Mgr - Applications Data Srvcs

Hydro One; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydro One, the largest electricity provider in Ontario, seeks a Data Governance Manager to develop and oversee our data governance strategy. This role is crucial for ensuring data quality and compliance and involves collaboration across various business units. Candidates should have a strong foundation in data governance tools and frameworks, with experience leading teams to drive adoption of data practices. Join a company recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers for 2025 and help us enhance our data capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in data governance management roles.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks.
• Excellent communication and training skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data governance strategy.
• Facilitate data governance tool usage.
• Guide data issue resolution processes.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Data Analytics

Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Talend

IBM InfoSphere

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

Job description

50479-Toronto-RegularNot Applicable/Optional

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.5 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!

Planning and Monitoring Data Activities

• Develop, execute and maintain a complete data governance strategy and capabilities to analyze, design, develop, maintain and enhance data for various domains across the organization
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to scope data requirements and build data driven solutions to solve data problems
• Facilitate, educate and promote the usage and adoption of the data governance tools, processes and procedures among all users via formal training, continual coaching and consulting
• Manage, support and educate data services staff while promoting growth and excellence of staff
• Coordinate, establish and define data stewards, owners and creators in the business
• Coordinate and establish the Data Stewardship Council and other Data Governance Committees to ensure they meet their mandate
• Guide and facilitate the data issue resolution process in the lines of business
• Provide leadership on governance best practices for data creation and partner with the line of business to evaluate KPI measurement needs
• Communicate the data strategy, policy, standards, procedures (Framework) to Hydro One
• Enforce compliance to internal data governance policies and procedures

Improve Data Quality

• Measure data quality for the most important business data
• Define data quality metrics and provide ongoing reporting
• Define data quality business rules
• Establish periodic monitoring of data quality
• Review business policies to identify data requirements
• Provide guidance to remedy operational issues, cleanse and correct data quality defects

Define Important Master and Meta Data

• Understand master data and meta data requirements
• With ISD support, design, develop, deploy master data repository / environment
• Develop, deploy meta data repository / environment

Data Architecture

• Support and collaborate with ISD to define the data structures needed by the business to address data storage needs and the movement of data through business systems

Data Analytics

• Support and collaborate with ISD to:
  • Define and analyze the information needed for business decisions (including benchmarking)
  • Perform fit / gap analysis of decision data
  • Evaluate quality of data, level of accuracy needed and metrics to measure ongoing quality
  • With support from change management, manage data analytics training to business to increase understating of data techniques and processes and to ensure adoption of the analytics apps.

Selection Criteria

• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and proficiency with data governance tools like Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Talend, or IBM InfoSphere
• Knowledge of data architecture and metadata management
• Understanding of data modeling and master data management
• Skills in data analytics and visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau or Looker
• 5- 10 yrs of experience in data governance management roles, leading cross functional team and data stewardship and master data management
• Strongstrategic thinking and the ability to align data initiatives with business objectives
• Excellentcommunication and training skills to educate and influence stakeholders
• Strongproblem-solving abilities, especially in resolving data quality or governance issues
• Ability tocoordinate with multiple departments and manage interdepartmental collaboration
• Experience withchange management and driving adoption of data practices

At Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we seek to create a workforce that reflects the diverse populations of the communities where we live and work and to create a culture based on safety, innovation and inclusiveness.

We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2025.

Thank you for considering a career with Hydro One, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Hydro One will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process.

Deadline: June 16th, 2025

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We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Hydro One; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.