Senior Advisor, Data governance

Desjardins Group; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

4 weeks vacation

Pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Home office equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Desjardins Group is seeking a data governance senior advisor to help define and implement data management processes ensuring compliant, secure data usage for members and clients. You will lead stakeholders, develop governance foundations, and coach decision bodies across a range of complex initiatives.

You will influence teams by applying best practices, coordinating governance needs, and monitoring performance to raise data maturity across the sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of French is required.

Responsibilities

• Help data producers and users understand how to valorize data for the benefit of members and clients, in keeping with sound data governance.
• Serve as a specialist advisor to teams in developing and applying data management processes and controls.
• Develop, operationalize and improve standards, processes, tools and best practices related to data governance foundations.
• Coordinate identification of the sector's data governance needs and opportunities.

Skills

Action oriented

Customer Focus

Interpersonal Savvy

Nimble learning

Strategic mindset

Differences

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

As a data governance senior advisor, you help define and implement data management processes, allowing optimal and secure use of data for the benefit of members and clients, with compliance rules, privacy, privacy policies and security in mind. You assist teams by helping them recognize and manage data as a strategic asset. You lead stakeholders in developing practices adapted to a wide range of business needs and in complex, strategic data governance initiatives. You make recommendations about data use and compliance with governance documents that apply to data, as part of initiatives with a high degree of operational and conceptual complexity that have a significant impact on the business sector. Your initiatives require extensive, in depth knowledge of your line of work. You serve as a specialist advisor and subject matter expert on data governance for stakeholders, and as a resource person and coach for decision making bodies. You interact with many stakeholders working in a wide range of fields to understand and communicate issues and influence decision making.

More specifically, you will be required to: Help data producers and users understand how to valorize data for the benefit of members and clients, in keeping with sound data governance; Serve as a specialist advisor to teams in developing and applying data management processes and controls; Develop, operationalize and improve standards, processes, tools and best practices related to data governance foundations; Coordinate identification of the sector's data governance needs and opportunities; Help the sector analyze risks and potential gaps between what is set out in the governance documents and their operational practices; Oversee the development and implementation of practices and mechanisms to ensure compliance with the governance documents that apply to data; Coordinate, monitor, measure and communicate about the performance of the standards and the practices in place, including changes in data governance maturity; Lead projects related to the development of data governance.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
• Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria. #LI-Hybrid

Trade Union (If applicable)

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of French is required

Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered.

• Action oriented
• Customer Focus
• Differences
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Nimble learning
• Strategic mindset

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all.

At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process.

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America. We're the choice for over 52,000 employees and we're named one of Canada's top employers by Mediacorp and Forbes. We offer a full range of financial products and services and share our expertise in personal services, business services, wealth management, life and health insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Pursuing a career at Desjardins means being part of an organization that puts people first.