding of data governance principals.
• Time management
• Handling ambiguous information.
• Analyzing and problem solving,
• Metadata analysis and tagging
• Microsoft products excel, Purview and using minimal SQL coding via Databricks to assist with developing regular expressions.
• Utilizing Collibra or other data governance toolset
• Ability to communicate technical details to a business user.
• Monitoring and testing functionalities and environments

Role profile description : Using Microsoft Purview Data Catalog Portal, work with the team to create a POC that aligns to the metadata strategy and establishing the cataloging / business glossary, tagging, metadata, necessary to meet the standard by working with the business stakeholders.

• Cataloging activities include,
• reviewing applied classifications to a data element within Purview Data Catalog,
• apply sensitivity labels to a data element or data asset to adhere to Canada Life’s Data Policy, Information classification and handling standard, and Privacy guidelines.
• Align the data elements to Canada Life’s Information Model for personal information.
• Expansion of business glossary in publication
• Sensitivity levels as applicable Privacy guidelines, (example, Personal information sensitivity)
• Data classification as applicable by Information
• Metadata
• Technical metadata
• Business metadata
• Operational metadata
• Data Quality
• Understands the concepts
• Ability to promote DQ within the business
• Execute DQ testing, monitoring and reporting