Senior Manager, Data Governance

OMERS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 122,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive plan

Benefits and retirement plans

Job summary

OMERS is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Governance to lead the IFO Data Governance Program across public and private investment data. You will work with the IFO DGC, investment teams, and enterprise data governance to advance governance practices and reduce data risk.

You will define roles, catalog data assets, monitor data quality, and support policy development for large-scale transformations in a fast-paced, global pension environment.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge and experience with data governance strategy and program delivery.
• Experience establishing data governance policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Knowledge of leading data quality management practices.
• Strategic leadership and executive engagement experience (preferred).
• Data management & technology expertise (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead enablement and oversight of the data governance framework for OMERS public and private investment data.
• Define governance roles (owners, stewards, custodians) with senior leadership and business.
• Conduct data risk assessments and mature governance capabilities.
• Catalog data assets, metadata, lineage, and establish data quality baselines.
• Support data governance foundations for large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Assist in creating and adopting data policies, standards and guidelines.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Change management

Communication

Learning mindset

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver —your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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The Senior Manager, Data Governance will be responsible for managing and leading the OMERS Investment Finance & Operations (IFO) Data Governance Program implementation and roadmap. This role will consult and work with a variety of stakeholders and groups in OMERS including the IFO Data Governance Committee (DGC), investment teams, operations teams, and the Enterprise Data Governance team.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the enablement and oversight of the data governance framework for OMERS public and private investment data, with a focus on mitigating data risk through the advancement of organization behavior, policies and standards, governance metrics, processes, related tools, and data architecture
• Working with senior leadership on the IFO Data Governance Committee (DGC) to define and formally assign the governance roles of data owners, stewards, and custodians; work with the business to ensure these roles and their responsibilities are understood and effectively executed; identify and document data assets in scope of the Program
• Conducting data risk assessments, and developing plans for maturing strategic data governance capabilities and priorities to effectively manage risks
• Cataloging data assets, including metadata and data lineage; establishing consistent baselines for data quality across public and private investment data domains, and implementing standards for data quality monitoring
• Supporting the data governance foundations for large-scale transformation initiatives, working in partnership with technology and business stakeholders to ensure that implicated data is effectively governed
• Supporting the creation and adoption of new data policies, standards and guidelines

Required Skills & Experience:

1. Data Governance & Data Quality Expertise

• Sound knowledge and experience with data governance strategy and program delivery
• Experience establishing data governance policies, standards, and guidelines
• Knowledge of leading data quality management practices

2. Investment Data & Business Acumen

• Knowledge of investment products and processes, and their associated data across public markets trade lifecycles and private investment deal processes

3. Leadership, Change Management & Stakeholder Influence

• Demonstrated consulting and leadership skills
• Experience applying change management concepts and strategies
• Strong communication, presentation, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong orientation toward strategy, change, and results

4. Growth Mindset & Personal Effectiveness

• Driven self-starter who demonstrates initiative
• Eagerness and aptitude for learning

Preferred Skills & Experience:

1. Strategic Leadership & Executive Engagement

• Experience working and communicating with executives (Directors, VP+)
• Strategy development, strategic thinking, roadmap development, and planning

2. Data Management & Technology Expertise

• Experience working within data operations or operational data management functions
• Knowledge of data architecture and technology solutions

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected salary range for this position is $122,000.00 - $188,000.00 per year.

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.