Data Manager - People - 9 Month Fixed Term Contract / Secondment

Tesco Hungary; Digswell; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail organisation is seeking a Data Manager to ensure the accuracy and reliability of their data. The role involves creating data standards, monitoring data quality, and maintaining confidentiality. Ideal candidates will have experience in data management, especially within a People/HR context, and possess strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data management and standardisation, ideally within a People/HR environment.
• Expertise in Data Standards and Management, with in-depth understanding of various data standards.
• Ability to interpret complex data sets and identify inconsistencies.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement data standardisation policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain data governance frameworks.
• Monitor and assess the quality of people data.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Technical Proficiency

Tools

SQL

Data Management Tools

Job description

In this role as the Data Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the consistency, accuracy, and reliability of data across the organisation. You'll have extensive experience in data management, a strong understanding of data standardisation principles, and a passion for improving data quality.

Please note: If you are applying for a Secondment opportunity, your benefits, including bonus, will continue to align to your current role. For further information, please refer to the Secondment policy.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop Data Standards: Create and implement data standardisation policies and procedures to ensure consistency and accuracy of people-related data across the organisation.
2. Data Governance: Establish and maintain data governance frameworks to support data standardisation initiatives for People data.
3. Data Quality Assurance: Monitor and assess the quality of people data, identifying and addressing data inconsistencies and inaccuracies.
4. Data Mapping: Conduct data mapping from all entities to ensure that data standards are consistently applied across the organization.
5. Data Standardisation: Ensure consistent representation of data elements, establish clear naming conventions, and standardise units of measurement to improve documentation, understanding, and accuracy.
6. Data Encoding: Ensure consistent character encoding and character sets, especially for international or multilingual data.
7. Categorisation and Taxonomies: Create standardised categories and taxonomies for data classification to improve consistency and facilitate data retrieval.
8. Data Schemas and Structures: Define how data is organised and stored, including specifying tables, fields, relationships, and data hierarchy.
9. Validation Rules: Establish rules and constraints to ensure data adheres to predefined standards.
10. Documentation: Document data standards, definitions, and metadata to ensure users understand how data is structured and what it represents.
11. Confidentiality: Maintain strict confidentiality of all sensitive information and adhere to data protection regulations.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proven experience in data management and standardisation, ideally within a People/HR environment.
• Expertise in Data Standards and Management, with in-depth understanding of various data standards and strong knowledge of data management principles.
• Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret complex data sets and identify inconsistencies.
• Communication Skills: Ability to clearly present data policies to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and use initiative.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in data management tools and software; experience with SQL and data integration tools is a plus.

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